First of all, a sub-committee was established by the board of directors to determine the cost to the district for handling the outside sludge. This committee established in its report a cost of $214 per dry ton excluding the district's cost of the management wages and benefits.
The district hired an engineering consultant to developed an exact cost to the district for the outside sludge. When their report was tendered to the engineering and finance sub-committees citing a new price of $156/dry ton, the chairman of the engineering committee asked this consultant engineer as to why such a low figure? His reply was that his hands were tied to make it look like the district had a profit.
The MDC had quoted a price per liquid ton for handling the districts sludge at a considerable lower cost than the district's own operation.
Let us not forget the over-run cost for the outfall project for a sum of 1.2 million dollars.
SOMETHING SMELLS HERE AND I AM NOT REFFERRING TO THE PLANT'S SLUDGE.
6 comments:
Are you implying that the good doctor might be up to some shenanigans?
How many teacher jobs could be saved if we don't spend the $100 million for a new crap plant?
Anonymous said...
A little bird told me.
Another firm from France wanted to buy the Mattabassett plant but the powers at be danced them out of town.
May 10, 2011 8:49 AM
Wasn't it these same shenanigans that were behind Berlin's efforts to pull out of the district and build their own sewer plant?
My main concern is who will be placed in charge of the $100 million?
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