Collection, Disposal of Solid Waste and Recycling

The City of Jacksonville Beach (CITY) is seeking proposals from qualified respondents, for the collection, disposal of solid waste and recycling services throughout the city. Deadline to Submit Questions 26-August-2022 This Request for Proposals (RFP) defines the service standards, specifications and proposal requirements of the comprehensive solid waste, yard waste, and recycling collection and disposal program for residents and businesses within the city limits of the City of Jacksonville Beach. The goals of the CITY are to: Provide excellent, proactive customer service at all times to include timely collection of solid waste and recycling, responsive communication on customer concerns, speedy resolution to customer concerns, at a fair and reasonable price. Provide a comprehensive solid waste and recycling collection program. Reduce solid waste disposal tonnage by maximizing the fullest recovery possible of recyclable materials from the CITY's residential and commercial customers. Simultaneously with his delivery of the executed contract to the CITY, a respondent, to whom a contract has been awarded, must deliver to the CITY an executed Performance Bond on the prescribed form in an amount of one-hundred percent (100%) of the total amount of the yearly estimate of the accepted Proposal, as security for the faithful performance of the contract. The Performance Bond shall have as the surety thereon only such surety company or companies as are authorized to write bonds of such character and amount under the laws of the State of Florida and with a resident agent in the county in which the project is located. The Attorney-inFact or other officer who signs the Performance Bond for a surety company must file with such bonds a certified copy of his Power-of-Attorney authorizing him to do so. The Performance Bond shall remain in force for one (1) year from the date of final acceptance of the work as a protection to the CITY against losses resulting from latent defects in materials or improper performance of work under contract, which may appear or be discovered during that period. It is the intent of the parties to ensure that the CONTRACTOR provides high quality collection and disposal services to all customers within the CITY's city limits. To that end, the CONTRACTOR shall provide high quality services in accordance with this Scope and the franchise contract and within the time limits set forth in the Scope and the franchise contract, which Scope shall become part of the franchise contract at its execution. The CITY and CONTRACTOR agree that the CONTRACTOR'S failure to perform in accordance with this Scope and the franchise contract causes the CITY to incur damages which will be difficult, if not impossible, to calculate; and for that reason the CITY and the CONTACTOR agree that the following amounts are reasonable estimates of such damages and shall constitute liquidated damages, and not penalties. If you require further information regarding this submittal, please contact Luis F. Flores, Property and Procurement Officer in the Property and Procurement Division at (904) 247-6229 Improve public education of all CITY residents and customers about recycling services, so as to increase participation and recovery rates. Reduce tons of yard waste collected by providing educational information. The proposer shall be responsible for being familiar with local conditions that may affect cost, permitting, progress, performance or services described in this RFP, including inspection of the CITY's boundaries, streets and commercial/office property locations. The proposer shall be responsible for considering all federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, and regulations that may affect costs, permitting, progress, performance or services. The CITY's objective is to select proven service methods that apply commercially demonstrated and environmentally sound collection techniques. Award shall be made to the respondent whose proposal is deemed to be most advantageous to the CITY. The CITY specifically reserves the right to reject any conditional proposal and will normally reject those that make it impossible to determine the true amount of the submittal. Each item must be itemized separately and no attempt shall be made to tie any item or items together.

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