RFP 1167: Municipal Solid Waste, Recycling & Bulky Waste Collection & Disposal

The Town of Bloomfield, Connecticut is issuing Request for Proposals (RFP) 1167 for comprehensive Municipal Solid Waste, Recycling, and Bulky Waste Collection and Disposal Services serving approximately 8,129 residential locations in Hartford County. The procurement encompasses monthly curbside collection and transportation of residential municipal solid waste (estimated 6,100 tons annually), bi-weekly residential recycling collection (estimated 1,370 tons annually), bulky waste collection and disposal (estimated 500 tons annually), dumpster services at nine Town buildings and seven Board of Education facilities, tire disposal (estimated 420 units annually), mattress disposal (estimated 1,600 units annually), seasonal leaf collection services (six weeks annually), Christmas tree collection services (one week annually), and community outreach services. The contractor must purchase, administer, and distribute new 95-gallon automated curbside carts for both MSW and recycling, maintaining all carts throughout the contract term at no additional cost to the Town. All services must comply with federal, state, and local laws, with collection occurring Monday through Friday on established routes. The initial contract term is five years commencing July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031, with two optional five-year renewal extensions available at the Town's discretion. Proposals must be sealed and submitted to the Town of Bloomfield Purchasing Department at Town Hall, 800 Bloomfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002, by 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 9, 2026, with a vendor question and answer period extending through March 25, 2026. The contractor is responsible for all costs related to labor, equipment purchases, operations, repairs, and tipping fees at legally authorized disposal facilities, with cost adjustments indexed to the Consumer Price Index beginning in year three and separate fuel adjustments for Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel and Compressed Natural Gas.

All vendors are eligible to respond to this solicitation with no stated set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises or other restricted categories; however, the Town will not award contracts to respondents with delinquent tax obligations. Successful contractors must furnish 5 percent bid security based on year-one pricing and performance and labor and materials payment bonds equal to 100 percent of the year-one contract price. Insurance requirements include comprehensive general liability coverage with $1,000,000 per occurrence and $5,000,000 aggregate limits, automobile liability insurance in equivalent limits, Connecticut statutory workers' compensation insurance, and excess liability umbrella coverage up to $5,000,000, with all subcontractors and suppliers required to maintain equivalent coverage. The contract includes service failure penalties ranging from $250 to $500 per incident, with additional charges for corrective actions not completed within twenty-four hours. No estimated total contract value is disclosed in the solicitation documents, though the scope of services encompassing five years of comprehensive waste management across residential and municipal facilities represents a substantial procurement. Joseph Muraca, Town of Bloomfield Purchasing Department, serves as the primary contact for inquiries at JMuraca@BloomfieldCT.gov, with payment terms established as Net 45 Days and Free on Board Destination delivery requirements.