The City of Bell Gardens (City) was incorporated on August 1, 1961, as a general law city, thus,
it operates under the Council/Manager form of government. The five City Council members
are elected at-large by registered voters in the City for staggered four-year terms and serve as
the City's legislative, policy-making body. The Mayor position is shared among the Council
members who select one another as Mayor annually. The City Council holds bi-monthly public
meetings. The City Manager is responsible for directing City affairs as prescribed by the City
Council. The City has a population of approximately 39,000 in an area of 2.4 square miles
located in the southeastern part of Los Angeles County. The City shares a common boundary
with the Cities of South Gate, Bell, Downey, and Commerce. The City is considered an integral
part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area.
The City's departments include Finance and Administration, City Clerk, Community
Development, Recreation and Community Services, Police, and Public Works. Fire services
are provided by the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The Public Works Department consists of various divisions, including Administration, Street
Maintenance, Parks and Facilities Maintenance, Utilities and Contracts, Transportation
Services, the City Water System, and Solid Waste Management. The City maintains an
exclusive franchise agreement for residential solid waste collection services. Additionally, the
City maintains six non-exclusive franchise agreements for commercial solid waste collection
services. Haulers are required to offer collection services and deliver all solid waste,
recyclables, and green waste/organic waste to appropriate facilities. The Public Works
Department is also responsible for managing the solid waste, green waste, recycling, and
household hazardous waste (HHW) programs within the City's jurisdiction, including
developing and implementing programs that meet State mandates, including but not limited to,
the Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reductions Act (SB 1383), Mandatory Commercial Recycling
(AB 341), and Mandatory Organics Recycling (AB 1826).
The City is seeking proposals from qualified firms with proven expertise to provide professional
solid waste consulting services, including 1) legislative assistance and compliance support; 2)
contract monitoring; 3) Mandatory Commercial Recycling, Organics Regulations and SB 1383
Assistance; and 4) Annual Reporting Services (collectively "solid waste consulting services").
The City currently contracts out these solid waste consulting services to a private firm and is
seeking to re-evaluate costs and qualifications. Please review this Request for Proposals for
Solid Waste Consulting Services (RFP) outlining the range of services being sought to
determine if you wish to submit a proposal for the requested services.
It is the intent of the City to select a single Consultant to provide the requested Solid Waste
Consulting Services; however, the City reserves the right to select one or more Consultants to
provide as-needed Solid Waste Consulting Services either through this RFP or through
subsequent solicitations for as-needed solid waste consulting services. The term of the
Agreement will be for three (3) years with up to two (2) optional one-year extensions.
To ensure a fair and objective RFP process and evaluation, all questions and inquiries related
to this RFP shall be addressed in writing to Bernardo Iniguez, Director of Public
Works/Facilities, at biniguez@bellgardens.org and copied to Karla Gonzalez, Senior
Management Analyst, at kgonzalez@bellgardens.org. The deadline for written questions and
inquiries is Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. City Hall is open Monday through Thursday
from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM.
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