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

Collection, Transportation and Processing of Municipal Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials The service periods will be for either three (3) years or five (5) years commencing January 1, 2026, at the sole discretion of the Township, with an optional extension of up to 2 additional years, whether the Township awards a three-year contract or a fiveyear contract . Each Bid must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier's Check or Bid Bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the highest Bid total, including the option years, and shall be stated in a specific dollar amount in the Bond as required herein. Bids will be presented to the Board of Commissioners and will be acted upon within sixty (60) days after the opening, unless extended as provided in the contract documents. Failure to attend this meeting shall preclude a Bidder from submitting a Bid. The Township Commissioners hereby reserve the right, which is understood and agreed to by all Bidders, to reject any and all Bids and to waive any omissions, errors, mistakes, defects or irregularities in any Bid at its sole discretion. The Township maintains the right to exercise the two (2) option years under its existing contract notwithstanding the fact that it has issued this Request for Bids. Unless all bids are rejected, and except as otherwise provided by law, award will be made to the lowest responsible bidder. The Township reserves the right to award a contract based on any Option or Options included in the Request for Bids or on a by item or total bid basis, whichever is deemed most advantageous to the Township.