TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: November 16, 2026 Report No. EPW-26-015
TO: Dan Horan, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Joel Clary, Director of Engineering and Public Works
SUBJECT: Yard and Garden Waste Facility – Contract Award
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council award a contract for the operation of the transfer station and processing of the yard and garden waste stream to GFL Environmental for a three-year term at a total contract cost of $1,068,552, as detailed in Staff Report EPW-26-015.
Body
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The purpose of this report is to award a contract for the operation of 605 Canteen Road transfer station and processing of yard and garden waste stream.
BACKGROUND:
In 2006, the CRD imposed a ban on depositing yard and garden waste at the Hartland Landfill. In response to this action, the Township of Esquimalt and the Town of View Royal entered a partnership for the operation of a transfer station and processing of the yard and garden waste stream. In this partnership, the Township administers the contract with the Town of View Royal paying for their portion of the cost of the contract. The current contract ends on December 31, 2026.
Usage of the site has been constant over the life of the contract. See Attachment 1 for details of the usage and tonnage removed from the site. The transfer station has been located at 605 Canteen Road for the majority of the contract. There was a brief time when it was located at the Trio Landscape Supply site (109 Hallowell Road).
On October 1, 2026, a Request For Proposals (RFP) for processing yard and garden waste for Esquimalt and View Royal residents and to operate the necessary transfer station was released with a closing date of October 22, 2026. The RFP requested proposals based on a three-year term with the potential to extend the contract by two one-year extensions. The cost of these extensions would be negotiated between the service provider and the Township at ...
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