REQUEST FOR QUOTES
HAULING RECYCLED GLASS
FOR
THE CITY OF REDDING, CALIFORNIA
(RFQ #5662)
November 24, 2025
In accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Code of the City of Redding, quotations
must be submitted to the Purchasing Office, 3rd Floor, City Hall, 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding,
California 96001 prior to 2:00 P.M. PT, Tuesday, December 16, 2025, for recycled glass hauling
for the City of Redding, per the attached bid specifications, insurance requirements, and general
conditions.
QUOTES RECEIVED AFTER THIS TIME AND DATE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
OR CONSIDERED.
The cut-off date and time for receiving questions regarding this bid is 5:00 P.M. PT, on
Friday, December 5, 2025. All inquiries must be made in writing and may be submitted to the
buyer’s email address shown below.
All quotations must be submitted on the standard quotation form provided by the City of
Redding. Quotations may be sent via:
• Email: quotes@cityofredding.gov
• Overnight Delivery
• U.S. Mail / Hand Delivered to address listed in this cover page
The said quotations will be opened at 2:00 P.M. PT, on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, in
the Purchasing Office, 3rd Floor of City Hall, 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, California.
The City of Redding reserves the right to reject any or all quotes, in part or in their
entirety. In addition, the City will award any resulting purchase order in a manner consistent
with the City Purchasing Ordinance.
THE CITY OF REDDING
Purchasing Division
Jennifer Antunes
Jennifer Antunes, Buyer
jantunes@cityofredding.gov
NOTE
If a potential bidder/proposer received this solicitation document through
some means other than surface mail from the City of Redding (such as from the
City of Redding Internet web site, or from another prospective bidder/proposer), it
is the responsibility of the potential bidder/proposer to advise the assigned City of
Redding Purchasing contact of its intention to submit a bid/proposal so that any
addenda or other correspondence related to this solicitation will be sent to the
potential bidder/proposer. When contacting the Purchasing Division, the
bidder/proposer shall provide the solicitation number located on the cover page of
this document. Transmittal of this information must be in writing, by U.S. Mail or
e-mail. Transmittal of this information via telephone is not acceptable.
Please submit quote as directed in the quotation package. Forward to:
City of Redding
Purchasing Division, 3rd Floor
777 Cypress Avenue
Redding, CA 96001
Quotes must be received by the Purchasing Office prior to 2:00 P.M. PT on the date
indicated below. Mailing envelope is to be clearly marked on the outside with the
following notation:
“RFQ No. 5662; opening at
2:00 P.M., on Tuesday, December 16, 2025”
Note: Signatures must be legible, indicating full first and last name.
The City of Redding
Purchasing Division
SPECIFICATIONS
HAULING RECYCLED GLASS
FOR
CITY OF REDDING, CA
(Schedule #5662)
GENERAL
The City of Redding wishes to establish a contract with a qualified vendor to furnish all necessary
equipment, labor, and related services for hauling recycled glass materials. The selected vendor
will be responsible for transporting these materials to the City’s designated processing vendor
locations in Sacramento, California and Fairfield, California.
The City of Redding Solid Waste utility generates approximately 250 tons of crushed glass
annually. The City’s recyclables sorting machine mechanically collects approximately 1 ton of
small pieces of broken glass of various colors per day, as well as color-sorted, crushed glass.
Transportation services are required to ship this material to our vendor, who has locations in
Sacramento and Fairfield.
Loads will consist of color sorted, crushed glass or unclean, mixed glass, containing small pieces
of paper, labels and lids. The glass is grouped into loads of mixed, clear (flint), green and brown
glass. The four types of glass are to be hauled separately.
CONTRACT TERM
The initial term of this contract shall be from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. If
mutually agreeable, with all prices (with allowed adjustments), terms, and conditions remaining
the same, the contract may be extended on an annual basis for two (2) additional one (1) year
periods, through December 31, 2028.
Unit prices shall remain firm for the first year of the contract, January 1, 2026 through December
31, 2026. Prices may be changed annually thereafter, in direct proportion to the change in the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), All items in West – Size Class B/C, all
urban consumers, not seasonally adjusted, (Series ID: CUURN400SA0), Base Period: December
1996-100, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. The
base index shall be the September 2026 index (201.076). Changes in prices will be no more
frequent than every 12 months, if necessary.
SCOPE OF WORK
City of Redding Solid Waste personnel will contact vendor, on an as-needed basis, to arrange a
pick-up date and time.
Vendor Shall:
1) Provide truck to haul glass within 1 week of email notice from City.
2) Tarp loads with own tarps to avoid wind-blown litter.
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3) Deliver material to vendor:
Mixed glass – approximately 60 tons/year:
Strategic Materials
299 Beck Avenue
Fairfield, CA 94533
All other glass – approximately 190 tons/year:
Strategic Materials
5850 88th Street
Sacramento, CA 95828
4) Obtain weight ticket from Strategic Materials prior to unloading truck.
5) Follow instructions from staff at Strategic Materials regarding unloading of truck.
Unloading at Strategic Materials should take approximately 30 minutes; however, the City is not
responsible for delays at the unloading site.
Vendor shall only pick up loads of one type of glass at a time.
City Will:
1) Once approximately 21 tons of glass has been collected staff will email the vendor to
schedule a pickup.
2) Staff will utilize a loader to load the material into vendor’s transfer-style dump trucks
or end dumps.
3) Staff will weigh and load trucks to a minimum 21-ton payload.
Steps 2 and 3 should take approximately 45 to 60 minutes.
LICENSE REQUIREMENT / COMPETENCE OF BIDDER
• Bidder shall possess and submit with their bid a copy of their current State of California
Motor Carrier Permit (P.U.C. license).
• Bidder shall have been in business for a minimum of three (3) years under the same
business name.
• Complete and submit with your bid the attached Company Profile.
• Complete and submit with your bid the attached Reference form.
• The successful vendor shall be required to submit a completed State of California,
Department of California Highway Patrol, Motor Carrier of Property Certificate of
Compliance.
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PRICING
The prices quoted herein are firm, and shall include all equipment, labor, loading and unloading
time, and fuel costs necessary to perform the associated Work.
Fuel surcharges during the contract period will not be allowed.
PAYMENT
Invoices and Strategic Materials weight tickets shall be batched and submitted with a statement on
a monthly basis and mailed to:
City of Redding, Solid Waste Division
P.O. Box 496071
Redding, CA 96049-6071
Payment of approved invoices will typically be made within ten (10) working days. The City’s
general Payment terms are Net 30.
Payment will be made based on the minimum 21-ton payload or Strategic Material’s weight
tickets, whichever is higher.
Each payment obligation of the City is conditioned upon the availability of state or local
government funds which are apportioned or allocated for the payment of such an obligation. If
the funds are not allocated and available for the continuance of the function performed by the
Supplier, the service directly or indirectly involved in the performance of that function may be
terminated by the City at the end of the period for which funds are available.
DELIVERY LOCATION
Should delivery location change or a new location be added during the contract, City and Vendor
shall negotiate a mutually agreed upon price for the location.
BID AWARD
The award of the Contract, if it is awarded, shall be made to the responsible vendor on the basis of
the lowest responsive evaluated total price.
The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive minor irregularities.
ADDENDA TO SPECIFICATIONS
Before submitting the bid, bidder/proposer will insert Addendum No. of each Addendum received
on the Quotation Request Form. Failure to acknowledge any addenda issued may cause the bid to
be considered non-responsive. Bidder/proposer may contact the Purchasing Division to confirm
the number of addenda (if any), that have been sent. Alternately, addenda are posted to the
Purchasing Division’s website listed below and it is the responsibility of the potential
bidder/proposer to assure he/she has copies of each addendum.
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