Wood Chipper Chipping Wood at the Bozeman Convenience Site
BOZEMAN CONVENIENCE SITE PROJECTS & IMPROVEMENTS The stationary compactor installed during the last fiscal year benefited the District this fiscal year. It helped increase our revenue to a more sustainable level of operation. Installed new signage to the site for better traffic flow for $542.94. The District went out for a Request for Bids (RFB) for hauling the District’s roll-offs and stationary compactor at the Bozeman Convenience Site. The City of Bozeman was awarded the bid. For the 10 months prior, Republic (formerly Allied Waste) hauled them for the District. They charged $62,692.34. For the 10 months since the City of Bozeman took over, we paid $60,069.75 for the service. It was a savings of $2,622.59. We did spend less money, but it was not the savings we anticipated. Contracted wood chipping for brush pile for the year totaled 7,060 yards for a total cost of $33,387.50.
RECYCLING AND WASTE DIVERSION The District’s recycling program began in April 1, 2008. We had a budget of $280,881 for the remaining three months of that year. It was broken down as follows: bins $155,000; tundra $25,036; hauling $64,141; wages $14,654; all other $22,050. A Recycle Coordinator was hired who would scout recycling sites throughout the county. We solicited a request for proposals (RFP’s) for hauling and processing our recycle commodities. This fiscal year, the approved budget was 24 | P a g e