Massachusetts transfer station board reviews proposals

A request for proposals (RFP) for the operator of the Upper Cape Regional Transfer Station inUpper Cape Regional Transfer Station Falmouth, Massachusetts, has resulted in four responses, according to a report in the Falmouth Enterprise.

The latest RFP drew applications from Cavossa Disposal Corp., Saltine Warrior Inc., WeCare Environmental LLC and Recycling Solutions LLC.

According the report, Recycling Solutions LLC, Dedham, Massachusetts, was ranked highest in an initial review March 22 by the station board of managers.

The transfer station was previously run by the four Upper Cape towns under a waste management contract with Southeastern Massachusetts (SEMASS) Resource Recovery Facility, which expired in 2014.

The board released its first RFP last spring, and entered into negotiations with Cavossa Disposal Corp. of Falmouth in August, but the board had to terminate the process after an advertising error was discovered. That error reportedly led to ambiguity in the bidding process.

Among the proposals, Saltine Warrior Inc., Fall River, Massachusetts, proposed to use a portion of the transfer facility property for road salt storage.

Cavossa Disposal Corp., based in East Falmouth, proposed to use the facility for a solid waste transfer station, with the intention of expanding to construction and demolition (C&D) debris in the future.

Recycling Solutions, based in Dedham, proposed four uses for the site as a continued transfer station: municipal solid waste, C&D debris, recycling and potential storage of salt.

Under proposed uses, New York-based WeCare Environmental listed processing of construction and demolition debris, municipal solid waste, biosolids, organics or a recycling transfer station.

During an initial review transfer station board members voiced their rankings of the applications on a scale of “non-advantageous” to “highly advantageous,” based on criteria included in the RFP.

According to the article, Recycling Solutions owner Michael J. Mowbray has contested the legality of the initial RFP review process claiming his company should have been selected because of superior rating and more favorable price proposal.

In coming weeks, the board will reportedly solicit information that was lacking in some applications before summarizing the rankings and then opening price proposals and select a company to move forward negotiations with.