Sioux City, Iowa, switches up contract

Sioux City, Iowa, switches up contract

Sioux City, IA, is no stranger to privatization. For more than 20 years, the city contracted its solid waste collection. When the solid waste service was opened for bid in 1996, however, the Sioux City Utilities Department approached the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees a...

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Published in:The American City & County 2005-04, Vol.120 (4), p.36
Main Author: O'Connell, Kim A
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Government contracts
Local government
Municipal employees
Nationalization
Privatization
Waste management industry
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Summary:Sioux City, IA, is no stranger to privatization. For more than 20 years, the city contracted its solid waste collection. When the solid waste service was opened for bid in 1996, however, the Sioux City Utilities Department approached the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees about developing a plan to take back the service. Public employees ultimately won the contract that year with the lowest of three bids.
ISSN:0149-337X
2161-9123