City of Jackson RFP-Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Services

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES

The City of Jackson, Mississippi (“City of Jackson”) is soliciting proposals from qualified proposers for the purpose of selecting a Service Provider with which to negotiate a contract for Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Services for the City of Jackson (as described in the RFP). Through this Request for Proposals, the City will select the disposal facility and method of disposal to ensure disposal capacity in accordance with the provisions of Mississippi law, particularly, the Solid Wastes Disposal Law of 1972, Section 17-17-1 et seq., of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended.

Proposals will be received by the City of Jackson at the office of the Municipal Clerk, City Hall, 219 South President Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39205, until 3:30 P.M. Local Time, September 30, 2025.

The City of Jackson is committed to the principle of non-discrimination in public contracting.  It is the policy of the City of Jackson to promote full and equal business opportunity for all persons conducting business with the City.

Proposals (one signed original plus five copies) shall be submitted in a sealed package and plainly marked on the outside of the package: “Proposal for Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Services.  Proposals must be submitted to the Office of the Municipal Clerk, 219 South President Street, Jackson, Mississippi  39201 by no later than 3:00 p.m. Local Time, on September 30, 2025.  Interested firms may obtain a copy of the detailed Request for Proposals at no charge from the City’s Website at http://www.jacksonms.gov/bids or from:
Lakesha Weathers, Solid Waste Manager
City of Jackson
Department of Public Works
Warren Hood Building
200 South President Street
Jackson, MS  39201
[email protected]

You may also obtain a copy of the RFP and submit your proposals electronically through Central Bidding.

For electronic submissions, proposals may be submitted through Central Bidding:  https://www.centralauctionhouse.com. Electronic submissions shall be the complete original (non-redacted) version of the proposal including all attachments in a searchable format, preferably in Microsoft Word® or Portable Document Format (PDF®), and labeled accordingly.
Selection of a Service Provider for contract/agreement negotiations will be based on an objective evaluation of the following criteria:
Service Provider’s innovative approach to encourage and maintain a sustainable solid waste system (10%)
Service Provider's experience, qualifications and references, including compliance history and ability to fulfill legal responsibilities in providing the services (25%)
Expertise of key personnel to be assigned to the contract (10%)
Service Provider’s financial responsibility and capability to provide the requested services (20%)
Cost proposal (35%)
Following the evaluation of the proposals, the City’s Evaluation Team may request the top-ranking firms(s) to make an oral presentation and/or be interviewed. If a determination is made that presentations are necessary, the requested Service Providers will be contacted to arrange a mutually acceptable date and time that will be promulgated by the Contract Administrator.

The City reserves the right to reject all proposals without awarding a contract.

Publication Dates:  August 28, 2025 & September 4, 2025
Bid Opening Date:  September 30, 2025
Publication:  Mississippi Link & Clarion Ledger

DOWNLOAD BID DOCUMENTS

RFP 2025 Solid Waste Disposal 8.20.2025.pdf (843.0 KB)

BID SUBMITTAL INFORMATION

Creator Username:	COJMJC
Bidding Privacy:	Bid encryption
Started:	28-Aug-2025 8:00:00 AM CDT
Ends:	30-Sep-2025 3:30:00 PM CDT ( 32d, 19h+ )
History:	89 Views, Messages
Event Status:	Event open for bids
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