Trash Removal Government Bids & RFPs

Sealed bids will be received by the Passaic Valley Water Commission at its offices located at **** Main Avenue, Clifton, New Jersey, on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 11:00 a. m. , local time, at which time and place said bids will be publicly opened and read. No bids shall be received after the time designated in this invitation to bidders.

Payment to the vendor will be made as provided for in the bidding documents. Special attention is called to the applicable sections of the procurement general conditions, and the technical specifications.

Contractor warrants and guarantees to owner and engineer that all goods, services and other services will be in accordance with the contract documents and free from defects.

The commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive any minor informalities or irregularities in the proposal received and to award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder.

Bidders shall complete the form of proposal, as part of their bid submission setting forth details of the proposed work. The bidder shall submit evidence that they have, or can obtain before the contract is executed, all licenses, registrations, and any and all other approvals required to perform the work.

Contractor shall also submit to engineer, with such promptness, as to cause no delay in the timely production of the goods, all samples required by the contract.

Failure to properly fill in and execute all of the commissions forms may result in rejection of the bid. Any bid submission which attempts to modify, alter or otherwise change the specifications, andor contract terms, shall be deemed nonconforming and rejected as required by law.

The bid notice states that vendors must electronically submit their proposal no later than 3:00 PM on June 23, 2026.

The county's payment terms are net thirty (30) days.

Contractor guarantees for one year from acceptance, or for a longer period expressly stated in the solicitation, all goods, services, and construction offered, including a guarantee against defects.

The award will be based on a combination of written proposal evaluation criteria and interview evaluation criteria, with the highest scoring offeror being recommended for award.

Offerors may be required to furnish satisfactory evidence that they are qualified dealers or manufacturers of the items listed, or are regularly engaged in performing the services for which they are submitting a proposal, and that they maintain a regularly established place of business.

The contract administrator may assess liquidated damages and administrative charges for various performance failures or contractual violations, such as littering, improper container handling, or failure to complete routes.

The bid notice does not mention any site visit requirements.

The bid notice does not indicate any requirement for sample submission.

Any offeror who is aggrieved may file a protest within ten (10) days after the director, office of procurement, publicly posts the proposed contract award, if seeking award of the contract or costs, or before the proposal submission due date and time, if seeking cancellation or amendment of the solicitation.

Failure to submit required proposal information, failure to rectify a forfeit status with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (Sdat), or past unsatisfactory performance may result in disqualification or a finding of non-responsibility.

The bid notice does not explicitly state an estimated total value for the contract.

The bid notice does not explicitly state a specific delivery deadline for the services. However, it mentions that the contractor shall deliver the empty 40-yard dumpster within 72 hours of the COR's request and that weekly pickup service shall be scheduled on a weekly basis.

The contractor shall provide factory new or newly refurbished within the past three months and in a like new state of condition rolloff type dumpsters at the beginning of the contract period. The contractor must also possess and maintain all necessary insurance, licenses and permits required for contract performance.

Any contractor including its agents and employees that knowingly files a false claim may be criminally prosecuted.