Construction and Demolition Material Disposal Services

The City of Bloomington, Illinois is soliciting bids for Construction and Demolition Material Disposal Services (Bid #2025-33) through its e-Procurement Portal, ProcureNow. The procurement seeks a contractor to receive and dispose of construction and demolition materials generated by the city's Public Works Department, which services approximately 24,500 households. The initial contract period will run from May 1, 2025, to April 30, 2026, with options for four additional one-year renewals through April 30, 2030. The successful vendor must operate a licensed disposal facility within three miles of the Main and Locust Streets intersection, provide a hard surface drop-off location, maintain an onsite certified truck scale, and accept materials during specified hours (6:00am-2:30pm Monday-Friday in summer, 7:00am-3:30pm Monday-Friday in winter). The city generates approximately 4,969 tons of construction and demolition material annually, with disposal volumes ranging between 3,190 and 6,459 tons in recent fiscal years. Bidders must submit a bid bond or cashier's check for 10% of the total bid price and provide both electronic and physical copies of the bid guarantee. The bid submission deadline is February 26, 2025, at 10:00 am CST, with the bid opening occurring on the same date and an anticipated award date of March 24, 2025.

The City of Bloomington has implemented a local preference purchasing policy that may provide a percentage-based preference to local consultants meeting specific criteria, such as maintaining a physical presence in McLean County for at least 12 consecutive months and employing a minimum of two full-time employees. The contractor must comply with comprehensive insurance requirements, including general liability and workers' compensation coverage, and adhere to equal opportunity and non-discrimination guidelines. The facility must strictly comply with EPA and Illinois Environmental Protection Agency regulations, maintain necessary permits, and provide efficient service with a maximum 30-minute waiting time for delivery vehicles. Pricing will be structured on a per-ton basis for the initial contract period and subsequent extensions, with additional hourly rates for facility operations beyond normal weekday and Saturday hours. While specific budget ranges are not explicitly stated, the annual material disposal volume suggests a potential contract value in the range of $200,000 to $400,000 per year, depending on the per-ton disposal rate. The contractor cannot pass through any fines or penalties to the City and must operate independently with full compliance with federal, state, and local laws.