Municipal Solid Waste Collection, Disposal, and Recycling Services

The Town is putting out a RFP for Municipal Solid Waste Collection, Disposal, and Recycling Services.

The Town of Smyrna intends to award a contract for municipal solid waste and recycling collection and disposal services. The Town is requesting proposals for the collection, removal and disposal of municipal solid waste and recycling for residential and small commercial services.

Mail or deliver proposals to the attention of:

Jason McNatt
Assistant Town Manager
Town of Smyrna
27 South Market Street Plaza
Smyrna, Delaware 19977

Three (3) copies of the RFP must be delivered on or before Monday, April 28 ^th at 4:00 p.m. Submissions received after this time will be rejected and returned unopened. The envelope or box containing the RFP must be sealed and clearly marked "Request for Proposal for Municipal Solid Waste and Recycling Collection Disposal services for the Town of Smyrna". There will be a public opening of the proposals on Tuesday, April 29 ^th at 2:00 p.m.

The RFP response must include the following:

• Cover letter signed by the appropriate authorities.
• Scope of work/services to be performed, including methods for ensuring customer satisfaction and service quality and copies of related company policies.
• Contractor’s background, qualifications, experience in performance for this kind of service, and references.
• Evidence of insurance and security for faithful performance.
• Pricing information.
• Draft copy of the contract you propose to use.
• IRS Form W-9 found at https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf.

It is the responsibility of the Contractor to clearly mark and identify all portions of the proposal, which, in the Contractor's opinion, contain trade secrets, confidential information, and other proprietary information. The Town intends that trade secrets and confidential information contained in the proposals and clearly identified as such will not be open for public inspection, except as required by law, even after the contract has been awarded and executed, and whether or not the Contractor wins the contract. The Contractor understands that the Town is subject to the Delaware Freedom of Information Act and its rules and procedures.

A pre-proposal meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 8 ^th at 10am in the Town of Smyrna Meeting Room at 27 South Market Street Plaza, Smyrna, Delaware. A list of residential carts, handicapped carts, different sized carts needed at town facilities, services needed at commercial facilities, and special event services, will be provided at this meeting. Following Monday, April 28 ^th at 4pm deadline, Town staff will review all proposals and will make a recommendation to the Town Council, anticipating to be at the Town Council meeting on Wednesday, May 7th at 7pm.  Staff will request approval from the Town Council to negotiate the details of the contract, with services beginning on Monday September 1 ^ST 2025.