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

By issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) for collection services, the City of Weed (City) is competitively procuring franchised collection services. The City is seeking proposals for the collection of solid waste, and recyclable materials, from residential, multi-family and commercial accounts and for City facilities, operations and events. The City's goals for the RFP process are to: 1. Implement high-quality, consistent and safe service delivery at the best value, 2. Secure excellent customer service and programs, and 3. Ensure diversion programs meet state mandates/industry standards and best practices. The City is soliciting proposals from service providers who can deliver efficient service while meeting the recycling diversion targets set by the City. Service providers are interchangeably referred to as "Proposer" or "Collector" throughout this document. A key point of reference is the Draft Collection Services Franchise Agreement (Agreement). The Agreement is included as Attachment 1. The Agreement provides definitions, contract terms, and conditions, including a complete description of the collection services requested. If there are differences between this RFP and the Agreement, the terms and conditions in the Agreement shall prevail. The City directs proposers to submit all questions and requests for information in writing directly to the email listed below. The deadline for submitting written questions and requests for information is provided in Section 1.4, RFP Schedule. Sharp@ci.weed.ca.us Cc Sandra.duchi@ci.weed.ca.us Written responses to questions will be provided to all eligible proposers. In the event of any inconsistencies between oral responses provided at the pre-proposal meeting and written responses subsequently issued, the written responses must be used for preparing proposals. Deadline to submit written questions by 4 p.m. August 18, 2022 4:00 p.m. Evaluation Results Reported to City Council October 13, 2022 Contractor commence providing services December 1, 2022 * The City reserves the right to modify this schedule as needed The term of the new Agreement will commence on December 1, 2022, and will continue for ten (10) years, ending November 30, 2032, unless the Agreement terminated early pursuant to Article 19 of the Agreement. The Term of this Agreement may be extended, at request of the Contractor, and at the sole discretion of the City, by written agreement of the Parties twice for succeeding terms of five (5) years each, provided that Contractor is in compliance with all terms and conditions of the Agreement, according to the process described in Article 4 in the Agreement. SECTION 4 - MUNICIPAL WASTE COLLECTION AND RECYCLYING PROGRAM This section provides a brief description of the collection services solicited through this RFP. Article 4 of the Agreement provides the detailed scope of services. Proposer shall submit three (3) double-sided copies in three-ring binders of the complete proposal and one (1) single sided, signed original according to the deadline provided in Section 1.4, RFP Schedule. In addition, the proposers are required to submit a flash drive containing: An electronic copy of all completed cost proposal forms (i.e., those provided in Attachment 8 of the RFP) formatted for Microsoft Excel; An electronic copy of the Model Franchise Agreement, noting all requested changes in redline/strikeout, in Microsoft Word format; and, A complete PDF of the proposal (excluding financial statements, if confidential). These items shall be placed and submitted in a sealed package. Proposals must be printed on 8 by 7 inch by 11-inch paper. All pages shall be consecutively numbered; although, each section may start with a new page number if proceeded with the section number (e.g., Page 2-1 for the first page of Section 2).