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Alternate bid for solid waste contract includes county office Utilities Director Jack Greer asked Clarke County Commissioners Monday if the bid openings for solid waste removal services in the county could be postponed if they wanted the contract to include that the company must have an office in the county in order for customers to pay their bills in cash. "I didn't include that in the contract because Allied Waste told us in March they would no longer accept cash payments. They were in breach of contract of they did that so they told us with the new contract they wouldn't accept cash," he explained. Representatives from the two companies that had bid, Arrow and Allied Waste, were asked if they would consider taking cash payments. Gentry Shows of Arrow said they would accept cash. Frank Sutton of Allied waste said he could not say. Approximately one percent of AWS's customers pay cash and there was some debate over the inconvenience of forcing those customers to pay with a check or money order versus having all the county customers pay a higher price for solid waste removal. It was decided to request an alternate bid for having an office in the county and to open all the bids at the next commission meeting, Sept. 12. Greer also told commissioners that he was no longer using Barry Barter as a consultant for the bidding and contract for solid waste removal. Apparently Barter announced at a hearing in Spanish fort that he was a consultant for Arrow.
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