Residential and Commercial Solid Waste, Yard Waste, Recycling Collection and Disposal Services

The City of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, (the "City") is accepting electronic sealed proposals from qualified licensed Contractors to provide all management, supervision, labor, material, equipment and incidentals necessary to provide exclusive residential and commercial solid waste services, including yard waste, to the City of New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

Current services include residential recycling collection and disposal services. Proposals shall include pricing for these services; however, these services are considered optional and may not be selected or awarded.

It shall be the Proposer’s responsibility to advise the Purchasing Manager if any language, requirements, etc., or any combination thereof, inadvertently restricts or limits the requirements stated in this RFP to a single source.

The City of New Smyrna Beach utilizes OpenGov, the City's eProcurement Portal, to communicate solicitation information to the Public. All documents and correspondence regarding this solicitation can be obtained through this portal found at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/cityofnsb . There is no charge to register with OpenGov and/or to participate in the solicitation process.

RCG Consulting, Inc., Consultant to the City, will provide staff with comments and analysis of the received proposals based on the following criteria provided herein. A committee of city employees shall evaluate and rank each submittal based on information provided. The committee shall present its recommendation to the City Commission, which has the authority to make the final determination and award contracts. The City’s Purchasing Manager will oversee the solicitation process and work closely with the Consultant and City Staff.

The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals or parts thereof, or to accept the proposal(s) or parts thereof when considered by the City to be in the best interest of the City. Any proposal received after the time and date specified will not be considered.

For purposes of this solicitation the terms "Consultant" “Proposer,” “Respondent” and/or “Vendor,” are used interchangeably, and are in reference to the person or entity submitting the response to this solicitation.

The City serves an area of 41.6 square miles in size and serves a population of approximately 33,402. It is located off of Florida’s East Coast, in the County of Volusia, just north of Cape Canaveral with easy access to both Interstate 95 and Interstate 4. The City’s fiscal year begins on October 1st and ends on September 30th.

The City was created in 1887 by adoption of its first charter, which was replaced through Chapter 224.08, Special Acts of Florida, 1943, and subsequently amended, with the most recent update taking effect January 1, 2021.

The legislative branch of the City is composed of an elected five-member City Commission consisting of the Mayor and four Commissioners. The City Commission is governed by the City Charter and by state and local laws and regulations. The City Commission is responsible for the establishment and adoption of policy. The execution of such policy is the responsibility of the Commission-appointed City Manager.

More detailed information on the government and can be found in City of New Smyrna’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). This report may be viewed on https://www.cityofnsb.com/105/Financial-Report s.

The City of New Smyrna is exempt from any and all state, local and federal taxes.