GJ26-147 City of Green River Development and Operation of Class IVb Landfill

The City of Green River, Utah, issued Request for Proposal GJ26-147 for the development, permitting, construction, and long-term operation of a Class IVb Construction and Demolition (C&D) landfill on approximately 43 acres of city-owned property. The selected proposer will serve as the permit holder, developer, and operator while the City retains land ownership, with the intent to enter into a long-term agreement spanning 20–50 years. Key deliverables include securing all necessary permits, completing engineering finalization, managing phased construction, operating the facility to accept construction debris and yard waste, and fulfilling closure and post-closure obligations. The operator will be responsible for all permitting risks and costs, waste screening, and managing waste streams including materials from EPA brownfield initiatives. Qualified proposers must be registered or capable of registering to do business in Utah, demonstrate prior experience permitting, constructing, or operating at least one Class IV, IVa, or IVb landfill within the past five years, and must not have had any revoked or suspended landfill permits within the last ten years. Technical proposals are limited to 30 pages and will be evaluated on relevant experience (30 points), permitting and development approach (30 points), operations plan (20 points), and project schedule and readiness (20 points), with a minimum score of 70 points required to advance to interviews. Critical dates include a pre-proposal site visit on May 28, 2026, a questions deadline of June 5, 2026 at 11:30 p.m., proposal submissions due June 19, 2026 at 11:30 p.m. via Utah's Public Procurement Place (U3P), interviews scheduled for the week of June 29, 2026, and notice of award on July 24, 2026. Final award determination will be based on combined technical scores (100 points), interview performance (50 points), and cost evaluation (50 points), with cost calculated as the net present value of lifecycle costs to the City.

Proposers must submit pricing separately from technical proposals and include proposed tipping fees for C&D and yard waste, discounted or preferred rates for city-sponsored projects, annual lease payments or host fees, and revenue-sharing mechanisms. Bonding and insurance requirements include a surety proposal bond of $5,000 or 5 percent of proposal value, a performance bond of 100 percent of contract value, Environmental Impairment Liability insurance of $5,000,000 per occurrence, Commercial General Liability of $2,000,000 per occurrence, Professional Liability of $1,000,000, Commercial Auto Liability of $1,000,000, and Workers' Compensation at statutory limits with Employer's Liability of $1,000,000. Proposers must also demonstrate bonding capacity equal to estimated closure costs and provide evidence of an Environmental Impairment Liability policy in force or a written commitment from a carrier. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are mentioned in the procurement documents. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified, as this represents a new facility development opportunity. The solicitation does not specify a budget range or award value; instead, pricing will be evaluated based on the net present value of lifecycle costs to the City over the contract term.