Provision of Equipment and Services for Trash Removal, Disposal, and...

Location:	Georgia
Posted:	Apr 8, 2026
Due:	Apr 29, 2026
Agency:	Gwinnett County
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	S - Utilities and Training Services
Solicitation No:	BL077-26 INV
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April 8, 2026

INVITATION TO BID

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The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners is soliciting competitive sealed bids from qualified service providers for

the Provision of Equipment and Services for Trash Removal, Disposal, and Recovered Materials Hauling on a Multi-

Year Contract for various departments.

Bids should be typed or submitted in ink and returned in a sealed container marked on the outside with the BL# and

Company Name. Bids will be received until 2:50 P.M. local time on April 29, 2026, at the Gwinnett County Financial

Services - Purchasing Division – 2nd Floor, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046. Any bid received after this

date and time will not be accepted. Bids will be publicly opened and read at 3:00 P.M. The bid opening will be virtual

ONLY. To access the bid opening virtually, visit the following Webex virtual meeting link

(https://gwinnettgov.webex.com/gwinnettgov/j.php?MTID=m589113b85ea30dd653895efbf7ee666c), or dial 408-418-

9388, and enter Conference ID 2333 381 5616## . Apparent bid results will be available the following business day on

our website www.gwinnettcounty.com.

A pre-bid conference is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on April 15, 2026 inside Conference Room 2W156 located adjacent to

the Gwinnett County Purchasing Division, 75 Langley Drive - Second Floor, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046. All bidders are

strongly urged to attend. Questions regarding bids should be submitted to Jordan Mitchell, Purchasing Associate II, via

email Jordan.Mitchell@GwinnettCounty.com no later than 3:00 p.m. local time, April 17, 2026. Bids are legal and binding

upon the bidder when submitted.

Successful Service Provider will be required to meet insurance requirements. The Insurance Company should be

authorized to do business in Georgia by the Georgia Insurance Department, and must have an A.M. Best rating of A-7 or

higher.

Gwinnett County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to its programs or activities.

Any requests for reasonable accommodations required by individuals to fully participate in any open meeting, program

or activity of Gwinnett County Government should be directed to ADA Director, Gwinnett County Justice and

Administration Center, 770-822-8165.

The written bid document supersede any verbal or written prior communications between the parties.

Award will be made to the service provider submitting the lowest responsive and responsible bid. Gwinnett County

reserves the right to reject any or all bids to waive technicalities and to make an award deemed in its best interest. Bids

may be split or awarded in entirety. Gwinnett County reserves the option to negotiate terms, conditions and pricing with

the lowest responsive, responsible bidder(s) at its discretion.

Award notification will be posted after award on the County website, www.gwinnettcounty.com and companies

submitting a bid will be notified via email.

We look forward to your bid and appreciate your interest in Gwinnett County.

Jordan Mitchell

Purchasing Associate II

The following pages should be returned in duplicate as your bid:

Bid Schedule, Pages 15-49

References, Page 50

Code of Ethics Affidavit, Page 55

Contractor Affidavit, Page 56

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Specifications

1. Scope of Work

Gwinnett County is seeking bids from qualified service providers to provide collection, processing for recovery

and/or disposal of bulk trash, construction and demolition debris, recyclable materials and yard waste through the

use of service provider owned trucks, and containers in accordance with the specifications below. The County

reserves the right to add or delete locations, containers and frequency of pickups as needed.

The successful service provider shall furnish all labor, equipment, transportation and material necessary to provide

specified waste and/or recovered materials container services for selected locations within Gwinnett County. The

successful bidder shall be responsible for loading, removing and disposing of waste from and around each

container in accordance with all local, state and national codes, rules, regulations and laws. Service provider must

leave surrounding waste and/or recovered material container areas in a clean condition.

Services must be of the highest quality and consistent with standard commercial practices. Service provider must

complete work on a regularly scheduled basis. Schedules must be developed in coordination with County and

mutually agreed upon. No work will commence until after award.

The successful bidder shall adequately protect County property as well as its own work and take necessary

precautions during the work process to protect all persons and property of others from damage or loss. Service

provider shall take necessary precautions for the safety of employees and shall comply with all applicable

provisions of the Federal, State and local safety laws to prevent accident and injury to persons on, about or

adjacent to the premises where work is being performed.

Extreme care shall be taken to safeguard all existing facilities, site amenities, irrigation systems, vehicles, etc. on

or around the job site. Damage to public and/or private property shall be the sole responsibility of the service

provider and shall be repaired and/or replaced at no additional cost to Gwinnett County.

Reports of any and all damage to County property must be submitted by the service provider to the designated

County representative.

Service provider will identify a local contract manager and all contact information through the duration of the

contract.

Service provider will provide a transition plan with each department’s contact representative and approved by the

County. The transition plan will include removal of old compactors and installation of their compactors; installing

any upgrades or systems on county owned compactor, and service provider coordinating the removal of containers

of company’s equipment they are replacing. There shall be no time any location does not have access to a

container to dispose of solid waste, recyclable materials, and construction and demolition during the transition.

County will schedule meeting with the awarded service provider to coordinate the transition. All equipment and

containers are required to be ready upon the start of the contract.

2. Eligibility

To be considered for award of this contract, bidder must be an authorized Gwinnett County commercial solid

waste, recycle materials, and construction and demolition (C&D) waste service and recovered material provider

and have a minimum of five (5) years contract experience in the operation of a solid waste collection service of a

similar size and scope. Bidder must be an authorized hauler at the time of the Bid Opening.

A list of authorized commercial haulers can be found at:

Commercial Services - Gwinnett County - Gwinnett

3. Cost

The successful bidder shall at their own expense obtain all necessary authorizations, permits, pay all license

fees and taxes, and shall comply with all local ordinances, State and Federal laws, rules and regulations and

inter-local agreements that would apply to this contract. Costs shall include all collection fees, processing fees,

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landfill tipping fees, cost of containers and any other fees associated with collecting, transporting, processing,

recovering, recycling and disposing of solid waste, recyclable material and construction and demolition (C&D)

waste.

All pricing will be a flat rate for commercial front end service 2, 4, 6, and 8 yard containers for solid waste and

recyclable materials. Include all fees, surcharges, and taxes in the flat rate.

All pricing will be a flat rate per haul for roll off service 20, 30, and 40 yard open top containers for solid waste,

recyclable materials, and construction and demolition. Include all fees, surcharges, and taxes in the flat rate.

All rates for solid waste, recyclable materials, and construction & demolition will be a price per ton.

Roll-off open top containers and compactors will be priced for the cost to keep the container monthly as part of

the hauling fee plus the cost per ton for disposal.

There will not be any overage charges assessed. If a container is overfull, the container is to be serviced, and

pictures shall be sent to the County identifying the date and time of service at said location within 24 hours.

There will not be any contamination charges assessed. If a container is contaminated, the container is to be

serviced, and pictures shall be sent to the County identifying the date and time of service at said location within

24 hours.

There will not be any trip or unable to access container charges assessed. If a container is blocked or

inaccessible, pictures shall be sent to the County identifying the date and time of service at said location within

24 hours.

No delivery charge at the start of the agreement and no removal charge at the end of the agreement for front end

containers, compactors, or open top containers.

No delivery, removal, or swap out charges during the agreement for front end containers, compactors, or open

top containers.

4. Definitions

Commercial Solid Waste – shall have the meaning set forth in the Gwinnett County Solid

Waste Collection and Disposal Services Ordinance of 2012, as it may be amended, and shall include garbage, food

scraps, food containers, rubbish, refuse and garden or horticultural wastes.

Recovered Materials – shall have the meaning set forth in the Gwinnett County Solid Waste Collection and Disposal

Services Ordinance of 2012, as it may be amended, and shall include items such as newspaper, office paper, mixed

paper, corrugated cardboard, boxboard, plastic bottles, aluminum cans, steel cans, glass containers, etc.

Construction or Demolition (C&D) Waste – shall have the meaning set forth in the Gwinnett County Solid Waste

Collection and Disposal Services Ordinance of 2012, as it may be amended, and shall include, but is not limited to

wire, iron pipe, concrete, metal, mixed roofing materials, rock, etc.

5. Performance by the Service provider

Service provider shall collect material from various locations throughout Gwinnett County. Collections are to be

made from solid waste and recovered materials containers (2, 4, 6 & 8 yard containers) by use of front-end loader

trucks. Collection of construction and demolition debris containers (20, 30 & 40 yard) shall be made by use of roll-

off trucks. Alternative solid waste and recovered materials collection containers and vehicles may be considered

and must be specifically approved by the County.

Attachment A is a list indicating location, size, number of containers, etc., for Gwinnett County. Locations, sizes

of containers and frequency of pickup listings are current service levels and are subject to change due to the

changing nature/volume of materials generated. All changes must be pre-approved in writing by a Department of

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Support Services representative.

During the contract period, as requirements change, a Gwinnett County Department Representative may make any

changes to this list as necessary by notifying the Service provider. Changes may include location, increase or

decrease in number and/or size of containers and the frequency of pickup.

Service provider is required to adhere to all County and municipal Noise Ordinances.

6. Trucks/Containers

Trucks and containers are the property of the Service provider and shall be maintained in a clean and leak free

manner. Solid waste and recovered materials containers shall be inspected weekly by the Service provider for

cleanliness and damage. In the event a container is exceptionally dirty or damaged, it will be replaced by the Service

provider, at no charge to the County, with a clean unit by mutual agreement of the County and Service provider. All

container plugs and truck tailgate seals must be functioning properly. All containers shall be freshly painted and a

uniform color.

Solid waste and recovered materials containers may be top or side load; must have functioning lids; and, must

display the Service providers name and emergency contact information.

7. Site Visits

It will be the sole responsibility of the bidder to inspect the County’s locations as listed in Attachment A prior to

submitting a bid.

8. Missed Collections

In the event that individual units are missed during regular scheduled collection or if missed during a pre-arranged

special event where it is determined that the container must be emptied or removed (ie: from a roadway), the

service provider shall have four (24) hours after they are contacted to provide service. Failure to do so (except in

the case of emergencies) may result in the County obtaining the needed service elsewhere and charging the cost

of performance to the service provider by deducting said cost from the monthly invoice.

9. Hours/Days of Operation

Collection, delivery and pickup shall be made with a minimum of noise and disturbance and follow all County and

local ordinances. Regular service must be provided Monday – Friday, 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Some locations are

behind locked fences and will require servicing between 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM weekdays. Service schedule and any

changes to days or hours of service must be mutually agreed upon by service provider and Department

Representative.

10. Frequency of Pick Ups

Although the vast majority of pickups will remain the same throughout the year, some locations may require

additional, on-demand pickups. Requests for additional unscheduled pickups will be performed within 24 hours or

at a time mutually agreed up by the County and the service provider. Additionally, some locations may require a

suspension of service for a period of time as a result of seasonal use.

All front end load services shall be as follows:

• Three times a week shall be Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

• Two days a week shall be Monday and Thursday or Tuesday and Friday.

• One day a week can be any day, Monday through Friday.

Service provider shall provide a list of locations and the service days to the County upon start of the contract. If

service provider changes the service days, the County must be notified in writing of the location and change of

service days and approved by the County.

11. Invoicing

Invoices for services under this contract shall be prepared monthly. Separate invoices must be submitted for each

department or division receiving services, if applicable. Note: the addition of a location during the contract period

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does not require separate invoicing but may be added to the department or division’s regular monthly invoice.

Information on the invoice will include:

• Purchase Order Number

• Department Name, if applicable

• Site location

• Container size (in cubic yards)

• Number of pickups

• Unit Cost

• Cost per location

• Total invoice cost

12. Rental Equipment

The County will need a 34 cubic yard flat self-contained trash compactors at the following locations:

Gwinnett County Comprehensive Correctional Complex, 750 Hi Hope Road, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043 (1 Each)

Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office, 2900 University Pkwy (Highway 316), Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043 (2 Each)

Gwinnett County owns a Marathon Ram Jet RJ250SC-34, 34-cubic yard trash compactor at the following location:

Gwinnett County Justice and Administration Center, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043

Service provider should submit specification sheets on the compactor offered for rent for a 34 cubic yard

compactor. Gwinnett County may approve any equivalent offered.

Trash compactor shall include chemical pump system to dispense deodorizer and pesticide with each cycle.

Compactor/container supplied must be self-contained “liquid seal” unit. Compactor must have front-opening.

Opening is approximately 40”H X 30”W with a door. Gwinnett County will supply the chemicals; service provider will

maintain chemical pump system.

The County will need a 40 cubic yard breakaway trash compactor at the following location:

Gwinnett County Water Resources Central, 684 Winder Hwy, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043 (1 Each)

Service provider should submit specification sheets on the compactor offered for rent for a 40 cubic yard

compactor. Gwinnett County may approve any equivalent offered.

Rented trash compactors shall remain the property of the successful service provider. All repairs will be performed at

no additional cost to the County. Successful service provider will supply an equivalent loaner/exchange unit or open

top or open top (when necessary) at no additional cost to the County until repairs can be completed.

Monthly rental rates of compactor shall include installation, maintenance, and removal of compactor.

All compacters will be new or completely refurbished with all new hydraulic hoses. The compactors shall have new

paint, the service providers’ name, phone number, and branding.

The County will need a “Fullness Monitoring System” at the following locations:

Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office, 2900 University Pkwy (Highway 316), Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043 (2 Each)

Gwinnett County Justice and Administration Center, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

Provision of Equipment and Services for Trash Removal, Disposal, and Recovered Materials Hauling on a Multi-Year Contract

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