Landfilling Landfill Waste (MSW)

The City of Berkeley, California is requesting proposals for landfilling municipal solid waste under a five-year contract commencing January 1, 2027, with proposals due October 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM via email to Solicitations@berkeleyca.gov. A 5% local-vendor preference applies to Berkeley-based vendors. The City generates approximately 170 tons per operating day and 62,500 tons annually of residential, commercial, and public landfill waste from its transfer station at 1201 2nd Street.

The scope requires acceptance and final disposal of landfill waste at a permitted landfill facility, with the contractor maintaining disposal site operations between 4:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Saturday, excluding Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day, and emergency availability by prior written agreement. The contractor must provide a contingency direct-haul tipping fee rate at an alternate receiving facility and may optionally propose contractor transportation services or waste processing and material recovery services. The contractor must demonstrate capacity to handle approximately 240 tons per operating day for transportation services and maintain a primary disposal facility plus at least one alternate facility capable of receiving the City's full material volume.

Pricing must be all-inclusive unless expressly itemized, with annual rate adjustments limited to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward) not exceeding 3 percent annually. The contractor bears risk of ordinary market condition changes unless the City directs use of a non-proposed facility; extraordinary incremental costs resulting from events outside the contractor's reasonable control and not caused by contractor negligence may be subject to City reimbursement with prior written approval, limited to actual documented costs excluding profit and overhead.

Evaluation weighting is total evaluated cost and rate transparency (35 points), facility capacity and operational reliability (25 points), direct-haul and continuity-of-service planning (15 points), technical approach and base scope compliance (10 points), experience and comparable references (10 points), and environmental and regulatory compliance history (5 points). The contract includes two optional five-year renewal terms exercisable at the City's sole discretion. Questions are due October 8, 2026. City Council approval is scheduled for December 1, 2026, with contract award and notice to proceed expected by December 16, 2026. The contractor must comply with applicable City ordinances including living wage, equal benefits, non-discrimination, nuclear-free zone, oppressive states, and sanctuary city requirements.