Request for Sealed Proposals: Solid Waste Collection & Disposal and Recyclable Materials Collection & Processing

Sealed bids addressed to the City Manager of the City of Van Alstyne, Texas, will be received at the Office of the City Manager, at the hand delivery address of 152 N Main Drive, Van Alstyne, Texas 75495 or mailing address of P.O. Box 247, Van Alstyne, Texas 75495 until 2:00pm on Thursday, November 21, 2019, and will be opened and read aloud at City Hall immediately after that time, for the collection and disposal of solid waste and recyclable materials collection and processing services.

Proposals shall be accompanied by a certified or cashier’s check on a national bank in an amount equal to Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), Any proposal that is not accompanied by the required proposal guarantee shall be considered non-responsive and ineligible for award.

The receipt of responses does not require the City to accept any proposal or enter into a contract. The City of Van Alstyne specifically reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, with or without cause, if it determines such action to be in its best interest, in the sole determination of the City Council of the City of Van Alstyne.

One set of bid documents may be secured from the Office of the City Manager, City Hall, 152 N. Main Drive, Van Alstyne, Texas, accompanied by the contractor’s name, address, phone number, email address and fax number, beginning October 21, 2019.

 Anticipated Schedule for Proposal Process (subject to change at the sole discretion of the City)

  • 10/18/19 and 11/01/19 – Advertise and distribute Request for Proposal.
  • 11/21/19 – Open Proposals at 2:00 p.m. at Van Alstyne City Hall.
  • 01/14/20 – Award Contract.
  • 03/01/20 – Contractor begins service.