District of ColumbiaD.C. approved waste collection contract updates and payments
D.C. approved four updates to Jerome L. Taylor Trucking's waste collection contract and authorized up to $4.1 million in payments; the emergency act expired June 18, 2025.
What it does
D.C. approved four updates to Jerome L. Taylor Trucking's waste collection contract despite a usual purchasing rule. The act authorized up to $4.1 million in payments and expired June 18, 2025.
Argument forThe payment approval could help ensure the contractor is paid for waste collection already provided and work still due under the contract.
Argument againstPaying up to $4.1 million under contract updates this act does not describe could make it harder for residents to judge the deal.
More detail
The D.C. Council approved four contract updates and authorized payments of up to $4,113,054.36. The approval covers Jerome L. Taylor Trucking's waste collection and disposal contract, including work already done and work still to come. The Council approved the updates despite a requirement in D.C.'s purchasing law that would otherwise apply. The emergency act took effect when the Mayor approved it on March 20, 2025, and expired on June 18, 2025.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- Mar 28Act A26-0028 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 003322, Expires on Jun 18, 2025Latest
- Mar 20Returned from Mayor
- Mar 20Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0028, Expires on Jun 18, 2025Became Law
- Mar 11Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Mar 25, 2025To Governor
- Mar 4Final Reading, CCMinor
- Vote recorded Final Reading, CC. Result: pass.Legislature
- Mar 4Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on FacilitiesMinor
- Feb 26B26-0142 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
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