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

1.04 PRODUCTS OR SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED, AND APPLICABLE SPECIFICATIONS LOT 1: WASTE DISPOSAL 1. QUALITY ASSURANCE The awarded bidder shall be responsible for the attached schedule (or mutually agreed upon schedule) for garbage pick-up & recycling (Attachment A). AT NO TIME ARE CONTAINERS TO BE LEFT OVERFLOWING DUE TO LATE PICK-UP, LACK OF PICK-UP, OR SCHEDULING CONFLICTS. The area surrounding the dumpster shall be left clean and free of liter. The bidder will be required to give credit for every missed pick-up, winter break, or holiday throughout the year during times of no use. The Garbage Service portion of this bid is only for District Schools outside the city limits of Kissimmee and/or St. Cloud. Schools located within city limits are covered by the respective city regulations. 2. SCOPE OF WORK A. The awarded vendor shall put in place the indicated container(s) at the School Board facilities following the attached equipment and service schedule per location. The successful bidder will be responsible for emptying said containers following the outlined service schedule. Locations may be added during the contract as new schools open in Osceola County. Frequency of pick-up and size of the containers may change during the course of the bid at some locations. B. The awarded vendor may make recommendations to the School Board on utilization of dumpsters, including number of days to be picked up per week, size required, along with any recycling programs not already being used at each site. C. All containers must have tight fitting lids, drain plugs, neat in appearance, and must be sprayed with approved disinfectant/deodorant once a month or as needed. Dumpsters shall be changed out as needed for appearance, functionality, or rightsizing to provide the school site with a new clean dumpster at no cost to the School Board. Direction to be replaced shall come from the District Energy Manager. D. Garbage pick-up should be scheduled to avoid school traffic during the morning arrival time and the afternoon departure time of students to eliminate congestion. Routes should be established and remain consistent (give or take two (2) hours of the same time every day). Each route must have an a.m. or p.m. weekly schedule. Routes shall not be scheduled for an a.m. pick-up one day and a p.m. pick-up the next day. All two days a week routes must be scheduled for Monday/Thursday, or Tuesday/Friday pick-up. Meaning a Monday/Friday pick-up schedule shall not be permitted. E. The School Board may require the use of roll-off dumpsters at any District location for temporary use. The intended use of the roll-offs is for "construction debris". F. The awarded vendor must have, or acquire by the time of this award, all necessary licenses (as required by law) and insurance to adequately protect the School Board from any liabilities that may arise during the course of services being rendered (as per Federal, State and local laws as well as Safety and Health codes and regulations). LOT 2: RECYCLING 1. SCOPE OF WORK A. The purpose and intent of this term contract is to secure a means of recycling applicable products at Districts locations. As recyclable goods are commodities that have value, the School District would prefer to receive revenue for these commodities. If the bid is awarded as a revenue, the awarded Bidder(s) shall give back to the District a percentage of the funds that are generated through the recycling program. These funds shall be established on a per ton basis. The bid also has the option of accepting bids listing a "Cost" to the School District for recycling. This option is listed on the Price Sheet. The primary goal of this program is to reduce the volume of solid waste generated by the District by instituting a recycling program. The intent of this program is to incur no expense to the District. As recyclable goods are commodities that have value, the expense of containers and hauling cost are expected to be recovered by the Bidder. A minor goal of this program will be to generate revenue back to the District. Recyclable collection will take place at locations throughout Osceola School District. A location list is provided in this bid (Attachment "A"). All School District locations will participate in this Recycling program. B. All services shall be in such a manner as to be in compliance with all applicable federal, state, county and municipal requirements and regulations. Recyclable materials will be deposited into containers as specific. C. Containers must be provided by the awarded Bidder(s) at no cost to the District and shall be placed in designated areas as requested. The number of containers necessary will be determined by volume. The awarded Bidder(s) will place containers in areas agreed upon jointly with the authorized representative of the School District. The Bidder will handle recyclables in such a way that container positions and adjacent areas are not littered with debris from containers. The services to be performed under this contract will include all supervision, labor, truck equipment, fuel expense, outdoor commercial collection containers, travel, profit, overhead, insurance and other items necessary to provide the service as set forth in the specifications. D. Containers shall be the appropriate size necessary to collect the recycled volume. The Purchasing representative may change the size of the container(s) at any time. The District reserves the right to request additional containers be provided by the Bidder at designated sites or additional sites without additional fees. The additional containers must be provided within seventy-two (72) hours of notification unless otherwise agreed by the authorized representative. E. All containers shall be maintained in good working order by the Bidder(s). All containers shall be inspected, repaired, repainted and sanitized at periodic intervals as requested, no less that once per contract year. All doors and hardware shall be maintained in good working order by the Bidder. The containers shall be constructed of high-quality steel. The containers shall have markings and verbiage indicating it is a recycling container to include text and/or graphics of allowable materials. All containers provided at all locations shall be one common color and have identical marking for consistency. The awarded Bidder(s) shall keep all equipment in proper repair and in a presentable condition to insure the health and safety of students and staff as well as Bidder personnel. The Bidder shall be solely responsible for all costs of operating and maintaining the equipment. In the event of vehicle breakdown(s), the Bidder will be responsible to provide replacement vehicles to remove recycling within two (2) consecutive business days. A District representative may inspect each dumpster periodically to assess its acceptability in fulfilling the requirements of this contract. F. Awarded Bidder(s) shall work with the District Representative to set a tentative schedule for collection of recyclables. The Bidder(s) shall schedule collections at all locations to avoid conflict with school or district activities as best possible and not interfere with the normal routine of the occupants of the buildings or their visitors. Special attention should be made for student traffic in service areas. G. It is in the best interest of the Bidder to secure all containers and outfit all collection vehicles to minimize trash accumulation and litter. Each district location shall assist in monitoring and maintaining the container area for the same. In the event that a regularly scheduled container is over filled and has accumulated recyclables around it, the awarded Bidder shall pick up all recyclables. H. Special collections are to be scheduled for days when the regularly scheduled collection falls on a holiday or when the collection is delayed due to weather or equipment failure. District holidays are determined by the School Board prior to each new school year. Approved holidays for the current school year are provided on the District website. I. The School District operates on a year-round basis, except for Winter Break. During the two (2) weeks of Winter Break no collection pickup is required. Volume will be reduced in the summer at many locations. The District representative will provide the awarded Bidder(s) with the schedule of schools with summer programs and will adjust the collection routes and frequency as needed. J. It is the responsibility of the awarded Bidder(s) to communicate missed collection dates to the authorized representative the day in which it happens or by 9:00 a.m. the following business day. K. Recycling materials must be weighed using accurate weight information and methods; estimates of weight are not acceptable. Copies of scale tickets must be provided by the Bidder. The Bidder must describe their weighing methods on the Price Sheet. L. The goal of this program will be to recycle a substantial volume of material currently leaving the District as solid waste. This material will include, but not limited to: office paper, newsprint, cardboard, plastics, aluminum, steel and wax-coated milk and juice containers. Poly trash bags will be utilized in the collection of recyclables and will be added to the material stream, primarily for shredded paper, milk and juice containers and other small and/or light items. The inclusion of contaminating materials will be minimized through on-going training as this new process is brought on-line within the District. M. The awarded Bidder(s) shall have all containers placed prior to the start of the 2024/2025 fall classes. N. Revenue paid to the School District shall be a Percentage of the Official Board Market (OBM or The Yellow Sheet) price, utilizing the current weekly price sheet for each collection week. To determine this percentage, the high market price for "mixed paper - Southeast" will be the standard, using an estimated mix of 55% cardboard, 30% paper and 15% additional recyclable products (plastics, metals, etc.) for initial calculations. Include a copy of the most current Official Board Market (Yellow Sheet) for transacted paper stock prices with your proposal. Any information on the OBM that pertains to this bid is to be Highlighted. O. Statements and revenue checks shall be submitted to The School District of Osceola County Finance Department by the 15th of each month covering services from the previous calendar month, adjusted to complete weeks to coincide with the weekly-published Official Board Market (Yellow Sheets). Statements shall contain: Bid number Week/Month/Year covered Name and address of Bidder List of individual collection site locations Question End Date 1/26/2024 12:00 PM