• Provide all solid waste and recycling containers, labor, and trucking service to conduct the collection, transport and disposal of waste and recycling at all MPS locations based on the frequency of service and minimum container size listed in Appendix A. • School year dates for regular service is determined by the Madison Public Schools Approved Calendar (publicly available on the MPS website), and may be amended throughout the year. The school year regular service begins on the first day of school and ends on the last day of school. • Summer schedule begins the day after last day of school and is determined by the Madison Public Schools Approved Calendar (publicly available on the MPS website), and may be amended throughout the year. • Contractor will be compensated for any additional (beyond regularly scheduled pick-ups) or as-needed hauls of trash or recycling requested by MPS at the same cost per haul rates provided in Appendix-A. • Contractor will perform waste collection services based on the schedule included in this ITB. Pickup frequencies may vary during holidays and vacation periods for each contract period and the contractor will be required to adjust their schedules to accommodate these changes. • Contractor will be responsible for cleaning up any waste/recycling that has missed the hauling truck during the transfer from the dumpster to the hauling truck. • All containers shall be picked up between the hours of 5:00 AM and 6:30 AM. • In the event of a truck or equipment failure or other unforeseen problem that affects collection, the contractor will provide a replacement truck/driver to maintain the established collection schedule. If this cannot be accomplished, the contractor will reach out to the Custodial Supervisor to notify of a disruption in the collection schedule. • Any changes in the collection schedule due to extreme weather conditions shall be determined by the contractor and authorized by the Custodial Supervisor or designee. Contractor is responsible for making every reasonable effort to complete the collection schedule as specified in the contract. Including but not limited to; working additional hours or days, assigning additional labor or trucks, etc. • If the contractor, through their experience and knowledge, recommends a potentially beneficial change to the collection schedule, such change shall be communicated through a written request through the Custodial Supervisor or designee for approval prior to the change being made. At no time shall the contractor change the collection schedule without prior approval as stated above. • Work to begin upon award of contract and completed on the scheduled basis for the duration of said contract.
