The required services to be provided are removal of non-hazardous solid waste (refuse) from containers on the Corpus Christi State Supported Living Center (CCSSLC) campus. Contractor shall provide requested services and supply all necessary vehicles, equipment, and containers for the collection, transportation, and processing of refuse. See Table A for required containers and service frequency. Refuse shall mean the day-to-day accumulations of discarded and unwanted putrescible and non-putrescible building and kitchen waste, including but not limited to food, food residues and materials necessarily used for packaging, storing, preparing, and consuming same, usually defined as “garbage,” and all combustible and noncombustible waste materials resulting from the usual routine of domestic housekeeping including but not limited to boxes, cartons, wrapping, crockery, plastic containers, fixtures, and papers and small electronic appliances such as toasters, vacuum cleaners, and televisions. Christmas trees, wreaths, and other ornamental indoor plants are included this definition, as well as incidental quantities of construction and demolition materials from small project jobs. Collections shall be accepted provided that the materials are properly contained in the provided waste containers. For the purposes of this solicitation, the terms refuse, rubbish, garbage, solid waste, trash, and waste shall be synonymous unless otherwise more specifically defined.
