Project Information

Bid Title

Tri-Town Municipal Solid Waste and Recycling Services

Issuing Agency

Town of Newington

Location

Connecticut

Published Date

Mar 31, 2026

Closing Date

Apr 20, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

RFP 2025-2026-2

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Project Description

Bid Number:	RFP 2025-2026-2
Bid Title:	Tri-Town Municipal Solid Waste and Recycling Services
Category:	Non-Construction
Status:	Open

Description: The Towns of Newington, Rocky Hill, and Wethersfield are soliciting sealed proposals to retain a qualified firm to provide one or more permitted facilities within thirty-five (35) miles of the geographic boundaries of the three Towns. Publication Date/Time: 3/31/2026 4:00 PM Closing Date/Time: 4/20/2026 4:00 PM Related Documents: 2025-26-2.final

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

RFP NO. 2025-26-2

TRI-TOWN MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING SERVICES

Proposals Due Monday, April 20, 2026 at 2:30 PM

The three Towns are:

Town of Newington

Town Manager’s Office

200 Garfield Street

Newington, CT 06111

Phone (860) 665-8510

Town of Rocky Hill

Town Manager’s Office

761 Old Main Street

Rocky Hill, CT 06067

(860) 258-2700

Town of Wethersfield

Town Manager’s Office

505 Silas Deane Highway

Wethersfield, CT 06109

(860) 721-2800

RFP No. 2025-26-2

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

The Towns of Newington, Rocky Hill, and Wethersfield are soliciting sealed proposals to retain

a qualified firm to provide one or more permitted facilities within thirty-five (35) miles of the

geographic boundaries of the three Towns to provide the following services:

1. Receive, process, dispose of, and recycle all wastes and recyclables managed by the

three Towns;

2. Should the Towns implement a Food Waste / Organics Collection program, an option

to receive, process, dispose of and recycle all organic and food waste managed by the

three Towns, as applicable; and

3. Should the Towns implement a Curbside Yard Waste program, an option to receive,

process, and recycle any materials managed by said curbside yard waste of the

Towns.

Companies can provide pricing for items 1, 2, and 3; or any individual item or

combination thereof. Multiple companies may be selected if that is in the Towns’ best

interest.

All proposals shall be submitted in accordance with the Towns’ specifications and on the form

supplied by the Towns. Proposal response form and specifications are available in the

Newington Town Manager’s Office at 200 Garfield Street, Newington, CT 06111 and on line at

www.newingtonct.gov, in the Doing Business, Bid Opportunities section. Any addenda shall be

posted at this location.

Proposals shall be received until 2:30 p.m. on Monday, April 20, 2026 at the Newington Town

Manager’s Office, 200 Garfield Street, Newington, CT 06111, when they will be opened

publicly.

An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employers. Minority/Women's Business Enterprises

are encouraged to apply. Each Town reserves the right to select or not to select a respondent as

the result of this Request for Proposals.

Jonathan Altshul

Ray Carpentino

Fred Presley

Newington Town Manager Rocky Hill Town Manager Wethersfield Town Manager

Post:

3/31/2026

Questions: 4/8/2026

Responses: 4/13/2026

Due:

4/20/2026

Interviews: week of 4/20/2026 *can be waived by selection committee

Selection: by 5/1/2026

RFP No. 2025-26-2

TRI-TOWN MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING SERVICES

RFP NO. 2025-26-2

SPECIFICATIONS

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

The three Towns of Newington, Rocky Hill, and Wethersfield, Connecticut (the Towns) are

issuing a joint Request for Proposals in order to retain a qualified company (the Contractor) to

provide one or more permitted facilities within thirty-five (35) miles of the geographic

boundaries of the Towns to receive, process, dispose of and recycle all solid waste, recyclables,

food scraps, organics and yard waste managed by the Towns.

The purpose of this Request for Proposals is to select a Contractor that has demonstrated

experience in providing such disposal, processing and recycling services in the Connecticut

municipal market and who possesses an understanding of the standards and requirements typical

for such services. All services shall be provided in a cost-effective, efficient, regulatory-

compliant and reliable manner under the terms of a mid-to-long-term Agreement between the

Towns and the Contractor.

The Towns will also consider proposals that offer a single acceptance facility for both wastes and

recyclables or an acceptance facility for both waste and recyclables separately. Proposals shall

demonstrate a viable contingency plan with a backup facility or facilities available to accept

wastes and recyclables in the event the proposed facility or facilities are unavailable.

Respondents may offer proposals for waste disposal only, recyclables only, organic waste

disposal, yard waste disposal, or any combination thereof. The Towns will make its selection in

accordance with sections 5 and 6 below; and the Towns may award contract to multiple vendors.

2. SCOPE OF SERVICES

The Contractor shall be expected to provide all facilities, equipment, labor and services required

to meet the deliverables of this RFP, as follows:

2.1 Solid Waste and Recycling Disposal

The Contractor shall be required to accept wastes for disposal and recyclables for processing and

marketing at one or multiple acceptance facilities within or proximate (within two miles) to the

geographic boundaries of the Towns. The Contractor may offer a single acceptance facility for

both wastes and recyclables or an acceptance facility for both waste and recyclables separately.

Services shall include:

• Disposal of solid waste at a licensed landfill, transfer station or waste-to-energy facility.

• Scheduled and on-call collection services.

Accepted recyclables may include:

• Mixed paper

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• Cardboard

• Glass bottles and jars

• Aluminum and steel cans

• Plastic containers

• Other materials accepted by the regional recycling program

The contractor shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local waste management

regulations. The Contractor shall furnish sufficient facilities, equipment, labor, financial

capability, and experience to begin accepting materials from the Towns by July 1, 2026.

The Contractor shall provide or act as a recycling market outlet for the acceptable recyclables

during the term of the Agreement with the Towns regardless of market fluctuations. The

Contractor shall not store or warehouse materials in violation of health and safety standards and

shall conform to all requirements of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental

Protection and other state and/or federal agencies.

The contractor shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local waste management

regulations. The Contractor shall furnish sufficient facilities, equipment, labor, financial

capability, and experience to begin accepting materials from the Towns by July 1, 2026.

2.3 Organics / Food Waste Disposal

The contractor shall provide disposal or processing services for food waste and other organic

materials.

Services may include:

• Receive source-separated organic and food waste.

• Transportation to a permitted composting or organics processing facility.

• Processing or disposal consistent with state organics and food scrap diversion

requirements.

The contractor shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local waste management

regulations. The Contractor shall furnish sufficient facilities, equipment, labor, financial

capability, and experience to begin accepting materials from the Towns by July 1, 2026.

2.5 Yard Waste Disposal

Should the Towns implement Curbside Yard Waste management programs, the contractor shall

provide yard waste disposal services including disposal of brush, leaves, yard debris, and

Christmas trees collected by the Towns.

Services may include:

• Receive yard waste material

• Transportation to permitted composting or recycling facilities.

• Processing or disposal consistent with state and local regulations

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Contractors shall specify:

• Processing capacity.

• Final destination of yard waste materials.

The contractor shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local waste management

regulations. The Contractor shall furnish sufficient facilities, equipment, labor, financial

capability, and experience to begin accepting materials from the Towns by July 1, 2026.

2.6 Additional Considerations

a) The Contractor is encouraged to offer its capacity to coordinate additional diversion

initiatives for other materials in the waste stream not specified in this RFP, including (but

not limited to) scrap metal, leaves, yard waste, other organics and compostable items,

tires, large bulky items, construction and renovation debris, white goods, electronic

waste, batteries, fluorescent lamps, and any other material specified by the Towns.

b) The Towns shall cause their agents, including (but not limited to) crews collecting and

delivering wastes and recyclables to perform their services in a responsible and efficient

manner.

c) It is the intent of the Towns to deliver wastes and recyclables on the same day on which

they are collected from the curbside, if feasible. Deliveries from the Towns’ transfer

stations may be made less frequently. Minimally, acceptance facilities for waste shall be

available to receive materials Mondays through Saturdays, from 7:00 a.m. until 4:00

p.m., and acceptance facilities for recyclables shall be available to receive materials

Mondays through Saturdays from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with holiday observances for

New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day,

Christmas Day, and any other days the Towns may choose to designate in writing.

d) The Contractor shall give the Towns priority consideration in weighing and offloading

operations. The maximum total waiting/tipping time from arrival at an acceptance

facility to departure from the acceptance facility shall not exceed one-half hour (30

minutes) per truck.

e) The Contractor shall provide monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to each Town,

documenting the total quantities of wastes and recyclables accepted, associated charges

for wastes, and recycling rebates.

f) The Contractor shall provide monthly consolidated invoices to each Town. Invoices shall

contain both the disposal fee as a charge and the recyclable material revenues as a credit,

with the net monthly fee owed by the Town.

g) The Towns will not guarantee any minimum or maximum quantity of wastes or

recyclables. The Towns’ historical municipal storage waste amounts, where applicable,

are provided elsewhere in this Request for Proposals.

h) The Towns shall require the Contractor to have reliable disposal and recycle processing,

and the Contractor shall demonstrate appropriate operating contingencies and

redundancies.

RFP No. 2025-26-2

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 562111Solid Waste Collection

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