Today's decision by Committee services Queenstown Lakes District Council awards contract for infrastructure (six years with the expansion of the possibility of up to three years) for Smart environmental limited (SEL) over two other tender, including Wanaka Wastebusters.
In its continuing drive to provide value for money for ratepayers, QLDC Deputy Mayor and Chairman of infrastructure Lyal Cocks says decision difficult but, in the end, it is clear cut.
The CELL already held the contract processing for recycling within the Wakatipu Basin, take advantage of the automatic sorting plant at recycling center Wakatipu. The company has the capacity to expand services to include Wanaka recycled. Through a number of efficiency, SEL's contract prices by more than half of it is recycled, budget while still providing the environmental attributes are embedded in a tender procedure.