Solid Waste Collection Services

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

The City of West Sacramento is soliciting proposals from qualified firms or individuals ("Proposer") to provide Solid Waste Collection Services. More details on the City's needs for this work are provided in Attachment A - Request for Proposals.

Each qualified Proposer is to submit a proposal in conformity with the terms of this Request for Proposal ("RFP") by the deadline below ("Proposal"). The Proposer selected by the City pursuant to the terms of this RFP and the City's contracting procedures, if any is selected, is referred to herein as "Contractor."

SYNONYMOUS TERMS

Unless the use indicates otherwise, as used throughout this bid and its attachments, the following terms are synonymous:

a. Firm, Consultant, Supplier, Vendor, Contractor, Successful Bidder, Offeror

b. Purchase Order, Contract, Agreement

c. Services, Work, Scope, and Project

d. Pricing proposal/sheet, Cost proposal/sheet, Rate table/sheet

Incorporated in 1987, West Sacramento encompasses approximately 22 square miles, with a population of just over 54,000 people. There is housing of all types in the city, featuring affordable communities and single-family homes. Currently, the riverfront area called the Bridge District is rapidly developing. At full build-out, there will be 4,000 residential housing units in the Bridge District area, along with offices and retail. Sutter Health Park, home of the River Cats, the AAA baseball affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, anchors the area. Further, the Southport area is also experiencing significant growth through several major development projects, which will add thousands of new residential units and commercial space. Additional information about the City can be obtained from the City of West Sacramento website: www.cityofwestsacramento.org/