COS.pdf

This is an attachment document from the City of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, solicitation for residential and commercial solid waste, yard waste, recycling collection and disposal services. The City seeks proposals from qualified licensed contractors to provide exclusive waste management services for approximately 17,601 single-family residential units and 5,988 active multifamily accounts, along with a substantial commercial customer base. The solicitation includes optional residential recycling collection and disposal services. A mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for February 4, 2026, at 11:00 am, with written questions due by February 23, 2026. Electronic proposals must be submitted through the OpenGov eProcurement Portal by April 2, 2026, at 2:00 pm. The contract term is ten years with a potential ten-year renewal option.

The attachment specifically contains monthly tonnage data for the incumbent contractor, Waste Pro, showing residential solid waste at 1,414.51 tons monthly, commercial waste at 1,167.65 tons, yard waste at 369.06 tons, and recycling at 154.70 tons. Contractors must maintain vehicles no older than six years, with frontline equipment being 2025 or newer at contract start. A proposal security bond of ten percent of the first-year contract value and a performance bond equal to fifty percent of estimated first-year revenue are required. Insurance requirements include $2,000,000 general liability, workers compensation, automobile liability, $5,000,000 umbrella coverage, and $5,000,000 pollution liability. Monthly service fees will be based on unit pricing with annual Consumer Price Index adjustments not exceeding four percent. The solicitation does not specify set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises but requires disclosure of any Minority Business Enterprise or Minority Women Business Enterprise certifications for subcontractors.