Waste Disposal - LDH - CLSH

The Louisiana Office of State Procurement is requesting bids for waste disposal services on behalf of the Louisiana Department of Health, Central Louisiana State Hospital (CLSH) in Pineville, with bids due July 21, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. Central Time and written inquiries due July 8, 2026.

The scope includes container rental, trash and garbage hauling, and disposal services. The contractor must provide and maintain seven 8-cubic-yard front-load dumpsters with top and side-door access at five specified locations within the hospital facility, with pickups scheduled three times weekly (Monday, Wednesday, Friday). All containers must meet a minimum 10-gauge steel specification, remain watertight with hinged lids preventing insect entry, and be sanitized and disinfected regularly. Waste must be transported in garbage trucks approved by LDH and the Louisiana State Department of Public Safety and disposed of only at LDH-approved landfill sites. The contractor must respond to service requests within 24 hours and respond to documented performance issues within seven business days. Automatic contract termination occurs upon two or more service reductions within any 30-workday period or 15 reductions within 12 months.

The initial contract term runs from award through June 30, 2027, with two optional 12-month renewal periods, for a maximum total duration of 36 months. All bid prices must be firm for a minimum of 30 days and quoted on specified line items: monthly service fees, additional monthly fees, hauling fees for 30-cubic-yard roll-off containers, per-ton disposal fees, and one-time container delivery fees, plus costs for additional containers, additional pickups, and per-yard reduction services. Delivery is F.O.B. Destination.

Contractors must obtain Workers Compensation insurance with $1,000,000 employer liability limits, Commercial General Liability with $1,000,000 per-occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate limits, and Automobile Liability with $1,000,000 combined single limits, all from A.M. Best A-:VI or higher rated insurers. Bidders quoting $25,000 or more must certify non-suspension or debarment status with the General Services Administration and maintain current Louisiana Secretary of State registration. The contract is non-exclusive; the State reserves the right to terminate for convenience with 30 days' notice or for cause.