This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Miami Lakes, Florida. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The Town is soliciting bids to establish contract(s) with a qualified and experienced contractor ("Contractor") for litter control and associated waste disposal services throughout Town-owned parks and rights-of-way. The qualified Contractor will have the capability to manage its operations independently and require minimal interference from Town staff. The overall goal is to maintain all Town-owned property in a professional, clean, and neat appearance for the enjoyment of our residents and visitors. The Contractor is expected to work with Town staff to develop routes designed with the goal of minimizing Litter and other associated waste from remaining in any park or right-of-way for a period longer than 24 hours. The Town expects the Contractor to have the flexibility to address issues that may arise during the course of the Work and require immediate remedial action. The number of crews the Town requires will rise and fall with the level of service the Town anticipates providing in a fiscal year. The Town is located in the northwest corner of Miami-Dade County, Florida. The Town was incorporated on December 5, 2000, and is one of the youngest municipalities in the County. Occupying a land area of approximately 6.6 square miles, the Town is home to approximately 30,000 residents and over 1,146 businesses. The Town has three office-commercial-industrial areas containing approximately 647 acres of land with approximately 6.9 million square feet of developed space. Contractor shall perform litter/debris pick-up and disposal from the Town's Right-Of Way ("ROW") and Town Parks, excluding Royal Oaks and Miami Lakes Optimist Parks. The work schedule shall be eight (8) hours a day between 7:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., seven days per week, including holidays. Contractor shall also be required to provide emergency service on an on-call, as needed basis 24 hours, 7 days per week. In Town Parks, the Contractor shall check, service, and restock dog waste receptacles throughout the Parks. The areas in the parks include, but are not limited to, all grass areas, parking lots, driveways, roadways, walkways, playgrounds, picnic shelters, facility exteriors, lakefront beaches, landscaping beds, and basketball courts. The list of park locations and is contained in Exhibit A. The ROW areas include all ROW roadways, bus shelters, bus stops, trash receptacles, and medians within the Town boundaries as well as all entrances, exit ramps, and greenspace to the Palmetto Expressway (SR826). Contractor shall dispose of all Litter and other items picked-up as part of the Work in accordance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations. Contractor shall not use Town owned dumpsters or other third-party dumpsters without prior written approval from the Town. On occasion, the Town may request Contractor pick-up and dispose of bulky litter/debris items including, but is not limited to, mattresses, household garbage, furniture, pallets, televisions, building materials, and scrap metal that may be a result of illegal dumping. On such occasions, the Town will request pick-up in writing and will reimburse the Contractor for reasonable rental, dumping, or other direct fees associated with the pick-up. To be eligible for award of this project, bidders shall: 1. Possess a minimum of three (3) years of experience performing litter control services, with at least one (1) year of local or county government experience; and 2. Must provide two (2) verifiable client references demonstrating completion of at least two (2) contracts, one (1) reference being from a local or county government entity, for services of similar scope and value performed within the last three (3) years. 3. Possess a general hauler permit and/or any other permit or license required by Miami-Dade County to perform these services. All Bids must be submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Any Bids received after the specified time and date will not be considered. The responsibility for submitting a Bid before the stated time and date is solely and strictly the responsibility of the Bidder. Pursuant to subsection (t) "Cone of Silence" of Section 2-11.1 "Conflict of Interest and Code of Ethics Ordinance" of Miami Dade County, public notice is hereby given that a "Cone of Silence" is imposed concerning this solicitation. The "Cone of Silence" prohibits communications concerning the substance of RFP's, RFQ's or Bids, until such time as the Town Manager makes a written recommendation to the Town Council concerning the solicitation. Any questions concerning the substance of this, or any other solicitation advertised by the Town should be submitted in writing to procurement@miamilakes-fl.gov while the Cone of Silence is in effect. Failure to comply with the Cone of Silence may result in the rejection of a Submittal. For additional information concerning the Cone of Silence please refer to Section 2-11.1 of Miami-Dade County Code.