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<br /> Comprehensive Review of <br /> S olid W aste Collection and Disposal Options <br /> <br />v2.1 88 10/22/12 <br />- 4% financing rate <br /> <br /> All scenarios include a 25% cost contingency for budgetary purposes <br />6.4 SCENARIO MODELING RE SULTS <br />The scenario modeling analysis provides a comparison of the Town’s current annual budget for <br />FY 2012-13 to projected budget expenditures for FY 2013-14. The evaluation of the lifecycle <br />costs to direct haul MSW to identified transfer stations within approximately 100 miles of the <br />Town concludes that the most cost-effective options are to contract disposal with either the City <br />of Durham transfer station (Permit No. 3212-T) or the Waste Industries transfer station (Permit <br />No. 3214-T) also located in Durham. Each of these locations is approximately 18 miles from the <br />Town and indicates a current gate rate tip fee of $42.50 and $41.00 per ton respectively. The <br />analysis indicates that disposal at the majority of other existing transfer stations that were <br />deemed qualified candidates demanded a higher tip fee and the few transfer stations identifying a <br />lower tip fee are located further away, causing the additional transportation costs to offset the <br />gains in disposal cost savings. <br />6.4.1 Summary Results <br />The analysis has evaluated the direct haul option using Town collection vehicles to transport <br />MSW to an existing transfer station beginning in FY 2013-14 in conjunction with the closure of <br />the Orange County Landfill (July 1, 2013). This analysis provides results for the residential <br />collections routing scenarios described above. <br />6.4.1.1 Results - Six Routes, 3 Days Per Week <br />In this analysis, projected capital expenditures include the replacement of one (1) rear loader <br />compactor truck with a new 18 to 20 cubic yard compacter truck in accordance with the Town’s <br />current budgeted capital expenditure assumptions. No additional labor costs are projected. <br />Compared to the current FY 2012-13 budget, the analysis projects an additional $88,300 dollars <br />would be incurred of the Town budget in FY 2013-14 to implement this option. Exhibit 6-5 <br />summarizes the comparative cost analysis of the top five (5) identified transfer stations versus <br />current budgetary expenses.