Trash collection and Recycling Services

II. STATEMENT OF WORK 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this Request for Quotation (RFQ) is to obtain Trash and Recycling Collection Services for a period of one base year and 2 option years. 2. SCOPE The scope of this requirement is to provide; Trash and Recycling Collection Services. This services shall be performed between the hours of 7:00 AM and 6:00 PM Monday through Saturday. Contract will be a firm, fixed price (FFP) contract with one Base Year plus two (2) Option Years. A. REQUIREMENTS: 1. Contractor will provide all necessary labor, equipment, and supervision to provide solid waste and recycling disposal and/or removal services as outlined herein. Overflow of trash from containers shall be picked up from the floor of the area used to collect the solid waste. These services include furnishing a specially sealed compactor container for storage of restaurant and food service waste. Contractor must also provide waste hauling services for all first floor commercial tenants. 2. This will require the tracking and billing of these tenants for waste hauling services directly. 3. Contractor Furnished Equipment: a. (Qty. 1) Type/Size: 23yd Self-Contained Compactor with Waste Edge Monitor Material Type: Solid Waste (NOTE: The contractor shall be responsible for any modifications to compactor if needed for use at site.) b. (Qty. 1) 23 yard trash dumpster/container. b. (Qty. 2) Type/Size: 1.5 yard Recycle Containers. c. (Qty. 25)Type/Size 96 gallon plastic totes-internal collection in the building 4. Government Furnished Equipment (GFE): a. Sonozaire System. b. Odorestor System. 3. Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining protective steel plating for container at loading dock. 4. Frequency Operated Button ("FOB" or "Key FOB") Usage: Each tenant shall be provided with two FOBs. FOBs to be specific to each tenant. FOBs to work with usage monitoring system. Tenants to be charged individually for compactor usage. 5. Frequencies: Trash/solid waste - As Needed (Minimum Mondays and Thursdays) Recycling - Monday through Saturday 6. Disposal Rate: No Charge 7. Monthly Maintenance of all equipment is included in the monthly price and covers all maintenance of compactor, yearly inspection, repair and refurbishment of Sonozaire and Odorestor Systems (Contractor shall also maintain deodorizer at proper levels for deodorizing the compactor container at the dock area. Additionally the contractor shall notify the COR as new/better systems become available), City of Chicago Container Permit Fee, and Internal and external power washing of compactor 4 times per year. 8. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: The Contractor shall furnish a monthly consolidated report (For RRB specific waste only) in spreadsheet format showing the volume of recycled and waste materials by waste stream. The Contractor shall send this report to the COR. Contractor shall also provide onsite training as required. 9. Pricing for Monthly Maintenance is predicated on current occupancy (4 full time tenants) in the building and each tenant assuming a 25% share of the monthly cost. Should number of the tenants change, the Monthly Maintenance costs will be divided equally among the tenants. a. The RRB, at its sole discretion, may not award any option period(s). Note: The RRB has the unilateral right to exercise options. The Contractor should not assume that any options will be exercised by the Government. b. All work shall be completed as defined in this solicitation. B. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: l . All work shall be performed during normal working hours, unless otherwise arranged with the COR. Normal working hours are defined as 7:00am to 6:00pm CST. 2. All work performed shall comply with all local, state and Federal Regulations unless otherwise directed by the RRB Contracting Officer or COR. C. Hours of Performance and RRB Contacts Work shall be performed during normal working hours i.e. 7:00AM - 6:00PM, unless otherwise arranged and/or directed by the Contracting Officer (CO) or Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). D. Products 1. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT a. Special facilities, devices, equipment, and similar items used by the Contractor in execution of the work shall comply with 29 CFR Part 1910, Subpart I and other applicable regulations. b. Executive Order (EO), dated 01/20/2021, among others, instructs all contractor personnel entering a federal building will follow the CDC masking guidelines currently in effect. 2. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS a. The Contractor shall bring to the attention of the Contracting Officer, or the Contracting Officer's authorized representative, any material encountered during execution of the work that the Contractor suspects is hazardous. E. Protection of Personnel The Contract shall take all necessary precautions to prevent injury to the public, occupants, or damage to property of others. The public and occupants includes all persons not employed by the Contractor or a subcontractor. F. Environmental Protection Comply with applicable federal, state and local noise control laws, ordinances and regulations, including but not but not limited to 29 CFR 1910.95 and 29 CFR 1926.52, unless otherwise directed by the RRB Contracting Officer or COR. G. Site Visit A site visit is mandatory for all contractors interested in providing a quote in response to this solicitation. Site visit shall be conducted on February 01, 2021, 9:30 AM, CDT.. To arrange a site visit, contact the RRB Facility Manager, and COR, Mr. Scott Rush at +1 (555) 000-0000 or contact@example.gov. Late arrivals may not recieve a site visit at the sole discretion of the RRB. The RRB headquarters building has armed security and entry checkpoints. Contractor MUST allow for enough time for all personnel to pass through entry screening for the site vist.