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The Jefferson County Commission Department of Roads and Transportation is soliciting bids for a three-year professional services contract spanning 2027 through 2029 to provide litter collection devices, waterway assessment, tactical cleanup, analyses, and recycling services within Jefferson County, Alabama. The contractor will be responsible for the design, installation, and maintenance of small and large litter capture devices in county right-of-way inlets or surface waters. Key deliverables include performing the EPA's Escaped Trash Assessment Protocol on at least ten percent of collected litter and managing the collection and recycling of aluminum, PET plastic, and HDPE plastic during seven annual household drop-off events. The contract will be awarded on an all-or-none basis to the lowest responsive bidder based on the sum of all unit prices. Bidders must submit encrypted electronic bids via Bid Express by December 1, 2026, and provide a bid bond or certified check of at least five percent of the bid, capped at 50,000 dollars. Successful awardees must provide performance and payment bonds totaling 100 percent of the contract price and maintain comprehensive insurance naming Jefferson County as an additional insured. Required documentation includes a collusion affidavit, a letter stating any differences between offered and county specifications, and proof of registration with the Jefferson County Commission Department of Revenue, SAMS, and a DUNS number.