Widespread interest to be the Provider of Suffolk's future Waste Treatment Plant
| Published: 10th October 2008 20:34 |
Interest in Suffolk County Council's waste procurement contract has exceeded expectations.
Officers involved in the procurement project worked hard to shape the procurement contract to make it attractive to the market, and their hard work has paid off.
Following initial enquiries from over 40 organisations, 13 pre-qualification responses were returned and these companies have been whittled down to four experienced and robust companies who will go forward to the next stage of the procurement process.
Councillor Eddy Alcock, portfolio holder for environment and waste management said, "I am delighted that this contract has been so enthusiastically received by the private sector. I believe this interest reflects the excellent reputation of the county council within the waste industry".
"This confidence in Suffolk echoes the confidence of central government, which has agreed a subsidy of £102m towards its waste treatment facility. The subsidy will be used to pay half the cost of building the new facility.
"Suffolk needs to find a solution to deal with waste that is left over after recycling and composting. We have announced that Energy from Waste ((incorporating incineration), is our preferred solution for Suffolk, but we are open minded about other technologies if a tender comes forward with an alternative technology."
The contract will be expected to be confirmed by August 2010 and the facility built by 2014.
