Alternative_Solid_Waste_Management_Infrastructure_Pilot_Solutions.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

MNX017269

ALTERNATIVE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

INFRASTRUCTURE PILOT SOLUTIONS

CITY OF BRIDGEPORT

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PURCHASES

999 BROAD STREET

BRIDGEPORT CT 06604

Submission Deadline:

Friday, September 19, 2025 by 2:00 pm

Table Of Contents

1. Summary

2. Background

3. Request For Information

4. Disclaimer and Important Note

5. Submission Guidelines

6. Response Format

7. Firm Submission

1. Summary

1.1. Alternative Solid Waste Management Infrastructure Pilot Solutions

The City of Bridgeport is requesting information from interested developers and other organizations interested in pursuing alternative solid waste management infrastructure PILOT solutions.

Municipal solid waste management costs have risen exponentially over the past decade, resulting in an increasing financial burden to municipalities, especially urban centers. Current solid waste management in CT relies on trucking and incineration. Most waste in Bridgeport is currently managed through trash to energy incineration.

With the increasing emphasis and need to reduce carbon emissions and make our City more sustainable in the face of climate change, the City is interested in examining alternative solutions to solid waste management, in the form of PILOT projects. PILOT projects that are modular/distributed with realistic and feasible scalability are preferred.

2. Background

2.1. PROJECT SUMMARY AND REQUIREMENTS

The City is interested in new, clean, and alternative PILOT solid waste management solutions with potential for scalability. Projects should reduce or eliminate environmental disbenefits associated with current solid waste management, including emissions and environmental justice impacts. The City would expect this pilot to process 15-25 tons a day.

The City of Bridgeport operates solid waste management within the City, but not for all properties. Trash is currently brought for incineration and conversion into electricity.

The City of Bridgeport is planning to issue a more detailed request for proposals for solid waste management solutions after determining the best and most applicable applications to the City’s current solid waste challenges.

Project requirements:

• Provide financially practical and sustainable solid waste management PILOT with scalability

• Limited/minimal/no emissions (any emissions should be detailed in overview)

• Ensure no definable environmental justice impacts/lessen them (any EJ impacts should be detailed in overview)

• PILOT project must be able to be removed at the end of the PILOT in a reasonable and feasible fashion

• PILOT project must not result in a formal commitment for out-of-pocket expenses to the

City of Bridgeport (exclude. tipping fee)

• Traditional trash to energy plants/incineration are not included as new and alternative solid waste management solutions

3. Request For Information

Proposals should provide a comprehensive overview and analysis of the proposed PILOT project and scalability options. Submissions are encouraged to provide a supplemental summary of large proposals that highlights the specific project information below. Submissions should ensure responses to all questions. This comprehensive overview should include the following information.

Overview:

A. Summary of PILOT project

B. Financials/needs for PILOT deployment and scalability

1. Financials/needs for scalability

2. Financing mechanisms and needed commitments from participants

C. Land use/spacing requirements for PILOT and scalability, utility connections, transportation needs

D. Proposed technology specifications and information

E. Overview of expected permitting requirements and process, if not currently in place, expectations for permitting process and approval, zoning, etc

3. Overview of agency approvals

4. Please include sample Timeline and expected flow chart for approvals process

F. Detailed overview of system, system input requirements, and system outputs

5. Inputs

a. What type of feedstock is required for your facility?

b. Are there any specific characteristics needed to make the feedstock viable or processing limitations (e.g., food scraps must be source separated)?

c. What are the tonnage/ volume needs to make your facility viable? Provide a range or a minimum if applicable.

d. Can you provide tip fee estimates?

e. Estimations of utility needs

6. Outputs

a. What are the outputs of your process (e.g., electricity, renewable natural gas, compost, baled material, etc.)?

b. What minimum revenues or revenue guarantees do you need for these outputs?

7. Environment

a. Air, discharges, waste material associated with PILOT and scaled project

b. Description of mitigation strategies

G. Scalability of the project

8. Due to the dense nature of development in Bridgeport, systems that can be deployed in a distributed or modular fashion are preferred

9. Small scale, maximum and minimum footprints needed

H. Sustainability:

10. Financial benefit to City for installation

e. Financial feasibility of the technology to reduce trash/solid waste management costs and ensure stable and competitive pricing

11. Describe alignment with statewide priorities and EJ principles for Bridgeport

12. Describe how project will reduce current health and environmental impacts of solid waste management, and reduce emissions

13. Please describe host community benefits that would be provided as part of your project, and how those benefits would be shared or realized including job creation and workforce training opportunities.

14. Proposal should provide substantial information on the environmental impacts and benefits (Potential offsets) of the technology

15. Potential end uses for outputs of system and the feasibility of each (including but not limited to fuel creation, aggregates, etc)

16. Description of waste stream/streams being diverted

I. Previous working history

17. Overview of technology’s history

f. Provide information on applications of the proposed technology demonstrating how widespread and how the technology has been proven through other development projects.

18. Companies familiarity and working history on these systems

J. Sample contract and any relevant documentation

4. Disclaimer and Important Note

This request for information is issued solely for information, research and planning purposes and does not constitute a Request for Proposals (RFP). Responding to this RFI will not give any advantage to or preclude any organization or individual in any subsequently issued solicitation or

RFP. Any future development activities related to this activity will be announced separately on

OpenGov, https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/bridgeportct. This RFI does not represent any award commitment on the part of the City of Bridgeport, nor does it obligate the City to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of any responses.

5. Submission Guidelines

5.1. Contacting the City of Bridgeport

The exclusive means by which all prospective respondents may obtain RFI packages, direct inquires, request and receive addenda and supplemental information, and submit proposals shall be through the City of Bridgeport’s bidding platform.

The City of Bridgeport has made it possible for vendors to view our solicitations, download bid packages and ask questions, free of charge.

Instructions to do so are as follows:

1. Go to https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/bridgeportct https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/bridgeportct

2. Click on any bid you see. It will take you to that bid’s page.

3. On the right-hand side of the page, click on Register now for free!

4. After you register, you'll be able to view/download or ask questions on any bid you have interest in.

If you have any trouble registering, please contact OpenGov using the chat feature or send an email to procurement-support@opengov.com

Addenda Notification: Respondents are required to register on OpenGov. Once the respondent has completed registration, they will receive addenda notifications in their email. Ultimately, it is the sole responsibility of each respondent to periodically check the site for any addenda.

5.2. Electronic Submission Instructions

Submissions are encouraged to be made electronically through the OpenGov site at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/bridgeportct no later than 2:00 pm on Friday, September 19, 2025.

Questions and Answers: It is the responsibility of each firm to inquire about additional information or clarification as to any aspect of the RFP or the Project by submitting questions. The City of Bridgeport will receive questions until Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at

4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) and will promptly provide answers to such questions by publishing them on the Procurement Portal. All firms are obligated to become familiar with such questions and answers and to submit or revise their proposals accordingly. The City of

Bridgeport assumes no responsibility for a firm’s failure to read questions or answers and to revise their responses accordingly.

Late Submissions: City will not assume responsibility if a submission is misdirected, or its delivery is delayed. It shall be the sole responsibility of the submitter to pay for any type of delivery service charge, and to see that the Office of the Purchasing Agent receives his/her submission on time. The clock used shall be the Purchasing Agent’s official date and time stamp clock. The City does not assume financial responsibility for late deliveries by the U.S. Postal

System or any other delivery service.

Expenses: The City shall not be responsible for and/or shall not pay any costs associated with the preparation, submission, or presentation of any submission, or costs incurred by the responding firms during the interview and negotiations phase of the solicitation process

Information and Materials: Any information or materials submitted to this RFP shall become the property of the City of Bridgeport and will not be returned. All submitted materials will be available for public review.

Dates: Please keep in mind dates are estimates only and are subject to change.

6. Response Format

6.1. Public Participation

mailto:procurement-support@opengov.com

Response to this RFI is voluntary. Responses to this RFI may be submitted by a single party or by a team. Respondents should respond to this RFI in a Adobe PDF (.pdf) file. This document should contain the following:

Two clearly delineated sections: (1) Cover page with company name and contact information;

and (2) responses should indicate which topic and specific questions are being addressed.

Comments containing references, studies, research, and other empirical data that are not widely published should include copies or electronic links of the referenced materials. Nonconfidential and/or business proprietary information, copyrighted information, or personally identifiable information should be submitted in response to this RFI.

Privacy Note: All comments received from members of the public will be available for public viewing in compliance with State and Federal open records statutes and regulations. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the City of Bridgeport to form a binding contract. Additionally, those submitting responses are solely responsible for all expenses associated with response preparation.

7. Firm Submission

1. Request for Information Documents*

Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

*Response required