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<br /> Comprehensive Review of <br /> S olid W aste Collection and Disposal Options <br /> <br />v2.1 92 10/22/12 <br />Exhibit 6 -8. Net Present Value of Direct Hauling to Transfer Station <br />for Current Residential Route Configurations <br />(7 Routes, 2 D ays P er W eek) <br /> <br /> <br />6.4.3 Recommendations <br />6.4.3.1 Solicit a Request for Quotes for Transfer Station Tipping Fee <br />Based on SCS recommendation the Town requested quotes from the City of Durham and Waste <br />Industries for the disposal of the Town’s MSW to be collected and transported by Town <br />resources. The City of Durham confirmed that it would accept the Town’s projected MSW <br />volume at their advertised tip fee rate of $42.50 per ton. Waste Industries provided a quote of <br />$41.00 per ton to the Town for a 5-year contract term. <br />6.4.3.2 Transition to a 3-day Per Week Collection Schedule <br />With this analysis, significant cost savings may be realized in transitioning the residential <br />collection routes to a 3-day collection schedule. The Town is currently budgeted to collect using <br />six (6) routes in FY 2012-13 to maintain some organizational flexibility, pending the results of <br />this Study; however, it is recognized that there are actually seven (7) routes currently being <br />dispatched using temporary personnel. Key parameters driving the results of this scenario are <br />that: <br />$71 $71 <br />$77 $76 $74 <br /> $- <br /> $20 <br /> $40 <br /> $60 <br /> $80 <br /> $100 <br /> $120 <br />Ne <br />t <br /> <br />P <br />r <br />e <br />s <br />e <br />n <br />t <br /> <br />V <br />a <br />l <br />u <br />e <br />, <br /> <br />$ <br />Mi <br />l <br />l <br />i <br />o <br />n <br />s <br />30-year Net Present Value, $ at 5% Discount Factor