Solid Waste Hauling
Closed State & local contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 26-29SH
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdictions
- UNSPSC codes
- 76121500 Refuse collection and disposal
- 76121501 Garbage collection or destruction or processing or disposal
- 76121507 Post event refuse collection and clean up service
- 76121503 Street cleaning services
- 76120000 Refuse disposal and treatment
- 76121600 Nonhazardous waste disposal
- 76121502 Liquid waste collection or processing or disposal
- 76121505 Inorganic waste collection and disposal
- 76121508 Refuse collecting equipment
- 76121800 Refuse treatment
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- Point of contact
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- Samantha Hess samantha.hess@sarasotafl.gov (941) 263-6452
Opportunity details come from procurement.opengov.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
The City of Sarasota is requesting proposals for solid waste hauling and transporting services to move all municipal solid waste from the City's transfer station, with proposals due July 16, 2026, and a non-mandatory pre-proposal meeting scheduled for June 22. The contract term is one year with two optional one-year renewals, for a possible total of three years.
The scope covers transportation of approximately 55,275 tons of municipal solid waste annually (approximately 289 trailer loads per month) from the City's transfer station to the Sarasota County Landfill. Optional services include hauling and transporting yard waste debris to the County Landfill or other approved yard waste disposal facilities. The service encompasses standard household and commercial waste, bulk items, white goods, and tires, excluding hazardous materials. The City may award to one or multiple proposers and reserves the right to extend the contract up to 180 days beyond the expiration date at the same prices in effect on the final contract day.
Awarded vendors must provide proof of insurance prior to commencing work, including commercial general liability coverage with combined single limits of not less than one million dollars per occurrence and two million dollars per location aggregate, automobile liability coverage, and worker's compensation insurance as required by Florida Statutes.
The pre-proposal meeting is June 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at 1325 N Osprey Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236. Questions are due July 2, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. Proposals must be submitted electronically through https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/sarasotafl and are limited to a maximum of 150 single-sided pages. The procurement contact is Samantha Hess at samantha.hess@sarasotafl.gov. The incumbent contractor, Merrell Bros., Inc., is operating under a six-month extension running through October 31, 2026, under the current pricing structure.
Opportunity text
The City of Sarasota is seeking solid waste hauling and transporting services with a vendor to transport all the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) received at the City of Sarasota's transfer station. Also, requesting optional hauling and transporting services for yard waste debris to Sarasota County Landfill or other yard waste disposal facility.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Solid_Waste_Hauling_(Addendum_#1_Revision).pdf | ||
| 5yr_avg_load_tons.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Merrell_Bros_Inc_Invocies_Jan._2026_through_Jun._2026.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Sign-In_Sheets_Pre-Proposal_Meeting_26-29SH.pdf | ||
| Fully_Executed_6_Month_Extension_19-16TS_Solid_Waste_Hauling_Merrell_Bros._Inc.pdf | ||
| Solid_Waste_Hauling.pdf |
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