Annual Collection Services of Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials

Description

The Board of County Commissioners of Alachua County (“Commission”) is seeking proposals from qualified companies that wish to collect certain types of Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials in the unincorporated areas of Alachua County pursuant to the Exclusive Franchise Agreement (“Agreement”) that is attached to this RFP in Section 10, below. The Successful Proposer (“Contractor”) shall provide its services to the County in two phases. The first phase shall begin on October 1, 2023. In the first phase, the Contractor shall collect the Garbage and Rubbish generated by the Commercial Customers and the Multi-Family Complexes in the Service Area (i.e., all of the unincorporated County). The Contractor shall have the exclusive right to provide these services throughout the Service Area. The second phase shall begin on October 1, 2026. In the second phase, the Contractor shall provide Collection Services at Curbside for Multi-Family Dwellings and Residential Customers in the Universal Collection Area (i.e., the portion of the unincorporated County that is subject to the County’s non-ad valorem special assessment for solid waste services). The Contractor shall have the exclusive right to provide these services in the Universal Collection Area. In the second phase, the Contractor also shall collect Garbage, Rubbish and other materials from residents in the Subscription Collection Area that wish to purchase the Contractor’s services. The Contractor shall have a non-exclusive right to collect waste materials from the residents in the Subscription Collection Area. The Subscription Collection Area is the portion of the unincorporated County that is located outside of the Universal Collection Area.