Description
The Brazos River Authority is soliciting bids from waste collection and disposal contractors to enter into a solid waste disposal agreement at Possum Kingdom Lake. The selected contractor will be responsible for providing all labor, materials, services, equipment, and appliances required for the delivery and supplying of products and/or services as described in the contract documents. The contractor will self-perform 100 percent of the solid waste collection and disposal services and will not be allowed to use subcontractors, brokers, independent haulers, dispatch services, or other third-party entities to perform any portion of these services. The contract term will be for a period of one year, commencing on the effective date, and may be renewed by subsequent agreement of the parties for up to four additional one-year periods. Some key responsibilities of the contractor include:
• Providing refuse collection for the BRA accounts under the responsibility of the contractor, which shall be conducted a minimum of once weekly for front load dumpsters and within three days of being notified to haul 40-yard containers.
• Delivering solid waste collected to a permitted sanitary landfill operated in compliance with regulations stipulated by TCEQ.
• Resolving collection complaints within 24 hours of receipt of such complaint.
• Collecting solid waste on Mondays for usual collection days, with additional collection days scheduled the day before a holiday weekend and the first day following a holiday weekend.
• Monitoring holiday weekends and making collection during a holiday if deemed appropriate or if notified by the BRA.