Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Services at Possum Kingdom. Follow Solicitation

The Brazos River Authority (BRA) is soliciting bids from qualified waste collection and disposal Contractors to enter into a solid waste disposal agreement.

The Contractor shall provide, in a workmanlike manner, the services called for and described herein which shall consist of all supervision, equipment, labor, and all other items necessary to provide Possum Kingdom Lake with a complete refuse collection, removal and disposal and to complete the work described in this bid.

The Contractor shall self-perform 100 percent of the Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Services at Possum Kingdom required under this Contract. The use of subcontractors, brokers, independent haulers, dispatch services, or other third-party entities to perform any portion of these services is prohibited.

Service Area

The service area consists of the Possum Kingdom Lake area which will support BRA operational business locations within the Possum Kingdom Lake boundaries as may be determined by the Brazos River Authority.

Number of Accounts

The BRA at Possum Kingdom Lake has approximately thirty-nine (39) solid waste containers supporting operational sites (public use areas, village, RSMU, convenience stations and open trash areas).

Types of Collection

Refuse collection for the BRA accounts under the responsibility of the Contractor shall be conducted a minimum of once (1) weekly for front load dumpsters and within three days of being notified to haul 40-yard roll offs and 40-yard compactor containers. [...] The estimated number of compactor pull and replacements will be 5 annually. BRA is the owner operator of one trash compactor.

Collection Operation

• Hours of Operation: Collection of solid waste, both residential and commercial, shall begin no earlier than 6:00 o'clock AM and shall generally not extend beyond 6:00 o'clock PM.
• Days of Operation: Contractor will collect solid waste on Mondays for usual collection days, with additional collection days scheduled the day before a holiday weekend and the first day following a holiday weekend.
• Complaints: At a minimum, the Contractor shall resolve collection complaints within 24 hours of receipt of such complaint. Any missed pickups of refuse will be collected the next business day.
• Disposal: The Contractor shall deliver all solid waste collected, directly to a permitted sanitary landfill or transfer facility that is compliant with TCEQ rules and regulations.
• Dumpster Replacement: Contractor will repair or replace all dumpsters that the BRA deems unusable due to condition or damage.

Bids may be submitted in one of the following manners: Electronic Transmission on https://www.bidnetdirect.com/texas/brazosriverauthority, Drop Box Submission of one sealed, clearly identified original signed paper copy at the Brazos River Authority, 4600 Cobbs Drive, Waco, TX. 76710, or Mail-In Delivery of one sealed clearly identified original signed paper copy to the same address.

Sealed Bids are due no later than **10:00 AM, Tuesday, November 10, 2026**. Bids will be opened and read out loud virtually at 11:00 AM.

The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible Respondent.

The term of this Contract shall be for a period of one (1) year, commencing on the Effective Date, and may be renewed by subsequent agreement of the parties for up to four (4) additional one (1) year periods, for a total potential term of five (5) years.

Insurance

• General Liability Insurance: Bodily Injury $500,000 per person; Bodily Injury $1,000,000 per occurrence; Property Damage $1,000,000 per occurrence; Aggregate $2,000,000
• Workers' Compensation: Statutory
• Automobile Liability: $1,000,000 per claim / aggregate
• Employers' Liability: $1,000,000 policy limit
• Pollution Liability: $1,000,000 per claim / aggregate