– As management looks to make additions, improvements

MANAGEMENT of the Haags Bosch Landfill Site is reviewing the contract between the government and Waste Solutions Landfill Inc. which is a combination of Cevons Waste Management Services and Puran Brothers Disposal Inc.

“Yes the contract is always reviewed but we are reviewing it for the next year to make additions and improvements,” said Site Supervisor, Lloyd Stanton in an invited comment after a media tour of the landfill site at Eccles, East Bank Demerara (EBD) on Monday.
The site, which is equipped with two main cells and a leachate facility, is in need of more improvements in order to upgrade the waste disposal process and standard.

Government and Waste Solutions Landfill Inc. had signed a contract to the tune of $253 million but Stanton believes that the figure would need to be increased in order to facilitate additions and improvements of the landfill site.

“We are not exactly where we want to be right now but we are looking at improvements,” he said, adding that the price accepted for the operation of a landfill will be dependent on the level and control mechanisms in place.

Stanton said quality assurance and control mechanisms will result in an increase of the finance but so far Waste Solutions Landfill Inc. has only been able to perform at a “break-even” stage to accommodate less payment.

In order to accommodate the additions, the management has already started to prepare a plan which would be submitted to the Ministry of Communities.

In addition to the plan, the sanitation team from the site has also prepared a Solid Waste Management Strategy which is being reviewed by Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo.
Included in the strategy is a recommendation for fees to be attached to the use of the services, particularly for commercial users at the beginning of the payment phase.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cevons Waste Management Services, Morse Archer said that tender processes must include the evaluation of value for money services as opposed to just offering the contract to the lowest bidder.

Archer said the company has been able to raise the standard of the landfill site by investing in new equipment, staff and other areas.