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| Solicitation:
2001271
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| Title: |
RFP MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING SERVICES |
| Status: |
Expired |
| Purchase
Agency: |
TOWN OF LONGMEADOW |
| Publish
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1/27/2020 8:00:00 AM |
| Due Date: |
2/27/2020 11:00 AM EST |
| Contact: |
Chad Thompson @ 413-565-4185, cthompson@longmeadow.org |
| Description: |
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING SERVICES
The Town of Longmeadow, acting by and through its Town Manager will accept proposals from qualified parties to provide municipal solid waste and recycling services. Proposal documents are available from the Town of Longmeadow Purchasing Department, Attn: Chad Thompson-Procurement Manager, 735 Longmeadow Street, Suite 101, Longmeadow, MA 01106 (phone: 413-565-4185) during regular business hours (Monday-Thursday: 8:00am- 4:30pm Friday: 8:00am – 12pm). Proposal documents may also be downloaded online at the town website, www.longmeadow.org , through the Purchasing Department page. Select the link labeled ‘Bid & RFP Finder’ to access proposal documents. Proposers that access documents online are encouraged to register with the Purchasing Department to receive updates and addenda. Others are required to monitor postings linked to the bid listing service prior to the proposal deadline. Failure to acknowledge addenda may result in a proposal rejection. Proposals must be delivered to the Longmeadow Purchasing Department no later than 11:00am on Thursday, February 27, 2020 per RFP Addendum No.1 (previously Tuesday, February 25, 2020), the Proposal Deadline. Late proposals will be rejected. Proposal submissions shall be submitted in an outer envelope labeled ‘RFP: SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING SERVICES’. The proposal submission shall consist of seven (7) copies of a sealed Technical Proposal labeled ‘RFP: SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING, TECHNICAL PROPOSAL’. Also include one thumb drive with an electronic version of the technical proposal. The envelope containing the price proposal shall be labeled ‘RFP: SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING, PRICE PROPOSAL’. There will be a public logging of proposals received immediately following the proposal deadline in the Auditorium of the same building. The content of all proposals will be considered confidential until the contract has been negotiated and awarded. An optional pre-proposal conference is scheduled for Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at 9:00am in the conference room located at the Longmeadow Fire Department, 44 Williams Street, Longmeadow, MA 01106. All vendors interested in presenting a proposal are encouraged to attend the conference, however attendance is not mandatory or required for those interested in submitting a proposal. A Bid Deposits shall be supplied with the technical proposal payable to the Town of Longmeadow for the amount of $30,000. The bid deposit shall be supplied in the form of a bid bond, certified check, treasurer’s check or cashiers. Minimum Wage Rates as determined by the Commissioner of Department of Workforce Development under the provisions of the Massachusetts General Laws, chapter 149, Sections 26 to 27F, as amended, apply to this service. Upon Contract Award, a 100% performance bond in the full amount of the contract price for the first year will be required of the successful proposer and each year thereafter. Per Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 30B, §1(b)(30), a contract for the collection, transportation, receipt, processing, or disposal of solid waste, recyclable or compostable materials, is exempt from the public bid laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Nothing in this RFP shall require that the Town take the lowest price proposal. Instead, the Town reserves the right to base their decision on the entirety of the information provided, the evaluation of criteria requested, and the sole judgment of the Town as to the best service to be provided. Because this service is exempt from the bidding laws, the Town is free to negotiate price and terms with whatever firms it chooses, in whatever manner it believes is best suited to the Town’s needs. All firms responding to this Request for Proposals must clearly understand that this is not a formal bid process pursuant to the legalities of Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 30B. The Municipality is utilizing this format in order for all inter |
| Documents: |
 RFP-2020.LONGMEADOW.MUNICIPAL.SOLID.WASTE.AND.RECYCLING.SERVICES,FINAL.doc.pdf
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Addendum: |
2/20/2020: Addendum No.1. Utilize the revised bid submission forms supplied with Addendum No.1. Email cthompson@longmeadow.org to request the proposal submission forms in word document format. RFP-ADDENDUM.NO.1,2020.LONGMEADOW.MUNICIPAL.SOLID.WASTE.AND.RECYCLING.SERVICES.pdf
2/21/2020: Addendum No.2 RFP-ADDENDUM.NO.2,2020.LONGMEADOW.MUNICIPAL.SOLID.WASTE.AND.RECYCLING.SERVICES.pdf
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: AWARD = Waste Management of Massachusetts, Inc. AWARD.SUMMARY.DETAIL.pdf
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