INVITATION TO BIDDERS
RECYCLABLES COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION/DISPOSAL
LOWER PAXTON TOWNSHIP
Sealed bids will be received by Lower Paxton Township (herein after referred to as “The Municipality") until 2:00 p.m. prevailing time, on March 20, 2023 March 27, 2023, in the Lower Paxton Township Municipal Center, 425 Prince Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17109. Bids will be publicly opened and read at 2:00 p.m. this same date, in Room 174 of the Lower Paxton Township Municipal Center, 425 Prince Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Bids will be received for the following:
Recyclables Collection and Delivery for the period of July 2, 2023 to July 1, 2026.
Bidding Documents, including, but not limited to a Form of Proposal, Specifications and General Stipulations and Information for Bidders may be obtained at the Lower Paxton Township Municipal Center Building, 425 Prince Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, from 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday or on the Township’s website at www.lowerpaxton-pa.gov.
Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, treasurer’s check or bid bond in the amount of $250,000.00. If submitting bids on each independent contract (MSW and Recycling), one bid bond in the amount of $250,000 is sufficient.
The successful bidder, when awarded the Contract, shall deliver a bond with suitable, reasonable requirements guaranteeing the performance of the Contract with delivery to be made with sufficient surety in the amount of fifteen percent (15%) of the Total Bid Amount. The bond shall be with an approved surety company authorized to do business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
All bids must be submitted using the Form of Proposal attached to the Bidding Documents. In addition, all bids must be accompanied by a properly executed Non-Collusion Affidavit provided as a part of the Bidding Documents.
A pre-submission conference will be held at 2:00 p.m. on March 1, 2023 in Room 174 of the Lower Paxton Township Municipal Center, 425 Prince Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
The Municipality reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, waive technicalities, and accept any bids deemed to be in the best interest of The Municipality.
Bradley Gotshall
Township Manager
Lower Paxton Township