Trash Removal & Recycling Services for Luzerne County

Luzerne County is soliciting bids for Trash Removal and Recycling Services for various County Buildings. All services will be provided and awarded under one bid to one (1) winning bidder. Luzerne County reserves the right to increase or decrease the number of services and locations as needed during the contract period.

Contract services will be for the removal and transportation of municipal waste and recyclable materials to a disposal facility that accepts municipal solid waste and recyclable materials from Luzerne County. Costs per containers will be based on a monthly rate for location and services. Services from refuse collections will be include tipping fee at landfill. All information billed monthly must be included on one invoice.

Disposition of recyclables is the responsibility of the vendor. The contractor will provide to the Luzerne County Purchasing Director a written statement that all recyclable items collected from the County will be recycled and not landfilled or incinerated. [...]

The Contractor shall be responsible for removal and disposal of any and all trash, rubbish, garbage from County Facilities in a neat and orderly fashion and there should not be any debris left around the premises or platform when vendor has completed the garbage removal.

The Contractor shall supply a 35 cubic yard self-contained watertight compactor that will conform to existing design of trash removal site, removal when at maximum capacity, not to exceed seven (7) days. [...]

Services from refuse collections shall cover hauling, disposal, rental, per-haul rate.

Pickups are to be made Monday through Friday, between 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM.

It shall be understood that the County will have the discretion of assessing the vendor at the rate of **$50 per dumpster per day** for any missed pickups. Said charges shall be deducted from any payments due to the contractor.

**Submission method:** All prospective bidders must submit one (1) original unbound and two (2) copies of their sealed proposals with the label from page two (2) attached no later than **Friday, November 13, 2026 at 10:30 AM EST** to the following address:

Luzerne County Purchasing Department, Attn: Mary Ann Amesbury, Penn Place Office Building, 20 North Pennsylvania Ave, Suite 223A, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711

UNLABELED RESPONSES WILL BE REJECTED.

All prospective bidders must sign and return the cost proposal sheets in Appendix A-1.

The County reserves the right to award the bid/proposal to a Responder other than the lowest Responder if deemed to be in the best interest of the County. The County shall consider the following criteria: 1) price; 2) reputation of Responder and of its goods and services; 3) quality of the Responder's goods and services; 4) extent to which the goods or services meet the County's needs; and 5) Responder's past relationship with the County.

Bid security is not required. A **performance bond is required** in an amount no less than the total dollar amount of Responder's bid/proposal.

The contract period shall be effective from January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2027 (1-year period). At the option of the County and with the agreement of the Contractor, the contract may be extended for one (1) additional twelve (12) month period from January 1, 2028 to December 31, 2028.