Solid Waste Collection Services

The Canaveral Port Authority (CPA) in Florida has issued Request for Proposals (RFP-25-15) for Solid Waste Collection Services to provide comprehensive waste management across all CPA-operated buildings and properties. The solicitation seeks qualified contractors to deliver front-loading dumpster collection (2-8 cubic yards), open-top roll-off container services, and optional self-contained compacting container rentals. The current service configuration includes 38 dumpsters serviced once or twice weekly and 30 roll-offs serviced on-call, with collections occurring between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Contractors must demonstrate three years of similar waste collection experience, possess Florida business licenses, maintain required FDEP and regulatory permits, and provide commercial general liability insurance of $1 million/$2 million aggregate. The evaluation will score proposals across five key areas: service quality (25 points), compliance and safety (20 points), experience and references (15 points), pricing (30 points), and sustainability and innovation (10 points), totaling 100 points. Key dates include a proposal submission deadline of November 12, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., with a selection committee meeting on November 19, 2025, and potential contract initiation targeted for January 15, 2026.

The solicitation does not explicitly indicate specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged business enterprises. The contract term is three years with two optional one-year renewal periods, potentially extending to a maximum of five years. The Canaveral Port Authority reserves the right to award to multiple contractors for different service lines if deemed advantageous. Three proposers were evaluated and ranked: Waste Management Inc of Florida (first place), Waste Pro of Florida Inc (second place), and Wasteline Solutions Inc (third place). The contract is self-funded through operational revenues, with no taxpayer support. Pricing will be submitted on provided worksheets, with roll-off pull fees quoted on a per-pull basis and disposal fees passed through at county tip rates without additional markups. Contractors must also secure TWIC badges for technicians accessing secured areas at their own expense, and liquidated damages will apply for missed collections ($100 per occurrence), late reporting ($100 per day), and uncleaned spillage (actual cost).