BULKY WASTE HAULING & DISPOSAL SERVICES

Agency:	Orange town
State:	Connecticut
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	562111 - Solid Waste Collection
Posted Date:	May 7, 2026
Due Date:	May 28, 2026
Solicitation No:	05072026
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Town of Orange, Connecticut

BID DOCUMENTS

BULKY WASTE

HAULING & DISPOSAL SERVICES

1.0 INVITATION TO BID

1.1 The Town of Orange requests bids for the hauling and disposal of bulky waste, including

construction and demolition waste, from its Transfer Station on South Orange Center

Road to a facility approved by the Connecticut DEEP and the Town of Orange.

1.2 Bidders are required to comply with the instructions contained in these Bid Documents,

and to provide information where requested. Bids must be made upon the forms

contained herein.

2.0 KEY EVENT DATES

2.1 Bid Advertisement

Thursday, May 7, 2026

2.2 Deadline for Submitting Bid Questions 10:00 am, Thursday, May 21, 2026

2.3 Bid Due Date & Bid Opening

Orange Town Hall

Lower Level Meeting Room

10:00 am, Thursday, May 28, 2026

2.4 Bid Award Decision

Board of Selectmen Meeting

7:00 pm, Wednesday, June 10, 2026

2.5 All questions shall be submitted by email to the Director of Public Works at

bbrinton@orange-ct.gov. All questions will be answered by email.

2.6 Bidders must provide contact information to the town by emailing afaustini@orange-

ct.gov and bbrinton@orange-ct.gov, to ensure that they receive bid addenda and other

notifications.

3.0 BID FORMS AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

3.1 Copies of the bid documents may be obtained from the Town of Orange Website and

State of Connecticut Contracting Portal (CTsource)

3.2 Ditto marks are not considered writing; shall not be used; and can be reason for non-

acceptance of a bid.

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3.3 All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope, clearly marked “Bulky Waste Hauling

& Disposal”, and received in the Public Works office by the time of the bid opening specified

above. In addition to the BID FORM, the bidder’s BIDDER QUALIFICATION STATEMENT

and NON-COLLUSIVE AFFIDAVIT OF PRIME BIDDER must also be enclosed in the sealed

envelope. Bids, corrections, and/or modifications received after the time the town officials open

the first bid will not be accepted.

Bidders are responsible for checking the bid posting on the state contracting portal

https://portal.ct.gov/DAS/CTSource/CTSource or on the Town of Orange website for bid

addenda and responses to bidders’ questions, up to the time of the bid opening.

3.4 The BID FORM must be signed by an authorized agent of the submitting company.

3.5 All information submitted must be in ink or typewritten. Mistakes may be crossed out

and corrections inserted. The person signing the bid form must initial corrections.

3.6 The inability to meet any specified requirement(s) shall be clearly stated in writing and

attached to the bid form or written on the bid form.

3.7 At the time of opening the bids, bidders shall be presumed to have inspected the site and

be thoroughly familiar with the bid documents. Failure of any bidder to inspect the project site,

ask questions, or to examine the bid documents, shall not relieve any bidder from obligations

with respect to their bid.

3.8 The specifications listed are to be interpreted as meaning those acceptable to the Town of

Orange. Substitutions that are “an approved equal,” will be considered.

3.9 Prior to submitting a bid, bidders must visit the Orange Transfer Station site. Bidders

must sign in at the scale house near the front gate. Change orders related to conditions that could

be observed on a site visit will not be approved.

3.10 The bidder must have significant experience performing bulky waste hauling and

disposal. Qualifications and references must be provided on the bid forms.

4.0 CONTRACT DURATION

4.1 The contract shall run for four years from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2030.

5.0 PAYMENT

5.1 Payment shall be at the bid unit price per ton. Net bulky waste weight shall be as

determined by the town scale. The contractor shall submit scale tickets from the town transfer

station with monthly invoices. Invoices shall show the date of pickup of the roll-off container

from the transfer station, the net weight of bulky waste based on the town scale, the per ton

hauling and disposal rate in effect at the time of pickup, the $ amount per load based on the rate

multiplied by the bulky waste weight, and the total $ amount for the month.

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6.0 MISCELLANEOUS

6.1 Bidders may withdraw their bid any time prior to the time of bid opening. No bidder

shall withdraw, cancel, or modify their bid for a period of sixty (60) days after bid opening.

6.2 The Town of Orange is exempt from Connecticut Sales and Use Taxes and Federal

Excise Taxes. Bidders shall avail themselves of these exemptions.

6.3 The Town of Orange reserves the right to accept any bid, to reject any or all bids, to

waive any minor bid informality or irregularity, to take into account the residency and business

location of bidders within the Town of Orange, and to award the bid deemed by the Town of

Orange to be in its best interest. Lowest price shall not be the sole determining factor when

awarding the bid. Bidders who are delinquent in taxes or fees to the Town of Orange will not be

considered responsible bidders.

7.0 TERMINATION

7.1 Failure to comply with any of the requirements herein may be considered breach of

contract and as such shall be subject to termination of the contract by the town.

8.0 BID AND PERFORMANCE BONDS

8.1 GENERAL All bonds required herein shall be provided by companies licensed to issue

such documents in the State of Connecticut. Each Bond shall have a contact person’s name, the

issuing office’s address, telephone number and fax number shown thereon and shall be

automatically renewable.

8.2 BID BOND Each bidder shall submit a bid security in the amount of 10% of the total

bid price per ton for the first year of the contract multiplied by 900 tons. The security shall be in

the form of a certified or bank cashier’s check or a surety bond issued by a company licensed to

do so by the State of Connecticut. Should the bidder fail to provide a performance bond,

insurance certificate, and other submittals required by the bid documents within 15 calendar days

of the date of notice of award, said bid security may be forfeited to the town. All bidders’ bid

security will be returned after issuance of bid award, and submission of the required bond,

insurance, and other submittals by the awarded contractor.

8.3 PERFORMANCE BOND A properly executed surety Performance Bond, in the

amount of 100% of the price bid per ton for the first year of the contract multiplied by 900 tons,

shall be submitted, within fifteen (15) calendar days of the date of notice of award, to the

following town official:

Director of Public Works / Town Engineer

Town of Orange

617 Orange Center Road

Orange, Connecticut 06477

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The Performance Bond shall guarantee performance of the contract in accordance with the terms

of the Bid Documents and shall automatically renew each year of the contract period. Failure to

perform the contract in accordance with the terms of the Bid Documents and termination of the

contract for cause shall allow the town to call the surety bond for recovery of all additional costs

incurred by the town in obtaining a replacement contractor to provide the services called for in

the contract.

9.0 INSURANCE

9.1 Contractor shall agree to maintain in force at all times during the contract the following

minimum coverages and shall name the Town of Orange as an Additional Insured on a primary

and non-contributory basis to all policies, except Workers Compensation. All policies should

also include a Waiver of Subrogation.

Insurance shall be written with Carriers approved in the State of Connecticut and with a

minimum AM Best Rating of A- (Excellent) and minimum Financial Size Category of VIII. In

addition, all Carriers are subject to approval by the Town of Orange.

General Liability

Each Occurrence

General Aggregate

Products/Completed Operations Aggregate

(Minimum Limits)

$1,000,000

$2,000,000

Auto Liability

Combined Single Limit

$1,000,000

Umbrella/Excess

Liability

Each Occurrence

$1,000,000

Professional Liability Each Occurrence

(if applicable)

$1,000,000

If any policy is written on a “Claims Made” basis, the policy must be continually renewed for a

minimum of two (2) years from the completion date of this contract. If the policy is replaced

and/or the retroactive date is changed, then the expiring policy must be endorsed to extend the

reporting period for claims for the policy in effect during the contract for two (2) years from the

completion date.

Workers’ Compensation and

Employers’ Liability

EL Each Accident

EL Disease Each Employee

EL Disease Policy Limit

Statutory Limits

$500,000

Original, completed Certificates of Insurance must be presented to the Town of Orange prior to

contract issuance. Should any of the above-described policies be cancelled, limits reduced or

coverage altered, 30 days’ written notice must be given to the Town of Orange.

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For purposes of insurance, all certificates and communications should be addressed to:

Director of Public Works/Town Engineer

Town of Orange

617 Orange Center Road

Orange CT 06477

10.0 GENERAL WORK REQUIREMENTS

10.1 The work covered by the plans and specifications consists of furnishing all labor,

material, supplies, equipment, tools, and incidentals necessary to perform hauling and disposal of

bulky waste, including construction and demolition waste, from the Town of Orange Transfer

Station on South Orange Center Road to a facility approved by the Connecticut DEEP and the

Town of Orange. All bids shall contain the cost of all items and work, whether specified herein

or not, required to provide a complete project. Failure to include such items and work

specifically in the bid documents shall not be grounds for extra cost.

All materials and equipment supplied by the contractor shall conform to the requirements of the

Bid Documents. No changes shall be allowed unless they are approved, in writing, by the town.

All work shall be in accordance with federal, state, and town laws.

The contractor shall supply a minimum of two (2) 40 CY open top roll-off dumpsters for bulky

waste. At least one (1) empty bulky waste dumpster must be on site at all times.

10.2 Hours of Work

The contractor must pick up full roll-off dumpsters and return dumpsters to the Transfer Station

during the Transfer Station’s hours of operation. At least 1 empty bulky waste dumpster must be

on site at all times.

The Transfer Station is open six (6) days a week as follows:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday & Thursday:

8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The Transfer Station is closed on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day,

Independence Day (July 4th), Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

10.3 Total annual bulky waste tonnage is not guaranteed, but the annual average has been

approximately 900 tons. Records are available for inspection at the Public Works Department

office.

10.4 The town will load the bulky waste dumpsters with its own equipment.

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Category:	BULKY WASTE HAULING & DISPOSAL SERVICES
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