Solid Waste Disposal Services

The Board of Supervisors (the "Board") of DeSoto County, Mississippi is soliciting sealed written proposals on behalf of DeSoto County, Mississippi (the "County") pursuant to MISS. CODE ANN. 31-7-13(m)(xxii) and (r) (Supp. 2022) (the "Act") to provide services at a disposal facility (i.e. MSW transfer station or MSW Landfill) to provide for the disposal of Solid Waste from DeSoto County as described in the General Provisions and Specifications here in (the "Specifications"). Except as otherwise provided for in the Contract Documents, the term of the Contract for Acceptable Waste Disposal shall be for ten (10) years beginning on October 1, 2025 and shall end on September 30, 2035 (the "Initial Term"); however, the Term shall automatically be extended and continue for up to two (2) renewal terms of ten (10) years each (each additional ten (10) year span a "Renewal Term") unless such Services are cancelled by the County with ninety (90) days prior written notice of the end of the Initial or any Renewal Term. The County reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, and to waive informalities in proposals which the Board determines do not affect the competitive nature of the process, and to select the proposal or proposals that, in the opinion of the County shall be the most qualified proposal, on the basis of: Responsiveness to the RFP (i.e. completion of the RFP documents); Disposal Price of Services including Fee Adjustments; Costs of using the Disposal Facility: including travel costs from residential collection routes to the Disposal Facility; Accessibility to the Disposal Facility including Turnaround Tipping Time, traffic/transportation issues to and from the Disposal Facility; Estimated remaining life/capacity of the Disposal Facility to fulfill the Contract Initial and Renewal Term(s); Experience of Proposer including personnel qualifications and experience, past performance with DeSoto County and quality of service with DeSoto County; Financial capabilities and Experience as outlined in the Statement of Qualifications of Proposer.

Division 01 -	General Requirements.
Division 10 -	Specialties.
Division 11 -	Equipment.