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Award of Contract and Franchise Agreement With Coastal Waste & Recycling, Inc., for Curbside Residential Solid Waste and Recycling Collection Services (Contract No. 24-RFP00582/TPR; Amount: $104,870,552.64)
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BRIEF OVERVIEW
The Procurement Department issued Request for Pre-Qualification (RFPQ) No. 23-PQ00289/IR on August 2, 2023, at the request of the Hernando County Utilities Department to select the most qualified entities to provide Residential Solid Waste Collection Services. The Procurement Department reviewed eight (8) submissions to determine responsiveness and responsibleness.
The Procurement Selection Committee (PSC) met on November 13, 2023, to evaluate the proposals and qualify firms. The committee included Laura Borgesi, Traffic Engineer - Department of Public Works; Scott Harper, Services Manager - Solid Waste Department; Jeff Howley, Facilities Supervisor - Solid Waste Department; Ron Patel, Engineering Division Manager - Utilities Department; and, Liana Teague, Public Outreach and Compliance - Solid Waste Department. The PSC consensus scoring evaluation resulted in the following qualified firms to proceed to the next phase of the Solicitation Process:
Firm (Listed in Alphabetical Order)
? Coastal Waste & Recycling, Inc.
? FCC Environmental Services Florida, LLC
? Republic Services of Florida, Limited Partnership
? Waste Connections of Florida, Inc.
? Waste Management Inc., of Florida
? Waste Pro of Florida, Inc.
The Procurement Department issued Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 24-RFP00582/TPR on July 1, 2024, to the six (6) pre-qualified firms. On February 17, 2025, the County received five (5) proposals and one (1) letter of no bid. The Procurement Department reviewed and evaluated submissions to determine if submissions were responsive and responsible. The Procurement Selection Committee (PSC), comprised of the same members as the Pre-Qualification solicitation, met on March 4, 2025, to evaluate the proposals. The ...
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