| GBB has served hundreds
of clients. Below is a video clip and comments from
a few of our many satisfied clients.
“We were
very pleased with the work product provided by GBB
through our Solid Waste Export Plan--Third Party Review.
I think the King County audience generally felt that
the work was thought-provoking and insightful, reflecting
a deep understanding of the dynamics of the solid waste
management field.”
Mike Reed
Legislative Coordinator for
King County's Council, Washington
“… thank
you and your colleagues at GBB for your dedication,
hard work and professionalism as we have worked together
over the past seven years.”
“The dedication
and willingness of your entire team to consistently
exceed expectations is deeply appreciated.”
David
Manning
Former Director of Finance
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson
County, Tennessee
"GBB's
assistance in articulating a plan that was able to address
closing a number of inefficient landfills while creating
a dependable regional disposal system was invaluable,
especially your firm's ability to draw a majority of
the County's 24 cities into the "Partnership Strategy"
created by the plan. You will be pleased to know that
15 cities have entered into long-term waste delivery
agreements with the County since the strategic plan
was adopted.
I also appreciated
GBB's ability to navigate the sometimes treacherous
political waters within County government and between
the County and its cities. Having the largest County
in the lower 48 states brings with it a host of socio-economic,
environmental, and geographic issues that require clear
analysis, quick thinking, and exceptional communication
skilss. GBB possesses each of those traits."
Gerald
Newcombe
Associate Administrative Officer
Public and Support Services Group
County of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, California
"In a
fast-tracked procurement process, GBB brought invaluable
insight. The combination of GBB's procurement experience
and recognized C&D knowledge provided the County
with the assurance that we were going in the right direction.
And we received assistance for each step of the process
during this crucial time."
Mike
Dorsey
Director of Environmental Services
Fauquier County, Virginia
"GBB
is a professional organization that continually examines
complex issues through a financial, technical, environmental,
and social standpoint that provides the client with
a plan that adds value to the initial concept and prevents
problems before they ever occur."
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Chace
Anderson
Assistant Director of Public Works
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson
County
Nashville, Tennessee
"We do
appreciate everything that GBB did for us during the
Initiative. We're grateful for your perseverance, expertise,
and patience during the project's tenure. It was invaluable.
Thanks again for everything."
Karen
VanWinkle
City of Arlington Representative
Arlington, Texas
Following Harvey
Gershman’s presentation to the City Council of
Plano, TX regarding the strategic plan GBB completed
in 2000, the following comments were made during
a Council work session discussing
GBB's assistance:
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to view video (approx. 5 minute download, you will
need quicktime 4.0 to view this video.)
"I
would like to take this opportunity to let you [Harvey
Gershman - Metro Nashville DES Project Administrator
and GBB President] and know how much I appreciated how
you and your organization handled the transition from
the old Thermal plant to the new District Energy System.
There were several aspects of
the process that were done particularly well. First
and foremost the communication from you to us, the customer,
was consistently timely and thorough.
I absolutely appreciated the customer
meetings that you hosted that gave us a voice in the
decisions concerning service interruption scheduling.
Once a decision had been made to schedule the interruption
of service, you always stayed inside your time estimates.
That was most impressive and pleasantly surprising.
I would also like to commend Mr.Chuck
Tucker. He and I spoke often throughout the process.
He came to the Ryman and met with me and my maintenance
staff and showed us the step-by-step process of shutting
ourselves down prior to the service interruption and
the reverse process for the restoration of service for
both the steam and the chill water. It was very reassuring
to know that Chuck was out there on the job.
In the aftermath of the transition,
we have had nothing but flawless service. You can count
Ryman Auditorium as a "satisfied customer""
Bob
O'Neal
Operations Manager
Ryman Auditorium
Nashville, Tennessee
“
I was quite skeptical at hiring a firm from outside
of Michigan…your performance in this solicitation
effort has exceeded our expectations and your recent
expert witness testimony (when this effort was challenged)
was virtually flawless and possibly the pivotal evidence…this
competitive bidding process should save the Authority
approximately $2,200,000 over the next five years…”
Michael A.
Czuprenski, P.E.
Operations Director
Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority,
Michigan
"I
know I can speak for the Trustees in saying that GBB
has been of enormous assistance to us. The firm has
guided us and the two jurisdictions' solid waste operations
through some challenging times. The Trustees have no
hesitation in recommending GBB."
Philip G.
Sunderland, Esq.
Former City Manager and City Attorney
Alexandria, Virginia
"We
chose FleetRoute's service bureau to develop our routes
using GIS route optimization software because this approach
provided a more economic, sophisticated, and faster
solution than we could develop in-house. The service
bureau gave us valuable access to the FleetRoute team's
extensive experience in waste collection and advanced
route design. Using the service bureau allowed us not
to worry about the methodology, but rather to focus
on the most beneficial routing for the City of Edmond."
Mike Freeman
Systems Analyst
City of Edmond, Oklahoma
"The survey [GBB's 2006 national
studies for the National Demolition Associate of the
amount of demolition material generated annually] was
incredibly helpful and will be part of the EPA 2006-2011
National Policy. These data incluence EPA policy."
Michael Dunn
U.S. EPA Headquarters
"Over
the years MSW Management has had the opportunity to
feature a number of articles by GBB managers and staff
from broad issue discussions to project-specific expositions.
All have made positive contributions to the body of
solid waste literature and reflect the breadth of GBB's
expertise in the MSW field."
John Trotti,
Editor
MSW Management
"...In
order to maintain a high level of integrity, the department
also retained the services of Gershman, Brickner &
Bratton, Inc. (GBB) of Fairfax, Virginia to assist the
Solid Waste Management Division in preparing its cost
proposal."
Thomas H.
Westbrook, Deputy Director
Department of Public Works, Chesapeake, Virginia
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