Hope everyone is safe and well.
We’ve been working shorthanded while attempting to cover many duties and are looking forward to new faces to carry on the work of the neighborhood.
I will explain in more detail at the meeting, but I have tried to summarize the activities of the Board as follows: while the busy time for the Board is year-round, the busiest time is March-September. Bills, audits and financials are done every month, and answering questions and supplying information to requests from the BTE email in a timely manner is needed almost daily. November, we start working on budget and in January audit actual vs budget. Vendor contracts/planning and bids are done early February and throughout the year as need arises.
With respect to Waste Management as our trash and recycling provider, I have done some research and involved HAKC to see if they can get a better price and give us information on other companies. Below is the answer to my email in case the neighborhood wants to change companies now or switch in the future if the City of Overland Park approves bi-weekly recycling.
We will talk in more detail February 20th.
Thank you,
Magda Belden
From: Doug Luther
Date: January 15, 2021 at 1:33:58 PM CST
To: Magda Belden
Subject: Blackthorne Estates — Waste Management Trash Services
Hi Magda. Here’s what I found out.
As you are aware, Waste Management recently informed the association that it would be changing its service program. The major changes include:
- A price increase
- A change to bi-weekly recycling collection. Trash collection would remain weekly
- Delivery of a 95 gallon recycling container to replace the current 65 gallon container
Waste Management also indicated that it would allow the association to terminate the contract without penalty. As a result, you asked HAKC to explore pricing options.
I contacted three trash haulers to obtain bids for your association. They were: WCA, KC Disposal, and Republic Services. While I have experience with WCA and Republic, I am not familiar with KC Disposal, and have requested references.
After receiving bids, the responses were as follows. The prices listed are per home, per month.
- Waste Management 2021 $17.14
- WCA $16.50
- KC Disposal $15.97
- Republic Services $19.24
Service notes include:
WCA
- 65 gallon containers
- Weekly recycling collection
- 8 bags/bundles of yard waste per week
- 5 year contract
- Annual increase tied to CPI
- Free collection at pool if the neighborhood has a pool
KC Disposal
- 65 gallon containers
- Weekly recycling collection
- 10 bags/bundles of yard waste per week
- No stated contract term
- 3% annual escalator
Republic Services
- 65 gallon containers
- Weekly recycling collection
- 10 bags/bundles of yard waste per week
- N5 year contract term
- Annual increase tied to CPI
If your Board of Directors intends to change trash haulers, please let me know and I can obtain draft contract documents based on these bids. For some associations, the price change may be significant enough to justify the disruption that can be involved with changing trash carriers and issuing new trash containers to residents.
As always, please let me know if you have any questions. HAKC Staff is working remotely right now.
Doug Luther
Executive Director
Homes Associations of Kansas City
V – 913-385-2440
F – 913-385-2441