Curbside Collection and Disposal of Residential Solid Waste

Location:	South Carolina
Posted:	Apr 20, 2026
Due:	Jun 12, 2026
Agency:	Tega Cay city
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	S - Utilities and Training Services
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The City of Tega Cay is accepting sealed bids from qualified Offerors for the Curbside Collection and Disposal of Residential Solid Waste. A Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at 10:00 AM EST, May 4, 2026. In lower level Glennon Center, 15077 Molokai Dr., Tega Cay, South Carolina. Bids will not be accepted from any prospective Bidder absent from this pre-bid meeting. All questions pertaining to this request for bid must be submitted in writing by emailing jblethen@tegacaysc.gov no later than 5:00 PM EST, June 12, 2026.

All responses to this request must be received no later than 2:00 PM EST, July 13, 2026. Qualifications received after this date and time shall be returned unopened.

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City of

Tega Cay, South Carolina

www.tegacaysc.org

7725 Tega Cay Drive

Phone: 803.548.3512

Tega Cay, SC 29708

Fax: 803.548.1400

DATE: April 20, 2026

BID OVERVIEW

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Curbside Collection and Disposal of Residential Solid Waste

PERIOD OF CONTRACT: October 1, 2027-September 30, 2032, with the option to renew for

two (2) consecutive (2) year terms.

ISSUING AGENCY:

City of Tega Cay

7725 Tega Cay Dr.

Tega Cay, SC 29708

LOCATION OF SERVICE: City of Tega Cay

CONTACT PERSON:

Joey Blethen, Deputy City Manager

803-548-3512

jblethen@tegacaysc.gov

The City of Tega Cay reserves the right without prejudice to reject, in whole or in part, any and

all bids received, to waive all technicalities, or to negotiate any term(s) or provision(s) of such

bids. Such rejection, waiver, or negotiation shall be accomplished in any manner necessary to

serve the best interest of the City. It also reserves the right to be the sole judge of the suitability

of any and all bids for use by the City.

The City of Tega Cay reserves the right to reject or otherwise disregard, in whole or in part, any

ambiguous bids or bids which are uncertain as to terms, delivery, quantity of compliance with

specifications.

PURPOSE AND DESCRIPTION

The City of Tega Cay is accepting sealed bids from qualified Offerors for the Curbside

Collection and Disposal of Residential Solid Waste. A Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be

held at 10:00 AM EST, May 4, 2026. In lower level Glennon Center, 15077 Molokai Dr., Tega

Cay, South Carolina. Bids will not be accepted from any prospective Bidder absent from this

pre-bid meeting. All questions pertaining to this request for bid must be submitted in writing by

emailing jblethen@tegacaysc.gov no later than 5:00 PM EST, June 12, 2026.

All responses to this request must be received no later than 2:00 PM EST, July 13, 2026.

Qualifications received after this date and time shall be returned unopened.

City of

Tega Cay, South Carolina

www.tegacaysc.org

7725 Tega Cay Drive

Phone: 803.548.3512

Tega Cay, SC 29708

Fax: 803.548.1400

SCOPE OF WORK

The following specifications shall apply to all solid waste collections. Specifications unique to

Schedules I and II are listed separately.

1. Definitions

a. Area Miss – Multiple valid misses at multiple units that occur generally along a

street block, in a neighborhood/subdivision, in a section of a street and/or a

neighborhood/subdivision, and/or a combination of the preceding.

b. Bulky Items – Bulky items include general residential debris not defined in nine

(9) garbage and includes but is not limited to “white goods”. Bulky items do not

include construction or renovation materials or products even if by homeowner.

c. Cart - A plastic receptacle for the storage of either Municipal Solid Waste or

recyclable material with wheels and lid with a capacity of 96 gallons (for

Municipal Solid Waste or recyclable material) that are clearly marked.

d. Construction Debris (C&D Waste) - Waste building materials resulting from

construction, remodeling, repair or demolition operations.

e. Contract Documents - The Request for bids, instructions to bidders, contractor’s

bid, general specifications, the contract performance bond and any addenda or

changes to the foregoing documents agreed to by the City and the Contractor.

f. Contractor - The person, corporation or partnership performing collection and

disposal under contract with the City.

g. Damage – A fee levied by the City upon the Contractor for a circumstance and

dollar ($) amount as specified in these general specifications.

h. Disposal Site - A Municipal Solid Waste depository designated by York County

including but not limited to sanitary landfills, transfer stations and waste

processing/separation centers licensed, permitted or approved by all governmental

bodies and agencies having jurisdiction and requiring such licenses, permits or

approvals to receive Municipal Solid Waste for processing or final disposal.

i. Garbage – Dead animals of less than ten (10) pounds in weight that have been

slaughtered for human consumption; every accumulation of waste (animal,

vegetable and/or other matter) that results from the preparation, processing,

consumption, dealing in, handling, packing, canning, storage, transportation,

decay or decomposition of meats, fish, fowl, birds, fruits, grains, or other animal

or vegetable matter including, but not limited to, other foods containers; and all

putrescible or easily decomposable waste; animal or vegetable matter which is

likely to attract flies or rodents, but excluding sewage and human waste.

j. Hazardous Waste - Waste, in any amount, which is defined, characterized or

designated as hazardous by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or

appropriate State agency by or pursuant to Federal or State law, or waste, in any

amount, which is regulated under Federal or State law. For purposes of this

City of

Tega Cay, South Carolina

www.tegacaysc.org

7725 Tega Cay Drive

Phone: 803.548.3512

Tega Cay, SC 29708

Fax: 803.548.1400

Contract, the term Hazardous Waste shall also include motor oil, gasoline, paint,

paint cans and items containing Freon or chlorofluorocarbons.

k. Industrial Waste - Solid Waste generated by industrial processes and

manufacturing.

l. Medical Waste – Any Solid Waste which is generated in the diagnosis, treatment,

or immunization of human beings or animals, in research pertaining thereto, or in

the production or testing of biologicals, but does not include any hazardous waste

or those substances excluded from the definition of Solid Waste.

m. Municipal Solid Waste – Solid Waste resulting from the operation of residential,

commercial, industrial, governmental, or institutional establishments that would

normally be collected, processed, and disposed of through a public or private

Solid Waste service. Municipal Solid Waste never includes Hazardous Waste,

Special Waste, Medical Waste, or Solid Waste from mining or agricultural

operations.

n. Producer - An occupant of a Residential or Small Non-residential Unit who

generates refuse.

o. Refuse - All non-putrescible waste.

p. Residential Unit - An occupied dwelling (whether a single-family home or a

multi-family unit) within the corporate limits of the City requiring curbside

collection. A Residential Unit shall be deemed occupied when either water or

domestic light and power services are being supplied thereto.

q. Repeat Missed Collection – For a Unit, a Request for Service or a Valid Miss that

occurs more than once in a thirty (30) day period; may also refer to a repeat

missed collection in an area miss.

r. Request for Service – A “Request for Service” means any reported or any

discovered missed collection from any location at the time it is reported or

discovered. Once any route has been completed, or is scheduled to have been

completed, any unit missed will be designated as a Request for Service, regardless

of the time of day.

s. Small Non-Residential Unit - A small business operation utilizing up to two (2)

rollout containers. Businesses requiring use of three (3) or more rollout containers

or dumpster units are excluded from the terms of this contract.

t. Solid Waste - All solid and semi-solid garbage, Refuse, and rubbish/trash, but

never (a) hazardous waste or special waste, (b) the other items excluded under the

exclusions paragraph of this contract, (c) solid or dissolved materials in domestic

sewage, (d) solid or dissolved materials in irrigation return flows, (e) industrial

discharges which are point sources subject to permits under Section 402 of the

Federal Water Pollution Control Act as amended (86 STAT.880), or (f) source,

special nuclear, or by product materials as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of

1954 as amended (68 STAT.923).

City of

Tega Cay, South Carolina

www.tegacaysc.org

7725 Tega Cay Drive

Phone: 803.548.3512

Tega Cay, SC 29708

Fax: 803.548.1400

u. Special Waste - Solid Waste that can require special handling and management,

including White Goods, whole tires, used motor oil, lead acid batteries and

Medical Wastes. Also, all treated/de characterized (formerly hazardous) wastes,

polychlorinated biphenyl (“PCB”) wastes; industrial process wastes; asbestos

containing material; chemical containing equipment; demolition debris;

incinerator ash; medical wastes; off spec chemicals; sludges; spill cleanup wastes;

underground storage tank (UST) soils; and wastes from service industries.

v. City - City of Tega Cay, South Carolina.

w. Unit - A Residential Unit as defined herein.

x. Valid Miss – A Request for Service that has not been collected by the times

specified in Section 4.6.2, and that upon investigation by City employees, is

determined that it was missed by Contractor negligence or omission.

y. White Goods - Refrigerators, stoves and ranges, water heaters, freezers, swing

sets, bicycles (without tires) scrap metal, copper, and other similar domestic and

commercial large appliances.

z. Yard Debris- All tree trimmings, dead plants, weeds, leaves, and dead tree debris

not exceeding five feet (5’) in length, five inches (5”) in diameter and/or fifty

pounds (50 lbs.), whichever is applicable.

2. Scope of Work

The work under this contract shall consist of the items contained in the bid, including all

the supervision, materials, equipment, labor and all other items necessary to complete

said work in accordance with the contract documents. Actual quantities for collection

shall be adjusted during the first month of the contract and shall be based upon a unit

count survey which will be coordinated and/or conducted concurrently by both the

Contractor and the City. The Contractor may also adjust the unit count monthly to

accommodate new residents in new homes or businesses upon approval from the City.

Contractor shall transmit a list of these additions to the City along with the corresponding

invoice. For bidding purposes, the City currently services approximately five thousand,

one hundred (5,100) residential units and averages one hundred twenty (120) new

residential units per year. Historical tonnage is approximately five thousand, one

hundred tons MSW and two thousand, one hundred (2,100) tons of recyclable materials

annually.

3. Type of Collection

a. Service Provided - Bidders must bid on providing Residential Solid Waste

i. Residential Solid Waste Collection (Curbside 1/week) - To collect from

approximately five thousand, one hundred (5,100) residential units at

curb, from carts, one time each week on a schedule. Contractor shall

provide one (1) 96-gallon Cart for Municipal Solid Waste to each

Residential Unit (included in the rate set forth in Contractor’s Bid) no

later than the beginning of the contract. The successful bidder will be

City of

Tega Cay, South Carolina

www.tegacaysc.org

7725 Tega Cay Drive

Phone: 803.548.3512

Tega Cay, SC 29708

Fax: 803.548.1400

responsible for replacing all existing carts at every service address with

their carts. These carts shall be approved by the City of Tega Cay with

regard to durability, color, seal placement and size. The maintenance and

upkeep of these carts listed above shall be the responsibility of the

successful bidder for the life of the contract. This maintenance shall

include repair of wheels, axles, lids, and the replacement of damaged or

broken carts. If the unit requests an additional cart for municipal solid

waste the contractor shall provide this additional cart to the customer

and shall be billed by the contractor directly to the customer.

ii. Residential Recycling (Curbside Bi-Weekly) – The curbside, single

stream recycle program is currently an opt-in service by the resident.

The bidder will include in their bid the ability to provide this service and

bill the customer directly for the service if they choose to voluntarily

utilize the service. The successful bidder will be responsible for

replacing all existing bins at every service address with their carts.

These carts shall be approved by the City of Tega Cay with regard to

durability, color, seal placement and size. The maintenance and upkeep

of these bins listed above shall be the responsibility of the successful

Bidder for the life of the five-year contract. This maintenance shall

include repair of wheels, axles, lids, and the replacement of damaged or

broken carts. If the Unit requests a cart for recycling the Contractor shall

provide this cart to the customer and the Contractor shall be responsible

for billing the customer directly for the cart. The successful bidder will

be responsible for the education of the participants of the program (i.e.,

the Units) and for providing educational programs to any group which

may request such a program. The successful bidder will also be

responsible for promoting/advertising the program and will submit an

outline of this program for approval. This program may include, but may

not be limited to, door hanger, radio and newspaper advertising, etc.

The successful bidder should also target their advertising to groups that

are showing lower participation rates in an effort to get the whole

community involved in the program instead of just those who are willing

to participate at the onset.

4. Exclusions – The Contractor shall not be required to collect, transport, dispose of, or

otherwise handle, construction debris, dead animals, hazardous waste, medical waste,

special waste, industrial wastes, yard waste, bulky items, toxic substances, trees, earth,

body wastes, abandoned vehicles, vehicle parts, large equipment (or parts thereof), or any

other type of waste that is not included in the definition of municipal solid waste or

recyclable materials as defined in the City’s Code of Ordinances.

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