Household Hazardous Waste Collections

1.0 ADVERTISEMENT FOR PROPOSAL   Development Authority of the North Country 317 Washington Street, Suite 414 Watertown, New York 13601 PH: +1 (555) 000-0000   Notice to Proposers Procurement ID: 20-110524     Pursuant to the policies and procedures of the Development Authority of the North Country (“Authority”), the Authority is seeking Proposals for: The Collection, Handling, Transportation and Disposal of Residential Household Hazardous Waste resulting from five (5) separate yearly collection events for residential households in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties, .  The Authority will award this RFP for a 3 year term with a contract renewal on an annual basis.    The RFP can be downloaded from the Authority’s website: https://www.danc.org/bids.     Important Dates:   December 30, 2024 by 1:00pm:  Question Period Closes (no later than 7 days prior to bid due date) No questions will be accepted after this date. Answers to questions will be provided as soon as possible, but no later than 3 days prior to the proposal due date... Answers will be provided to all prospective proposers who have downloaded the proposal package for this project from the Authority’s website. An email notification will be sent that informs proposers that new information has been posted to the Authority’s website and is available for review and download.   January 10, 2025 at 1:00pm:   Electronic Submission of Proposals Due A copy of the Proposal must be submitted in electronic form, signed by an authorized officer of the Proposer and emailed to contact@example.gov. Proposals received after the time and date specified above will not be accepted and will be returned.   Primary Point of Contact:  Pursuant to the Procurement Lobbying Law, the Authority has designated one person who may be contacted by Proposers regarding this procurement and shall require disclosure from Proposers of persons or organizations designated, retained or employed to attempt to influence the procurement process using the “Certification Pursuant Procurement Lobbying Law” form. (See Appendix B).  All questions regarding this procurement opportunity should be e-mailed to:   John Phelps Development Authority of the North Country Phone: +1 (555) 000-0000 Email: contact@example.gov   Submission of a Proposal constitutes an acknowledgement that the Proposer has thoroughly examined and is familiar with the requirements under this RFP including appendices, forms, and attachments, that it is capable of performing the work to achieve the objectives of the Authority, and that it will accept these terms and conditions unless exceptions are specified in the Proposer's submission.  The cover letter submitted with the Proposal must state whether any exceptions are taken to the terms and conditions, and reference the section of the Proposal where such exceptions are detailed.   No contact with any Authority personnel or Authority consultants other than the above-named designated Authority contact person is allowed until such time as a Notice of Award is issued by the Authority. Violation of this provision may be grounds for immediate disqualification.   If a Proposer believes there is any ambiguity or error in this RFP, the Proposer should immediately notify the Authority’s designated contact in writing and request clarification or modification of the RFP. Any modifications or clarifications will be made in writing and will be distributed to all Proposers who have downloaded this RFP from the Authority's website via an email notification that new information is available on the Authority’s website. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside: No Minority Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 0% Women Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 0% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Contracting Goal: 0% Disadvantaged Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 0% Due date:01/10/2025 1:00 PM No bids will be accepted after 1:00pm Contract term: 5 years County(ies): Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence Business entities awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: Clean Harbors Environmental Services