This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Delaware, Ohio. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The Board of Trustees for Concord Township, Delaware County, Ohio (hereinafter "Board"), hereby requests bids for residential solid waste, recyclable materials, and yard waste collection and delivery for processing or disposal for the unincorporated area of Concord Township, Delaware County, Ohio (hereinafter "Township"). Bids received after this date and time shall not be considered and will be returned unopened. The time, date, and place of bid openings may be extended to a later date by the Board. Written or oral notice of the change shall be given to all persons who have received or requested a Request for Bids Package ("RFB") not later than ninety-six (96) hours prior to the original time and date fixed for the opening. All bids shall be considered valid until sixty (60) days after the bid opening date although not accepted or rejected. This contract generally requires the provision of all equipment, vehicles, labor, and materials necessary to provide unlimited curbside residential solid waste, recyclable materials, and yard waste collection and delivery for processing or disposal services within the unincorporated area of the Township, and to all Township-owned facilities without charge to the Township. The selected contractor shall also coordinate, hold, and conduct an informational public meeting in the Township to educate residents on service transition and establishing accounts for Householders requiring service. All services shall be provided and performed in accordance with the provisions of the RFB. Prospective bidders obtaining a copy of the RFB online should immediately contact Jill Davis in order to be added to a contact list for updates related to the RFB process. The term of this contract will be three (3) years, extending from April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2025, with the potential for a mutually agreed extension for a period of one (1) to three (3) additional years. Bids must be submitted on the forms contained in the RFB; shall contain the full name of each person, party, or parties submitting the bid and all persons interested therein; shall have all blank spaces completed; and shall be enclosed in a sealed opaque envelope addressed and submitted to Jill Davis, Township Fiscal Officer, at the Concord Township Administrative Building located at 6385 Home Road, Delaware, Ohio 43015. The envelope shall be clearly marked: "Solid Waste Bid." Bids shall be mailed or delivered in person by contacting Jill Davis. Each bidder is required to furnish, at the time of its bid, security in accordance with R.C. 307.88 and 153.54, Et seq. Security shall be either a bond or certified check, cashier's check, or money order on a solvent bank or savings and loan association in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00), conditioned that the bidder, if the bidder's bid is accepted, shall execute a contract in conformity with the RFB and the bid. Security furnished in bond form shall be issued by a surety company or corporation licensed in the State of Ohio to provide said surety. The successful bidder shall be required to faithfully perform all things to be done under the contract. Accordingly, a performance bond in the full amount (100%) of the contract shall, as a condition of entering the contract, be required from the successful bidder. Each bid shall be accompanied by a complete statement of qualifications. The Board reserves the right to select the bidder deemed to have submitted the lowest and best bid, as determined solely by the Board and/or its representative(s); to reject any and/or all bids, or any portion of any and/or all bids; to waive informalities or irregularities that do not affect the substance of the Specifications and contents of the RFB; and to award a contract in the manner deemed to be in the best interest of the Township. In accordance with R.C. 307.87, this notice shall be advertised in its entirety once a week for not less than two (2) consecutive weeks preceding the day of the opening of bids in a newspaper of general circulation within the Township and posted on the Township's website. This notice is also posted in its entirety on the public notice website established under R.C. 125.182 at publicnoticesohio.com. This notice is also posted in its entirety in a public place in the Concord Township Administrative Building. Such notice shall be so posted for at least two (2) weeks preceding the day of the opening of the bids.