Gay&Robinson among finalists in bidding for waste contract

LIHU’E — The Kusaka Administration Tuesday named five companies who will

compete for the county’s solid waste disposal contract.

Representatives of

the companies have been invited to present overviews of their technologies at

two public meetings to be held this month.

The finalists include a Kaua’i

sugar company, two Canadian companies, one from New York and one from

Georgia.

“We are very impressed at the quality of these proposals and look

forward to presenting this information to Kaua’i’s residents for feedback,”

said Mayor Maryanne Kusaka.

On Thursday, April 13, Seghers Better

Technology USA Inc., with headquarters in Austell, Georgia, and Gay &

Robinson, of Kaua’i, will present overviews of their proposals.

Monday,

April 17, Conporec/S&W Services of Cazenovia, N.Y., and two Ontario

companies, HUWS Canada and Canada Composting/Unitek Solvent Services, Ltd., are

scheduled to present their proposals.

At the public meetings,

representatives of the companies will give 45-minute overviews of their

proposals, but will not be required to divulge proprietary information.

They have been asked, according to the Mayor’s office, to provide background on

their company, their proposed waste management process, proposed site location,

address traffic and environmental impacts, and employment opportunities for

Kaua’i residents.

The public will be encouraged to submit written comments

and questions, and pertinent questions will be posed to the presenters before

the close of the evening, said Kusaka

The presentations will take place at

Kaua’i War Memorial Convention Hall with the April 13 meeting beginning at 6

p.m. and the April 17 meeting at 5 p.m.

Each company is expected to provide

a short synopsis of their proposed process so that it can be publicized prior

to the meetings.

“That information will be provided to the media as soon

as possible,” Kusaka said.