Boulder County Waste Collection Services

The Boulder County Resource Conservation Division is seeking qualified bidders for: trash collection and hauling service for county buildings, compostable material collection and hauling service for county buildings, recycling collection and hauling services for county transfer stations and drop-off centers, roll-off service for special events, Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste services, and county compactor maintenance and repair services.

At the County’s discretion, one or more contractors will be chosen to perform the services requested.

Appendix A asks for pricing information related to trash collection at all Boulder County building locations to be serviced in 2027, as well as potential locations for special events. [...] Appendix C asks for pricing of maintenance and repair services for county compactors at the locations listed therein.

In addition to responding to the services below, the contractor should describe the fuel type used in its vehicles (renewable natural gas, compressed natural gas, electric, diesel, etc.), and describe any other activities taken to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions from operations.

Service 1: Internal Trash Service

• Provide multiple-size, cubic yard dumpsters to collect waste from buildings listed in Appendix A on a regularly scheduled basis.
• Provide 30-, 40-, and 42-cubic-yard, roll-off compactor switch boxes to service county-owned compactors.
• Accept all legal liability for the proper transport of solid waste collected from properties listed in Appendix A.
• Be responsible for all disposal costs, surcharges, recycling fees, license fees, etc.
• Perform two service audits annually, during the months of May and October, and report the audit’s findings in writing to the County.
• Provide monthly reports, within 10 days after the end of each month.

Service 2: Internal Composting Service for County Buildings

• The contractor will provide approximately 25 two-wheeled collection carts and 9 dumpsters for the collection of compostables at county buildings.
• The contractor is responsible for ensuring that the compostable materials collected are transported and accepted by an approved and permitted commercial composting facility.

Service 3: County Transfer Stations and Drop-off Centers Recycling Collection Services

- The contractor will provide collection of single-stream and cardboard recyclables at the following locations: Nederland Transfer Station and Recycling Drop-off Facility, Allenspark Transfer Station and Recycling Drop-off Facility, Niwot Recycling Drop-off Facility, Lyons Recycling Drop-off Facility.

Service 4: Roll-Off Service for Special Events

- The contractor will provide roll-off containers for Boulder County special events for such locations including, but not limited to: Allenspark, Bar-K, Eldora, Eldorado Springs, Gold Hill, Hygiene, Jamestown, Lyons, Nederland, Niwot, Ward.

Service 5: Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste Services

• Provide wood specific roll-offs on a regular and occasional basis.
• Provide scrap metal specific roll-offs on a regular and occasional basis.
• Provide mixed construction and demolition specific roll-offs on a regular and occasional basis.

Service 6: County Compactor Maintenance and Repair Services

- Provide experienced compactor maintenance/repair staff on an annual and as-needed basis to perform maintenance and repairs to county-owned compactors.

Service 7: CFC Recycling Services

- Provide per unit pricing for the hauling and recycling of appliances containing CFCs.

The *Sustainability Questionnaire* is required to be filled out and submitted with proposal. Appendix A – C *Price Sheets* are required to be filled out and submitted with proposal.

The proposals will be reviewed by a selection committee. The committee may request additional information from vendors or request interviews with one or more vendors. Final evaluation and selection may be based on, but not limited to, any or all of the following:

| Description | Points |
| --- | --- |
| Qualifications and experience of the vendor | 20 |
| Total cost –or- Proposed pricing | 20 |
| Ability of the vendor to provide quality and timely products and services | 20 |
| Information presented in proposal, quality and clarity of proposal | 15 |
| Understanding of the services requested | 15 |
| Sustainability Questionnaire score | 10 |
| Total Possible | 100 |

The documents also include a *Sample Contract*, *Exhibit A – Insurance Requirements*, and a *Vendor Information* form.