Landfill Technical and Market Due Diligence (Confidential client)
Considering an investment in a landfill, a private equity firm tasked GBB to perform a due diligence review.
Rate Study as Part of Solid Waste Management Plan Development (York County, South Carolina)
As a subcontractor to Smith Gardner, GBB was tasked with assisting with the development of a comprehensive solid waste management plan update for York County, SC, and the solid waste rate study to evaluate service costs and rate…
Full Cost Accounting Review and Benchmarking (Prince George’s County, Maryland)
As part of a wide-ranging review of the Prince George’s County Waste Management Division (WMD), the GBB Project Team used financial and budgetary information gathered during a recent Business Plan for Solid Waste Disposal Capacity project performed for…
Limited Full Cost Accounting Study of Composting Operations (Howard County, Maryland)
With a composting operation in a growth and transition phase, Howard County, MD, sought to evaluate and determine how to proceed with the program going forward and to get assistance in the decision-making process to either expand the…
Research and Financial Analysis for Large Household Item/Bulky Waste Collection (Metro Portland, Oregon)
Selected to research Metro Portland’s current landscape for collection services of bulky waste and proposing a policy approach for the 2030 Regional Waste Plan Action, GBB was tasked with researching policy; preparing an inventory of local bulky waste…
Full Cost Accounting and Billing Options Analysis (James City County, Virginia)
Considering a consolidated solid waste collection program for its citizens, whereby it contracts with haulers or performs the collection itself, James City County, VA, tasked GBB with evaluating its options. As part of the study, GBB:
Waste-to-Energy Procurement Assistance (Deloitte Consulting LLP, Amman, Jordan)
Due to the desire for improved energy security, Jordan is pursing long-term initiatives such as improved energy efficiency and alternative energy supplies. One potential long-term energy supply for Jordan could be a municipal waste-to-energy (WTE) facility. The United…
Southwest Waste-to-Energy Facility Procurement (City of Baltimore, Maryland)
GBB has been a management consultant to the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority (NMWDA) since it began operations in November 1980. GBB’s initial assignment to the NMWDA was to assist in the procurement and development of a 2,250…
Solid Waste Services Planning and Procurement (City of Pontiac, Michigan)
GBB, under subcontract to NTH Associates, prepared RFP and contract documents for the City of Pontiac, Michigan that were used to procure the following solid waste services: Lease and Operations of the City Landfill under an aggressive schedule…
Organics Waste Processing / Waste Conversion / Solar & Wind Procurement (Prince William County, Virginia)
Prince William Energy Park (PWEP) - Technical and Economic Feasibility Study and Project Plan
Procurement Activities as part of Receivership of the Guam Solid Waste Management Division (United States District Court of Guam)
The Chief Judge of the United States District Court of Guam issued a court order appointing GBB as Receiver to achieve what the Government of Guam was unsuccessful in reaching during the previous 22 years – compliance with…
Solid Waste User Fee Feasibility Study (Towns of South Kingstown and Narragansett, Rhode Island)
The Towns of South Kingstown and Narragansett engaged GBB to study its current solid waste and recyclables system and costs and develop implementation options that would include expanded recycling and volume-based user fees. GBB evaluated the current solid…
Audit of City of Sacramento Solid Waste Utility (Public Financial Management, Inc., Sacramento, California)
GBB assisted Public Financial Management, Inc. (PFM) in a performance audit of the City of Sacramento Utilities Department. GBB’s assignment was the solid waste component of the Utilities Department and the focus of the audit was areas within…
Cost Avoidance for Curbside Collection of Recyclables (City of Seattle, Washington)
GBB completed a Recycling Economic Study for the City of Seattle, Washington. GBB evaluated the total solid waste system cost impact of the City's planned curbside collection program. To help the City of nearly 490,000 residents to analyze…
Assistance for Solid Waste Management Systems and Technologies and Public Infrastructure Projects; Procurements (Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority)
As a subcontractor to the Maguire Group, Inc., GBB provided implementation planning and Service Contract negotiations assistance to the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) for waste-to-energy facilities that were to be constructed and operated on St. Croix…
Full Cost Accounting Study of Solid Waste Management System (Metro Nashville, Tennessee)
GBB conducted a comprehensive Full Cost Accounting Study of the solid waste system serving the Metro Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee. Utilizing the U.S. EPA’s full cost accounting standardized forms and format developed by the Government…
Full Cost Accounting Workbook (Florida Department of Environmental Protection)
GBB prepared a comprehensive Full Cost Accounting Workbook for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to be used by local government solid waste managers and their staff. The primary purpose of the Workbook is to serve as…
MISW Full Cost Accounting Course (Solid Waste Association of North America)
GBB developed a training course titled, "Economics, Costs and Full Cost Accounting Methods for Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems." The objective of this training course was: to provide formalized training on this subject to managers, technical staff…
Recyclable Materials Market Study (Maryland Department of the Environment)
The Office of Waste Minimization and Recycling of the Maryland Department of the Environment is responsible for implementing the 1988 Maryland Recycling Act, stipulating that all counties in the state must plan and implement ways to reduce their…
Residential Mixed Paper Processing Facility Development / Budget Review (Office Paper Systems, Inc.)
GBB assisted in the development of a 200,000-tons-per-year, residential mixed paper (RMP) materials recovery facility (MRF) to serve Montgomery County, Maryland, for the selected contractor, Office Paper Systems, Inc. GBB's assistance included project development, contracting, product marketing, project…