Douglasville Commercial Solid Waste Collection Services

The City of Douglasville (the "City" or "Owner") is seeking Proposals from qualified vendors to provide Commercial Solid Waste Collection Services for Douglasville, Georgia, as specified in this RFP.

The City currently services 739 frontload units and 152 rolloff/compactor units and 15 VIP frontload compactor units, excluding the downtown business district.

Supplier shall provide commercial collection services inside the City limits, as shown on Exhibit A, with the following exception: the City has identified a downtown business district which is not included in Supplier's scope of services. The City will provide collection services within the downtown business district, which is shown on Exhibit B.

Supplier shall provide municipal solid waste front end load (FEL) and rolloff (RO) collection and disposal services in accordance with the terms of this Proposal to the City's commercial customers (excluding the downtown business district). No other person or entity except the Supplier may offer or provide these services inside City limits.

Containers

At the beginning of the contract period, Supplier shall take possession from the City of 739 commercial FEL containers currently in service. Commercial FEL containers shall remain the property of the City but shall remain in the possession and control of Supplier during the term of the contract entered into between Supplier and City. The Supplier will be responsible for maintenance and repair of these containers as needed.

At the beginning of the contract period, Supplier shall take possession from the City of 75 Rolloff containers. If more are needed Supplier shall provide additional containers for commercial RO collection. The Supplier will be responsible for delivery and maintenance of all containers as needed.

Missed Collections

The Supplier will be responsible for receiving all reports of missed collections from the city, rectifying the missed collection, and providing this information to the City. If the missed collection was solely the fault of the Supplier, Supplier shall provide the applicable collection service within one day of receiving the report.

Fees and Payments for Services

• Supplier will propose a service fee per container to be paid by the City to the Supplier for commercial FEL or RO solid waste collection services.
• The Supplier will invoice the City the municipal solid waste collection service fee for all commercial units on a monthly basis.
• The City will be responsible for invoicing the commercial customers for the required service.

Schedule of Collection

All commercial RO collection must be performed between the hours of 7:00 am and 5:00 pm during the Contract term, Monday through Friday (Monday through Saturday during a Holiday week). Supplier will perform commercial FEL collection seven days per week.

All bids must be submitted electronically in PDF format via **Bidnet Direct** (https://www.bidnetdirect.com), no later than **December 01, 2026, by 4:00 PM EST**. The entire submittal should be submitted as one (1) PDF file.

Proposals may not be withdrawn for a period of 60 days after the due date for receipt of proposals. Every Proposal shall include all information and pricing required by this RFP and Exhibit C, as issued by addendum.

All Proposers shall provide evidence of insurance with their Proposal or, at the City's option, a commitment to provide compliant certificates and endorsements before contract execution. The successful Proposer shall maintain, at a minimum, commercial general liability, automobile liability, workers' compensation/employers' liability, and umbrella/excess liability insurance in limits specified by the City.

Evaluation Criteria

• Operational Capacity and Staffing - 25 Points
• Experience and Past Performance - 30 Points
• Service Approach and Methodology - 25 Points
• Cost Proposal - 20 Points