Project Information

Bid Title

Dumpster Service

Issuing Agency

Town of Charlestown

Location

Rhode Island

Published Date

Feb 5, 2026

Closing Date

Feb 23, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Dumpster Service When:

to Monday, February 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM

TOWN OF CHARLESTOWN

INVITATION TO BID

Town Dumpster Service

The
Town of Charlestown is presently accepting bids for the placement and pick up
of multiple containers for Fiscal Year 2027 (July 1, 2026 to June 30,
2027). Sealed bids must be received no
later than 3:00 PM, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2026 at the Town Clerk’s Office, 4540
South County Trail, Charlestown, RI.
02813. All bids shall be clearly
marked “Dumpster Services” in the lower left-hand corner of the
envelope. Questions regarding the
specifications should be directed to Michael DiCicco, Director of Public Works,
by calling (401) 364-1230. The bid award
shall be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated responsive bid. Evaluation will be made on the basis of cost,
additional projected costs for service, if any, performance, and historical
business relationship with the Town. The
Town reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to accept that bid which
it deems in its sole judgment to be in the best interest of the Town.

Jeffrey S. Allen

Town Administrator

Advertised
in the Westerly Sun: February 7, 2026

Bid Specifications

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TOWN OF CHARLESTOWN

INVITATION TO BID

Town Dumpster Service

The Town of Charlestown is presently accepting bids for the placement and pick up of multiple

containers for Fiscal Year 2027 (July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027). Sealed bids must be received no

later than 3:00 PM, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2026 at the Town Clerk’s Office, 4540 South

County Trail, Charlestown, RI. 02813. All bids shall be clearly marked “Dumpster Services”

in the lower left-hand corner of the envelope. Questions regarding the specifications should be

directed to Michael DiCicco, Director of Public Works, by calling (401) 364-1230. The bid

award shall be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated responsive bid. Evaluation will be

made on the basis of cost, additional projected costs for service, if any, performance, and

historical business relationship with the Town. The Town reserves the right to reject any and all

bids and to accept that bid which it deems in its sole judgment to be in the best interest of the

Town.

Jeffrey S. Allen

Town Administrator

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS FOR

Dumpster Services

Town of Charlestown

Invitation to Bid

1. The designated bidder shall provide dumpster service no later than the morning of the first

business day following notification by the Town.

2. The bidder shall provide the Town with proof of insurance, in accordance with the attached

insurance addendum.

3. The successful bidder shall perform in full compliance with the detailed specifications of the

bid. Should he/she fail to do so, the Town shall notify the bidder in writing. Should the bidder

continue in non-compliance, the Town reserves the right to cancel the contract within ten (10)

days of written notification and choose a competing bidder.

4. The bidder shall haul only solid waste and recyclables received from Charlestown municipal

facilities in the Town's containers.

5. The bidder shall haul materials ONLY to State licensed facilities or facilities with full licensed

approval of the State wherein the facility is located, and which facilities are in full compliance

with operating standards set by State, Federal, and Local laws codes and ordinances.

6. All bidders shall provide, attached to the price sheet, proof that he/she is normally engaged in

the waste hauling business and that he/she is licensed to operate as a waste hauler in the State of

Rhode Island.

7. The bidder shall present proof of workers’ compensation insurance in force, and liability

insurance in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) indemnifying the Town from any

claims or legal actions, prior to the award of the bid.

18. The initial period of this bid award shall be for one (1) year from July 1, 2026 to June 30,

2027. However, the Town reserves the right to extend the period of the award for TWO

additional (2) years, upon agreement to the same by the vendor and the Town Council. Nothing

herein shall obligate the Town to any such extension. All bid prices contained within the

accepted proposal must be held for the original and extended term or terms, should said

agreement to extend the term or terms take effect.

THE PRICE SHEET, PROOFS, SPECIFICATIONS AND ADDENDA, OR EXACT COPIES

THEREOF, SHALL BE RETURNED COMPLETE AND INTACT, INITIALED ON EACH

PAGE, AS THE BID RESPONSE

ADDENDUM TO DUMPSTER SERVICE BID

Liability and Workers Compensation Insurance

The contractor shall maintain, at all times, public liability and worker's compensation insurance in the following

amounts. Insurance coverage required of the contractor under this section shall be primary and the Town of

Charlestown's insurance coverage shall be secondary with respect to any claims.

A. Liability Insurance

1. The contractor shall maintain public liability and property damage insurance that protects the contractor and the

Town of Charlestown and its officers, agents, and employees from any and all claims, demands, actions and suits for

damage to property or personal injury, including death, arising from the contractor's work under this agreement.

The insurance shall provide coverage for not less than $1,000,000.00 for personal injury to each person,

$1,000,000.00 for each occurrence and $1,000,000.00 covering all claims per occurrence. The limits of the

insurance shall be subject to statutory changes as to the maximum limits of liability imposed on municipalities of the

State of Rhode Island during the term of the agreement.

2. The contractor shall maintain automobile liability insurance for not less than $1,000,000.00 for all owned, non-

owned and hired vehicles.

The insurance shall be without prejudice to coverage otherwise existing and shall name as additional insureds the

Town of Charlestown and its officers, agents and employees. Notwithstanding the naming of additional insureds,

the insurance shall protect each insured in the same manner as though a separate policy had been issued to each, but

nothing herein, shall operate to increase the insurer's liability as set forth elsewhere in the policy beyond the amount

or amounts for which the insurer would have been liable if only one person or interest had been named as insured.

The coverage must apply as to claims between insureds on the policy. The insurance policy shall provide that the

insurance shall not terminate or be canceled without thirty days (30) written notice first being given to the Town

Financial Director. If the insurance is canceled or terminated prior to completion of the contract, the contractor shall

provide a new policy with the same terms, or terms otherwise acceptable to the Town of Charlestown. The

contractor agrees to maintain continuous uninterrupted coverage for the duration of the contract.

3. The contractor shall maintain on file with the Financial Director a certificate of insurance certifying the coverage

required under Section (1) and (2). The adequacy of the insurance shall be subject to the approval of the Town

Solicitor. Failure to maintain liability insurance shall be cause for immediate termination of the contract by the

Town of Charlestown.

B. Worker's Compensation Insurance

1. The contractor shall obtain workers’ compensation insurance coverage if legally allowed and available for all of

its workers, employees and sub-contractors either as a carrier-insured employer or as a self- insured employer, as

provided by Rhode Island statutes. A certification of insurance, or a copy thereof, shall be attached to the contract

between the contractor and the Town of Charlestown. The contractor shall maintain worker's compensation

insurance for the term of the contract.

2. In the event the contractor's workers' compensation insurance coverage expires during the term of this

agreement, the Town of Charlestown shall require the contractor to renew its insurance in a timely fashion, either as

a carrier-insured employer or a self-insured employer, before its expiration, and the contractor shall provide the

Town of Charlestown with further certification of workers' compensation insurance as renewals of said insurance

occur.

BID PROPOSAL COST SHEET

DUMPSTER SERVICES

Senior Center: 2 Yard Dumpster – Pick up 1 time a week $________________________________

Town Hall/DPW: 4 Yard Dumpster – Pick up 1 time a week $________________________________

Police Station: 4 Yard Dumpster – Pick up 1 time a week

$________________________________

Ninigret Park: 10 Yard Dumpster – Pick up 2 times a week $________________________________

• Dumpster placed April 1 & removed November 30

Charlestown Beach: 2–10 Yard Dumpsters–Pick up 2 times a week

• Dumpster placed May 1 & removed October 31

$________________________________

Blue Shutters Beach: 2-10 Yard Dumpsters-Pick up 2 times a week

• Dumpster placed May 1 & removed October 31

$________________________________

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Signature

DATE _______________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

Name of Company

Address

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

Telephone Number

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 562111Solid Waste Collection

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