The San Marcos City Council supported continuing its five-year contract with Texas Disposal Systems (TDS) for collection and disposal of solid waste and recyclable materials in its work session Tuesday. The decision comes with a different composition of city councilmembers on the dais than those who voted in the fall of 2020 to go out for a bid in the near future.
Staff asked the current city council in the work session if they would like to continue with the direction of the previous council to go out for bid, in efforts to get the best deal for residents, or if they would like to finish out the five-year contract.
In a September city council meeting, councilmembers voted in favor of extending the agreement for two years rather than the proposed five years with the intention of putting out a request for new proposals (RFP) to ensure competitive rates.
