City of Stockbridge Comprehensive Residential Waste Collection And Disposal Services

The City of Stockbridge, Georgia is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for comprehensive residential waste collection and disposal services. The procurement seeks qualified contractors to provide collection and disposal of residential garbage, recycling, yard waste, and bulk waste for approximately 11,000 residential households, 4,032 recycling customers, 162 second-cart customers, and 112 backdoor service customers, along with eight City facilities. Proposers must submit pricing on a monthly per-unit basis for weekly garbage collection, biweekly recycling collection, weekly yard waste collection, and weekly bulk waste collection, with additional specialty fees for cart additions, bulk waste overages, yard waste overages, missed pickups, cart branding, and cleanup events. The selected contractor is responsible for all costs associated with collection vehicles, equipment, carts, labor, disposal facility tipping fees, and materials, and must maintain commercial general liability insurance of $1,000,000 combined single limit, automobile liability insurance of $1,000,000, and professional liability insurance of $1,000,000, along with performance and payment bonds. Evaluation criteria include cost (0-20 points), experience with governmental entities (0-10 points), financial stability (0-20 points), personnel and staff experience (0-10 points), customer service experience (0-15 points), service delivery approach and transition plan (0-15 points), and overall solid waste industry experience (0-10 points), for a maximum of 100 points. Critical dates include a mandatory pre-proposer's conference on April 23, 2026, at 11:00 AM at Stockbridge City Hall; a deadline for submitting questions on April 28, 2026, at 12:00 PM; and a proposal submission deadline of May 7, 2026, at 3:00 PM EST through the Bonfire Portal. The City anticipates awarding the contract in 2026, with service commencement in February 2027.

The RFP does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions limiting eligible respondents to particular categories of organizations. No incumbent vendor or current contractor information is disclosed in the procurement documents. The contract term is two years through December 31, 2029, with five optional one-year renewal periods at the City's sole discretion, allowing for a potential maximum contract period of seven years. The specific award value or budget range for this procurement has not been disclosed; pricing will be evaluated based on the monthly per-unit rates submitted by proposers across the various service categories. The City reserves the right to conduct oral interviews with top-ranked firms and to negotiate final contract terms before making the final award determination.