Litter Pick-up

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Competitive Selection IDV DOT233A26-1 provides comprehensive litter removal services for interstate and interstate lookalike highways across seven Ohio regions: Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo, Akron/Canton, and Dayton. The contract covers 602.85 centerline miles and requires two deep-clean litter cycles and five maintenance litter cycles annually. Contractors are responsible for providing staff, transportation, traffic control equipment, safety gear, and handling trash disposal at designated ODOT garages. Litter removal services include clearing medians, shoulders, ditches, interchange areas, and structures surrounding highway routes.

Linkel Company, LLC of Batesville, Indiana, was awarded the prime contract through a competitive selection process, with the contract period running from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. ODOT reserves the option to renew the contract for two additional one-year terms. The contract was awarded on June 4, 2025, based on low-bid pricing by region, with Linkel Company being the lowest bidder across all seven regions. The contract type is a competitive selection, geographically limited to the state of Ohio, and focuses specifically on UNSPSC Code 47131611 for trash picker services. While the exact contract value was not explicitly stated, regional costs for litter removal services range from $360,750 to $1,097,000.