Peterborough city council has invited two additional waste management companies to bid for its energy-from-waste and materials recycling facility contracts after Shanks Group withdrew from the shortlists for both deals due to “other commercial commitments”.
The energy-from-waste contract shortlist was announced in January 2010, where it was also revealed that the deal was likely to be worth up to £60 million and run for between 17 and 31 years, from an expected operational date in 2014/15 (see letsrecycle.com story).
Meanwhile, Milton Keynes-based Community Waste replaces Shanks on the shortlist for a contract to design, build and operate a 100,000 tonne-a-year capacity materials recycling facility (MRF), also on the Fengate Industrial Estate.
The other bidders to develop the MRF, which is expected to become operational in 2012/13 and replace the council's existing 75,000 tonnes-a-year capacity plant, are Viridor and Irish-owned waste firm Greenstar UK.
In a statement, the council said Shanks had withdrawn “due to other current commercial commitments before formal invitations to participate in competitive dialogue were issued”.
Infrastructure
The two contracts are being tendered as Peterborough looks to overhaul its waste management infrastructure, having received planning approval for the “essential” work in April 2009 (see letsrecycle.com story).
Councillor Matthew Lee, deputy leader of Peterborough city council, said: “We must have recycling and waste management facilities in place for the future that offer value for money and guarantee that the council can divert waste from landfill.
“The city council is looking forward to discussing bidders' proposals for these key infrastructure projects, which are part of our overall plans to provide residents with effective waste management arrangements and for Peterborough to be recognised as the UK's environment capital.”
Collections
Peterborough also announced that it has shortened the list of bides for a new contract for its waste and recycling collections, which also covers street cleansing, ground maintenance and other operational services.
The six bidder shortlist announced in January has been cut to four, with services firms Amey and Enterprise and waste management firms HW Martin and Veolia Environmental Services being invited to submit detailed proposals. This means that Norwich-based support services firm May Gurney and Kier Group miss out.
Once these detailed proposals are evaluated, the city council will shortlist up to three bidders to submit final tenders with a view to selecting its preferred partner around the year end. It is expected the partnership will commence in early 2011.
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