One-on-One with Tinley Park Waste Commisioner
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Waste Commisioner talks to us about their new garbage contract for the city
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| 00:00 - 00:05 | So we were kinda in a bind, right? We had some reporter nosing around our no-bid contract with our friends at Homewood Disposal |
| 00:05 - 00:07 | The renewal was up so we had to hurry up and come up with a way for them to get the business again. |
| 00:07 - 00:10 | We pulled out the old playbook |
| 00:11 - 00:16 | We figured hey let's go ahead and set up a "bid process" where Homewood would be awarded the business no matter what. |
| 00:17 - 00:21 | The hauler has to set up an office in town where people can walk up and pay their bill! |
| 00:21 - 00:24 | Walk up counter! |
| 00:29 - 00:31 | A walk up counter!! |
| 00:31 - 00:34 | Who walks up to a business and pays their garbage bill? |
| 00:38 - 00:40 | walk up counter |
| 00:41 - 00:47 | We write this into the contract so the hauler has to staff the office monday through friday |
| 00:47 - 00:50 | Who in their right mind is going to do agree to that? |
| 00:50 - 00:56 | Homewood already has that office over on Oak Park ave so they are the only one's qualified to bid! |
| 00:58 - 00:59 | walk right up |
| 00:59 - 01:01 | bring your dog |
| 01:04 - 01:06 | and pay your garbage bill |
| 01:06 - 01:08 | Every month |
| 01:13 - 01:14 | Walk up counter |
| 01:14 - 01:16 | Nobody else has this |
| 01:16 - 01:20 | Maybe we can get Ed Zabroki to work there |
| 01:21 - 01:27 | Just sitting in there in his chair |
| 01:35 - 01:36 | walk up and pay |
| 01:36 - 01:39 | we'll get a credit card machine, a cash drawer, the whole bit |
| 01:41 - 01:44 | No one's going to fall for this Joe says |
| 01:44 - 01:47 | It is obviously a way to limit the bids to only one company |
| 01:47 - 01:49 | Call up Waste Management and Republic |
| 01:50 - 01:53 | Have them overbid the project! |
| 01:54 - 01:56 | overbid |
| 01:56 - 01:58 | Like by 2 or 3 dollars |
| 01:58 - 02:02 | Then when that reporter looks through the bid he sees 3 bids and homewood is the low guy |
| 02:05 - 02:07 | and a walk up counter! |
| 02:10 - 02:11 | hey go overbid this! |
| 02:11 - 02:13 | so Homewood gets the work at $25 a home |
| 02:15 - 02:17 | Then we raise the rate back |
| 02:17 - 02:20 | next year by 3.5% and 3.5% every year after that |
| 02:21 - 02:28 | Then we right a story in the paper about how the rates are going down for garbage pick up |
| 02:29 - 02:30 | Right back up |
| 02:30 - 02:32 | Right back up, yes |
| 02:36 - 02:39 | The residents are going to think they are saving money |
| 02:40 - 02:42 | Homewood still gets the work |
| 02:50 - 02:55 | I can't believe it took us this long to think of it |
| 02:56 - 02:58 | What about the kickback? |
| 02:58 - 03:04 | We call it a franchise fee that Homewood has to pay every year. |
| 03:04 - 03:09 | we just word it this way so it looks official |
| 03:09 - 03:11 | it's good this way and keeps the reporters away |
| 03:16 - 03:20 | you know how much the franchise fee is? |
| 03:23 - 03:26 | $15,000 a year! |
| 03:31 - 03:36 | Can't make this stuff up. I love this country |