| OMI Re-Starts Negotiations for Begen County Wastewater Facility
By HUGH R. MORLEY
Staff Writer(2000년 8월11일)
It was on, then it was off, and now it's on again. Nine months after a Colorado contractor was rejected as a potential overseer of the county's sewer system, the Bergen County Utilities Authority on Thursday voted to resume negotiations with the company.
The decision could open the door to privatizing the sewer works. First, the BCUA will get a cost estimate from Denver-based Operations Management International. Then the agency will compare the company's numbers to what the utilities authority would spend to continue managing the plant itself. Finally, the BCUA will choose the lower of the estimates.
In voting, 7-0, to contract with the company, the board rejected proposals from United Water Resources of Harrington Park and Professional Services Group of Rhode Island.
The vote came two days after County Executive William "Pat" Schuber, who vetoed the original decision in October, said he would not stand in the way if the board once again backed the Colorado company. Although the utilities authority is an independent agency, Schuber has the right to veto agency minutes, giving him the power to overturn any decision.
After his veto, Schuber hired a New York financial company, at a cost of $35,000, to study the proposals and qualifications of the three competing bidders.
"I am satisfied," Schuber said in a prepared statement, explaining his decision not to block the selection. "I feel OMI has the financial soundness and experience I have been looking for in a private vendor."
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