Auction Sale of Leaf Compost Project No. 27-3

Location:	Connecticut
Posted:	Aug 4, 2026
Due:	Aug 27, 2026
Agency:	Town of North Haven
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
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INVITATION TO BID

TOWN OF NORTH HAVEN

A Public Auction for the Sale of Leaf Compost - Project No. 27-3, will be held at the

Town of North Haven’s Leaf Compost site located at 91T Sackett Point Road, North Haven,

Connecticut (Entrance to facility is located on Powered Metals drive), at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday

August 27,2026 which time and place the Auction will commence and bids publicly read.

Specifications may be obtained from the Department of Finance and Administration office.

After bids are solicited and read the Director of Administration/Procurement may analyze

whether vendors have submitted comparable bids and meet the requirements called for. In

reviewing the bids, the Director of Administration/Procurement may consider the past

performance, financial responsibility, and sales and service experience of the vendors. The

Director of Administration/Procurement reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any

defects in same and/or to choose other than the highest bidder, if it be deemed in the best

interest of the Town of North Haven.

Richard Monico

Director of Administration/Procurement

Town of North Haven

Department of Public Works

18 Church Street

North Haven, Connecticut 06473

Invitation to Bid at Auction

Project #27-3

Notice is hereby given that the Town of North Haven, Connecticut shall hold a Public Auction for

the Sale of Composted Leaf Material (unscreened).

The Public Auction will be held at the Town’s Leaf Compost Facility, located at 91T Sackett Point

Road in North Haven, Connecticut. Access to the facility is at Powered Metals Drive which is off

Grasso Avenue. Interested Bidders will be greeted by Town Officials who will guide them to the

location of the Composted Leaf materials (unscreened) for sale by auction.

Auction and bidder registration will be held on Thursday, August 27, 2026, at the Leaf

Composting site. Bidder registration will begin at 9:45 a.m. and bidding will commence at

10:00 a.m. sharp.

Intent of Auction

The Town of North Haven, Connecticut, is seeking to sell several hundred cubic yards of

composted leaf materials (unscreened). The Town makes no claim to the exact yardage

of the materials being auctioned.

Composted leaves will be sold to the highest bidder.

General Conditions of the Auction

1. The Town makes no claims as to the amount of cubic yardage of leaf compost materials.

2. All purchased materials shall be removed from the site no later than Friday October 23,

2026. Buyers will forfeit all materials left on site beyond the date of Friday, October 23,

2026, unless specific arrangements have been made in writing / e-mail, and approved

by the Director of Public Works Field Operations or his designee.

3. Successful Bidders shall supply all equipment, manpower, and materials needed to

remove the leaf compost from the site. The Town of North Haven will NOT provide

transport or equipment for loading or unloading. This is the responsibility of the

successful bidder.

4. Access to the site and hours of Operations will be approved by the Director of Field

Operations or his designees only.

Instructions to Bidders

1. An inspection of all leaves composted materials (unscreened) may be scheduled by

calling Michael Maturo, Director of Public Works Field Operations or his designees at

(203) 239-5321 ext. 8410

2. All bidders must register to Bid.

3. Bidding shall be in the form of Lump Sum of leaf Composted Materials (unscreened).

4. Composted Leaves will be sold to the highest bidder.

5. One hundred percent (100%) of the payment shall be made at the conclusion of the

auction. Payment shall be in the form of check or cash. No credit cards will be

accepted at the Public Auction.

6. In the event the successful bidder fails to provide payment, or the removal of the

material by the above stated dates, the Town of North Haven shall resell the material

and hold the original bidder liable for any difference in price and any other cost incurred

because of non-payment/failure to comply with removal of material within the above-

described time frame.

7. The successful bidder shall supply the Town of North Haven with a General Liability

Certificate of Insurance, naming the Town of North Haven as “additional insured” with

the minimum coverage being identified as $1,000,000 of liability.

8. In the event the highest bid fails to produce said insurance certificate within five (5)

working days of the Public Auction date, the next highest bidder can elect to purchase

the leaf compost materials (unscreened) for the highest bid price.

9. The Town of North Haven reserves the right to reject all the bids if it is in the best

interest of the Town of North Haven to do so.

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

Description	Opening Date	Closing Date
Auction Sale of Leaf Compost Project No. 27-3	August 04, 2026 :	August 27, 2026 10:00 AM

Auction Sale of Leaf Compost Project No. 27-3

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