Recycling Contamination Audit and Business Outreach

The City of Lincoln is seeking a contractor to perform a recycling contamination audit and business outreach. The contractor will be responsible for identifying and understanding how food is wasted, the barriers to participating in curbside recycling, and the lack of awareness of resource recovery. The contractor will also be responsible for increasing awareness of the amount of food wasted, increasing recycling of readily recyclable materials, enhancing public awareness of resource recovery, and promoting behavior change regarding food waste and resource recovery. The contract will commence upon execution by both parties and shall continue until completion of all obligations, but in no event longer than May 31, 2027. The City has secured $240,000 in grants to be aligned with the scope presented in this RFP. • The contractor must have a minimum of five years of successful experience providing the products/services described in the RFP. • The contractor must have the capability to perform the primary functions of this project and have a proven track record of positive client feedback and successful campaigns. • The contractor will be responsible for providing a line-item budget that permits the City to understand how funding will be spent to implement the project. • The contractor will be responsible for providing monthly meetings for planning between the City and the contractor, project management costs, staffing costs, data collection, storage, analysis, and reporting costs, and business waste consultation, project management, and reporting costs.