Bids are being solicited in two (2) Parts: 1. Solid Waste (Garbage, Rubbish, and Refuse) and 2. Recycling. Each part will be bid with three (3) different methods of collection; Option A: Traditional Manual, Option B: Semi-Automated, and Option C: Fully Automated. The Bid shall consist of separately identified “Collection and “Removal” costs and “Disposal” costs. Bids shall be submitted on both a “per Residential unit” and a “per Ton” basis. The per Residential Unit or per Ton cost payable by the Borough for the service rendered by the Contractor shall be the total of the “Collection and Removal cost and the “Disposal” cost. For the Semi-automated or Full-automated Collection, Removal, and Disposal service bids are also requested for the following options: (1) The Contractor providing and paying for the Garbage, Rubbish, and Residential Refuse carts and Recycling Carts, as needed, which shall have universal compatibility with standard industry cart tipping mechanisms, with the cost of the carts being incorporated into the bid price. The Contractor shall assume one Cart for Garbage, Rubbish and Residential Refuse for each Residential unit, and one Recycling cart for each Residential unit. The Contractor shall submit with its Bid a price for the carts. (2) The Borough has provided each resident with a cart that will continue to be in use for the term of this contract. The Collection of Recyclable items will be Bid for “Weekly Collection” and “Bi-Weekly Collection”.
