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City of Mounds View <br />Request for Proposals Residential Solid Waste and Recycling Services <br />Page 6 <br /> MU210\313\945437.v5 <br />1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION <br />The City of Mounds View has determined that the public health and safety of the City will <br />be promoted and preserved by the organized collection and transportation of solid waste <br />and recyclables generated at residential properties within the City. The City’s goals are to <br />provide excellent solid waste and recycling collection services to residents, to provide cost- <br />effective services, and to reduce truck traffic as a means to reduce noise pollution, <br />greenhouse gas emissions, and wear and tear on roadways. <br />The City is seeking competitive proposals from qualified companies (referred to as <br />“Proposers") to provide comprehensive solid waste and recycling collection services to all <br />residential single-family and multi-family households of four units or less within the City <br />limits. This document, together with all Attachments and Forms, shall serve as the <br />“Request for Proposal” (RFP) for the services. <br /> <br />The term “Proposer” means a company or team submitting a proposal. The term <br />“Contractor” means a company later contracted with the City of Mounds View to provide <br />solid waste and recycling collection services once the new, final Contract is fully executed <br />by both parties. These and all other terms defined for this entire RFP packet are included <br />in Attachment A – Draft Contract for Residential Solid Waste and Recycling Services. <br /> <br />The new Contract shall commence operations on April 1, 2025, will be for an initial term of <br />no less 5 and no more than 7 years, with three one-year optional renewal terms. <br /> <br />1.1 General Scope of Service <br />The City intends to transition to a one hauler system through this RFP process. The list of <br />contract services includes but is not limited to the following: <br /> <br />♦ City-wide, weekly or every-other-week (EOW) Solid Waste Collection service and <br />delivery to a disposal facility. <br />♦ City-wide, every-other-week Recycling Collection service and delivery to a <br />materials recovery facility. <br />♦ Subscription, weekly seasonal (April through November) Yard Waste Collection <br />service and delivery to a Composting Facility. <br />♦ When available in Ramsey County, city-wide curbside Organics Recycling. <br />♦ Ownership and management of all Solid Waste, Recycling, and Yard Waste Carts. <br />♦ Upon request “on-call” Bulky Waste Collection service and delivery to a disposal <br />facility. <br />♦ Billing and customer service. <br />♦ Public education services. <br /> <br />The “city-wide” services (i.e., Solid Waste and Recycling) means regularly scheduled <br />Collections that are provided to every RDU that sets out Solid Waste or Recyclable <br />materials as specified in this RFP. <br />The “subscription” services (i.e., Yard Waste and Bulky Waste) mean that these Collections