3-Recycling Tonnage 2023-2024 tonnage.xlsx

This document is a tonnage summary spreadsheet for Upper Providence Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, covering recycling activities for 2023-2024. The file details recycling volumes across multiple categories including consumer electronics, paper (cardboard and office paper), single stream recycling, and yard and leaf waste, with data collected from various waste management and recycling service providers such as A.J. Blosenski, Inc., J & K, Republic - Valley Forge, and Waste Management. The related state and local contract opportunity involves a comprehensive refuse, recycling, and yard waste collection and disposal contract, with sealed bids to be submitted online via PennBid by September 19, 2025, at 10:00 am, following a mandatory pre-bid meeting on August 28, 2025, at 10:00 am.

The contract requires bidders to submit bid security equal to 10% of their proposed bid amount, with the township reserving the right to reject any or all bids and select the most advantageous proposal. The total recycling tonnage for the period shows minimal variation, with 1,552 tons in one year and 1,510 tons in the subsequent year, predominantly comprised of single stream recycling. While specific budget details are not disclosed, the procurement appears to be a comprehensive municipal waste management service that will require sophisticated logistics, appropriate waste collection vehicles, and demonstrated experience in municipal waste handling. The contract suggests an open competition for qualified waste management service providers, with no explicit set-aside designations or disadvantaged enterprise requirements mentioned.