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

The City of Ocala is soliciting bids from experienced vendors to provide proper and legal disposal of the City's Residential and Commercial solid waste. The city will provide approximately 65,000 tons of Class I and Class III solid waste on an annual basis. The city provides approximately 17,500 residential customers with once-per-week curbside garbage collection, currently using up to ten trucks per day. The Residential division provides collection services between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Thursday (plus Fridays on holiday weeks). The approximate annual amount of residential garbage collected equals 17,000 tons. Each residential garbage truck averages two loads per day. The city's approximately 13,000 commercial, industrial, and multi-family customers receive solid waste collection services ranging from once to six times per week, and dumpster sizes ranging from two to eight cubic yards. The approximate annual amount of commercial and industrial waste collected by the Commercial division equals 48,000 tons. Each commercial garbage truck averages two to three loads per day, using up to nine trucks Monday through Friday, and two trucks on Saturday. Regular collection services are provided every day except Sunday, between the hours of 4:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. SECTION K - PRICING AND AWARD 1. Bidder must upload a completed Exhibit B - Price Proposal with their response. 2. Bidder must bid on all line items, with the exception of optional items. 3. The quantities in Price Proposal are estimated based upon past annual usage and should not be construed as guaranteed minimums. BASE BID PRICING 4. Bids will be received on unit price basis for "per ton" cost for Class I and Class III waste, hazardous waste, and tires. Unit cost must include all costs to provide the services described within this scope of work. a. Hazardous waste and tires will be disposed of at no cost to the City unless the estimated annual tonnage is exceeded. b. Pricing for disposal of hazardous waste and tires will not be included in the base bid amount. ADDITIONAL PRICING 5. Bidders must provide pricing for hazardous waste and tires as follows: a. "Per ton" cost for complete disposal of hazardous waste (after 20 annual tons has been exceeded). b. "Per ton" cost for complete disposal of tires (after 50 annual tons has been exceeded). 6. Award will be made to the lowest bidder, meeting all requirements outlined within this scope of work. Low bid will be determined based on the lowest total base bid amount.