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Bid Title

Residential Electronics Recycling Services

Issuing Agency

Will County

Location

Illinois

Published Date

Jan 27, 2026

Closing Date

Feb 10, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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PURCHASING DEPARTMENT

P. 815-740-4712

F. 815-740-4604

E. klynn@willcounty.gov

JENNIFER BERTINO-TARRANT

WILL COUNTY EXECUTIVE

KEVIN LYNN

DIRECTOR

County Office Building

302 N. Chicago Street

Joliet, IL 60432

January 26, 2026

To Whom It May Concern:

You are invited to submit your sealed proposal for Residential Electronics Recycling Collection

Services for the County of Will Land Use Department, Resource, Recovery & Energy Division.

Complete bid specifications are included, which will act as the contract and must be filled out

and returned as such.

A Bid Bond or Cashier’s Check in the amount of 10% of the value of the contract, or

$10,000.00, whichever is greater, made payable to the Will County Treasurer MUST

accompany your bid, or it will not be considered. Money Orders or Company checks will not

be accepted.

Sealed bids will be received in the purchasing department, 2nd floor, Will County Office Building,

302 N. Chicago St., Joliet, IL 60432, DUE NOT LATER THAN 10:00 A.M., “AS SO INDICATED BY

THE TIME STAMP CLOCK OF WILL COUNTY”, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2026.

Bids will be publicly opened and read by the Will County Executive or her Representative at

10:05 A.M., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2026, at the Will County Office Building, 302 N. Chicago

Street, 2nd Floor, Joliet, IL. 60432. You are welcome to attend the meeting.

Should you have any questions regarding this bid, please contact the Will County Purchasing

Department at purchasing@willcounty.gov.

We welcome your bid.

Sincerely,

Kevin Lynn

Kevin Lynn

Purchasing Director

ADVERTISEMENT OF BID

RESIDENTIAL ELECTRONICS RECYCLING FOR

TURN-KEY ELECTRONICS COLLECTION SERVICE AND ONE-DAY EVENTS

WILL COUNTY LAND USE DEPARTMENT,

RESOURCE RECOVERY & ENERGY DIVISION

SEALED BIDS FOR RESIDENTIAL ELECTRONICS RECYCLING COLLECTION

SERVICE FOR THE COUNTY OF WILL, LAND USE DEPARTMENT, RESOURCE

RECOVERY & ENERGY DIVISION, JOLIET, IL WILL BE RECEIVED AT THE WILL

COUNTY PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, WILL COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING, 302 N.

CHICAGO ST., JOLIET, IL 60432, UNTIL THE HOUR OF 10:00 A.M., TUESDAY,

FEBRUARY 10, 2026. BIDS WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ BY THE WILL

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OR HER REPRESENTATIVE AT 10:05 A.M., TUESDAY,

FEBRUARY 10, 2026 AT THE WILL COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING, 302 N. CHICAGO ST.,

2ND FLOOR, JOLIET, IL 60432.

SPECIFICATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF THE BID ARE AVAILABLE AT

www.demandstar.com, AS WELL AS THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, WILL COUNTY

OFFICE BUILDING, 302 N. CHICAGO ST., JOLIET, IL. 60432, (815) 740-4712 OR EMAIL

purchasing@willcountyillinois.com.

THE TENDERING OF A BID TO THE COUNTY SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS

ACCEPTANCE OF THE SPECIFICATIONS. THE BIDDER ACKNOWLEDGES THE RIGHT

OF THE COUNTY OF WILL TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS, AND TO WAIVE NON-

MATERIAL INFORMALITY OR IRREGULARITY IN ANY BID RECEIVED IN WHOLE OR

PART AS MAY BE SPECIFIED IN THE SOLICITATION.

BY ORDER OF THE WILL COUNTY EXECUTIVE, JENNIFER BERTINO-TARRANT.

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

RESIDENTIAL ELECTRONICS RECYCLING FOR

TURN-KEY ELECTRONICS COLLECTION SERVICE

WILL COUNTY LAND USE DEPARTMENT, RESOURCE RECOVERY & ENERGY DIVISION

The Will County Land Use Department, Resource Recovery & Energy Division, Joliet, IL, invites you to

submit your bid for the County of Will Residential Electronics Recycling for Turn-Key Electronics

Collection Service and One-Day Collection Events. The agreement with contractor will be for a one-year

period beginning March 1, 2026, and ending February 28, 2027, with three one-year renewal options.

Bids will be received in the Purchasing Department, 2nd floor of the Will County Office Building located at 302 N.

Chicago Street, Joliet, IL. 60432, not later than 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, February 10, 2026, “as so indicated by the

time stamp clock of Will County”. Bids received after this time will not be accepted.

Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud by the Will County Executive or her Representative at 10:05

A.M., Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at the Will County Office Building, 302 N. Chicago Street, 2nd Fl., Joliet,

IL. 60432.

The bidder acknowledges the right of the County of Will to reject any and all bids, and to waive non-material

informality or irregularity in any bid received in whole or part as may be specified in the solicitation.

Bid forms shall be completely filled out either typewritten or in ink and shall not be detached from this

package. The complete set of Contract Documents shall be submitted with the bid. Project Grand Total

Pricing forms must be filled out completely.

Bids shall be submitted on the forms furnished by the County of Will in a sealed package, plainly marked,

with the Bidder's name and address and the notation:

SEALED BID:

ELECTRONICS COLLECTION SERVICES

BID DUE:

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 10:00 A.M.

Bids shall be addressed to the Will County Purchasing Department, Will County Office Building, 302 N.

Chicago Street, Joliet, IL. 60432.

TAXES & TAX EXEMPTION: The County shall only be required to pay those taxes that it is obligated to

pay as required by local, State and Federal law. The County of Will is exempt from Federal, State and

Municipal Sales Tax.

SIGNATURE OF BIDS: The signature on bid documents shall be that of an authorized representative of

bidder. An officer of or agent of the offering bidder who is empowered to bind the bidder in a Contract shall

sign the proposal and any clarifications to that proposal. County of Will bears no responsibility for

investigating or determining authority of signatory.

Each bidder, by making his bid, represents that he has read and understands the bidding documents.

Any bid not containing said signed documents shall be non-conforming and shall be rejected.

NO BIDS: Those who wish not to bid this project please return your bid plainly marked "NO BID" via email,

so your company’s name remains on our bidders list. If you choose not to reply, your name will be removed

and no future bids will be sent to you.

REJECTION OF BIDS: The bidder acknowledges the right of the County of Will to reject any and all bids,

and to waive non-material informality or irregularity in any bid received in whole or part as may be specified

in the solicitation.

BIDDING PROCEDURES:

1. All bids must be prepared on the forms provided and One (1) Original & Two (2) complete copies, clearly

marked, and One (1) digital copy as a searchable PDF of all submitted materials, on a USB smart drive

must be submitted, in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Copies may be double-sided (printed

on both sides of the paper). Bids will be read aloud. Vendors not present at the bid opening requesting

results at a later date will be given a copy of our bid tabulation sheet. This sheet will include what was

read off the Bid Worksheet.

2. A bid is invalid if it has not been deposited at the designated location prior to the time and date for receipt

of bids indicated in the Advertisement for Bids or prior to any extension thereof issued to the Bidders.

3. Unless otherwise provided in any supplement to the Instructions to Bidders, no bidder shall modify,

withdraw or cancel his bid or any part thereof for ninety (90) days after the time designated for the receipt

of bids in the Advertisement for Bids.

4. Changes or corrections may be made in the bid documents after they have been issued and before bids are

received. In such cases, a written addendum describing the change or correction will be issued by the

County of Will to all bidders recorded by the County of Will as having received the bidding documents

and will be available for inspection wherever issued. Such addendum shall take precedence over that

portion of the documents concerned, and shall become part of the bid documents. Except in unusual cases,

addendum will be issued to reach the bidders at least five (5) days prior to date established for receipt of

bids.

5. Each bidder shall carefully examine all bid documents and all addenda thereto, and shall thoroughly

familiarize themselves with the detailed requirements thereof prior to submitting a bid. Should a bidder

find discrepancies or ambiguities in, or omissions from documents, or should they be in doubt as to their

meaning, they shall, at once, and in any event, not later than seven (7) days prior to bid due date, notify the

County of Will, who will, if necessary, send written addendum to all bidders. The County of Will shall

not be responsible for any oral instructions. All inquiries shall be directed to the Purchasing Director

klynn@willcountyillinois.com. Should the bidder fail to ask questions or for clarification on any particular

item in the Bid, then the County will assume the bidder understood all items contained in the Bid. After

bids are received, the Bidder will make no allowance for oversight.

BID SECURITY: A Bid Bond or Cashier’s Check in the amount of 10% of the value of the contract

or $10,000.00, whichever is greater, made payable to the Will County Treasurer, must accompany the bid

document, as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into with the County of

Will. Money Orders or Company checks will not be accepted.

The bid bond from unsuccessful bidders will be returned after award is approved by county board.

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PERFORMANCE BOND: The bid bond or cashier’s check of the successful bidder shall be returned

by the County of Will at such time as a performance bond in the amount of 10% of the value of the

contract or $20,000.00, whichever is greater, is delivered to the County of Will which shall be held for

the entire length of the contract.

The performance bond or check will be returned upon satisfactory completion of contract.

WORDS AND FIGURES:

Where amounts are given in both words and figures, the words shall govern. If the amount is not written in

words the unit cost will take precedence over the extended price in case of a discrepancy in the

multiplication.

PAYMENT:

Payment will be made pursuant to the Illinois Local Government Prompt Payment Act.

REFERENCES: Please include with your bid the names of three (3) companies or local governmental

organizations with whom you have had similar contracts and services. Include the name, address and phone

number of the person we can contact for further information.

COMPANY HISTORY: Please include a brief history of your company, how long you have been in business,

the types of services you offer, etc.

PRIME CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATION: Included in this bid package is a prime contractor

certification form. The Prime Certification form MUST be filled out and included with your bid package, or

it will be rejected.

CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE:

Any cause of action related to this bid, or contract related thereto, shall be governed by the laws of the State

of Illinois without regard to conflict of law provisions. Venue for any cause of action related to this bid, or

any contract related thereto, shall be in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois.

ILLINOIS FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT:

Any and all submissions to the County of Will become the property of the County of Will and these and any

late submissions will not be returned. Your proposal will be open to the public under the Illinois Freedom of

Information Act (FOIA) (5 ILCS 140) and other applicable laws and rules, unless you request in your

proposal that we treat certain information as exempt. We will not honor requests to exempt entire

proposals. You must show the specific grounds in FOIA or other law or rule that support exempt

treatment. If you request exempt treatment, you must submit an additional copy of the proposal with exempt

information deleted. This copy must tell the general nature of the material removed and shall retain as much

of the proposal as possible. In the event the County of Will receives a request for a document submitted, the

County of Will shall provide notice to contractor as soon as practicable. Regardless, contractor will be

responsible for any costs or damages associated with defending your request for exempt

treatment. Furthermore, contractor warrants that County of Will's responses to requests for a document

submitted that is not requested to be exempt will not violate the rights of any third party.

Please be advised that if your proposal is accepted by the County of Will all related records maintained by,

provided to, or required to be provided to the County of Will during the contract duration are subject to

FOIA. In the event the County of Will receives a request for a document relating to contractor, its provision

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