STATE OF LOUISIANA

PARISH OF WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

ORDINANCE No. 11- 549

Introduced on   May 23, 2011_________       

Introduced by   Aubrey Posey________          

Public hearing held on June 6, 2011____         

 

AN ORDINANCE ENTERING INTO AN

CONTRACT WITH LANDWORKS, INC.

FOR THE OPERATION OF THE CHOCTAW ROAD LANDFILL

 

WHEREAS, by virtue of Ordinance No. 95-100 dated July 24, 1995 the Washington Parish Government and the City of Bogalusa by agreement executed on June 17, 1998 and June 22, 1998 entered into a joint venture to acquire, construct, operate and maintain a landfill for the disposal of solid waste known as the Choctaw Road Landfill; and

 

WHEREAS, by virtue of Ordinance No. 08-459 dated July 14, 2008, the Washington Parish Government and the City of Bogalusa entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement for the continuing operation of the Choctaw Road Landfill; and

 

WHEREAS, the existing contract with Landworks, Inc., the contractor performing the duties of operation of the Choctaw Road Landfill, will expire as of June 1, 2011; and

 

WHEREAS, Request For Proposals (RFP) were solicited for contractors to operate the Choctaw Road Landfill; and

 

WHEREAS, the RFP Review Panel recommended Landworks, Inc. as being the most qualified of the responsive proposers with the Choctaw Road Landfill Joint Venture Solid Waste Committee and the Washington Parish Council Solid Waste Committee recommending Landworks, Inc. as the contractor for the operation of the Choctaw Road Landfill;

 

BE IT ORDAINED, that the Washington Parish Government, subject to the joint approval of the City of Bogalusa, enter into a contract with Landworks, Inc. as the contractor to operate the Choctaw Road Landfill in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Contract attached hereto and made a part hereof.

 

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the Parish President is authorized to execute the Contract with Landworks, Inc. for the operation of the Choctaw Road Landfill with the effective date of the Contract to be June 1, 2001 (the date of expiration of the existing contract) in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Contract attached hereto and made a part hereof.

 

 

 

 

                        The above and foregoing having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereupon

resulted as follows:

 

YEAS:                        

 

NAYS:            

 

ABSENT:                   

 

            The ordinance was declared adopted on the _______ day of __________, 2011.

 

WASHINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

 

By:                                                                  

Aubrey Posey, Chairman

 

            Delivered to the Parish President on the _______ day of ___________, 2011.

 

WASHINGTON PARISH GOVERNMENT

 

By:                                                                  

Richard N. Thomas, Jr., President

 

            Returned to the Clerk of the Parish Council on the ____ day of _______, 2011.

ATTEST:

 

                                                                       

Sharon Lyons, Clerk of the Parish Council

 

 

 

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