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

The envelopes containing the Proposals must be sealed and addressed to City Clerk, City of Waynesboro, 714 Wayne Street, Waynesboro, Mississippi, 39367. All Proposals shall give the amount of each bid for the service to be performed and must be signed by the Bidder. Each Proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing on the outside the name of the Bidder, its address, and plainly marked "Proposal for Solid Waste Collection and Waste Disposal Service." If forwarding by mail, the sealed envelope containing the Proposal must been closed in another envelope addressed as specified in the Proposal. Each Proposal shall be accompanied by a letter from a corporate surety satisfactory to the City stating that a Performance Bond will be furnished by it to the person submitting the Proposal in the event it is the successful Bidder. Scope: The scope of the work, insurance requirements, indemnification, and other provisions under the proposed Contract shall consist of all items contained in a document styled "General Contract Specifications for Solid Waste Collection & Disposal Services The City of Waynesboro is obtaining proposals for collection of residential, commercial, and industrial solid waste. The Bidder selected shall be the sole garbage disposal contractor utilized by the City, with the exception of any other government or quasi-governmental operations located in the city limits of Waynesboro. All solid waste shall be hauled directly to an approved landfill site provided by the contractor. All Residential Units will require at least once per week collection service. Each Residential Unit will be provided one, minimum, ninety (90) gallon roll-out cart. Disposal fees will be included in the billing per Residential Unit. In addition, service for Commercial Units which cannot facilitate commercial dumpsters shall be provided roll-out carts. These Commercial Units will be supplied up to four (4) ninety (90) gallon roll-out carts each, depending on their need. Residential Collection: Contractor shall provide once a week curbside pick-up for Residential Services. Containers shall be placed as close to the roadway as practicable without interfering with or endangering the movement of vehicles or pedestrians. Containers shall be handled in a workmanlike manner with due regard for avoiding damage to containers. Lids shall be replaced on each container by the Contractor after emptying refuse. The Contractor shall take every precaution not to damage can enclosures, structures, shrubs,hedges, flower beds or grassed areas. Commercial Industrial: Contract shall provide Bin and Roll-off containers and collection service for the collection of Commercial and Industrial Refuse to Commercial and Industrial Units as currently exist or as required to properly service the activity. Bins and containers shall be placed in an accessible outside location on a hard surface according to individual agreement. Regular collection from commercial and industrial activities shall be made Monday through Friday. If any, Commercial or industrial entity shall furnish its own front-loader type bins and roll-off containers, then in that event, all such containers shall be compatible with the equipment used by the contractor. The Contractor will furnish a sufficient number of heavy-duty trucks and other equipment to handle collection of garbage and refuse from commercial and industrial customers. Commercial and industrial customers shall include apartments, restaurants, motels, convenience stores, grocery stores, trailer parks and other commercial/manufacturing businesses. All missed pickups reported to the contractor before 12:00p.m. that same day will be picked up before 7:00 p.m. the same day. Missed pickups reported after 3:00 p.m. will be picked up the next day. The Contractor shall provide a method to receive and handle complaints between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. A system of communication shall be established whereby the Contractor can be contacted in case of emergency twenty-four hours per day. The Contractor shall maintain supervision over its employees and require that said employees are neat in appearance, courteous in demean or, and are qualified to perform. The Contractor shall remove from service any employee who violates the provisions hereof and who is negligent or discourteous in the performance of his duty. All dealing, contracts, etc.,between the Contractor and the City shall be directed to the Contractor's Representative and to the City: Water Department. The City shall provide the Contractor a report form to provide the number of residential customers and number of commercial and industrial customers. The opening and reading of a Proposal shall not be construed as an acceptance of the Bidder as a qualified, responsible Bidder. The City reserves the right to accept any Proposal or to reject any or all Proposals, and to waive defects or irregularities in any Proposal. In particular, any alteration, erasure or interlineations of Proposal may render the Proposal irregular and subject to possible rejection by the city