Project Information

Bid Title

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW) HAULING & DISPOSAL SERVICES

Issuing Agency

Orange town

Location

Connecticut

Published Date

May 7, 2026

Closing Date

May 28, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

052852026

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Project Description

Bid Number:	052852026
Bid Title:	MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW) HAULING & DISPOSAL SERVICES
Category:	MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW) HAULING & DISPOSAL SERVICES
Status:	Open

Publication Date/Time: 5/7/2026 7:00 AM Publication Information: CT Source Closing Date/Time: 5/28/2026 10:00 AM Submittal Information: Town Hall-Lower Level Meeting Room Related Documents: 2026 MSW Bid

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Town of Orange, Connecticut

BID DOCUMENTS

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW)

HAULING & DISPOSAL SERVICES

1.0 INVITATION TO BID

1.1 The Town of Orange requests bids for the hauling and disposal of Municipal Solid Waste

(MSW) from its Transfer Station on South Orange Center Road to the WIN Waste

Bridgeport CT waste-to-energy facility, or other facility approved by the Connecticut DEEP

and by the Town of Orange.

1.2 Bidders are required to comply with the instructions contained in these Bid Documents, and

to provide information where requested. Bids must be made upon the forms contained

herein.

2.0 KEY EVENT DATES

2.1 Bid Advertisement

Thursday, May 7, 2026

2.2 Deadline for Submitting Bid Questions 10:00 am, Thursday, May 21, 2026

2.3 Bid Due Date & Bid Opening

Orange Town Hall

Lower Level Meeting Room

10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 28, 2026

2.4 Bid Award Decision

Board of Selectmen Meeting

7:00 pm, Wednesday, June 10, 2026

2.5 All questions shall be submitted by email to the Director of Public Works at

bbrinton@orange-ct.gov. All questions will be answered by email.

2.6 Bidders must provide contact information to the town by emailing afaustini@orange-ct.gov

and bbrinton@orange-ct.gov, to ensure that they receive bid addenda and other notifications.

3.0 BID FORMS AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

3.1 Copies of the bid documents may be obtained from the Town of Orange Website and State

of Connecticut Contracting Portal (CTsource).

3.2 Ditto marks are not considered writing; shall not be used; and can be reason for non-

acceptance of a bid.

3.3 All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope, clearly marked “MSW Hauling &

Disposal”, and received in the Public Works office by the time of the bid opening specified above.

In addition to the BID FORM, the bidder’s BIDDER QUALIFICATION STATEMENT and NON-

COLLUSIVE AFFIDAVIT OF PRIME BIDDER must also be enclosed in the sealed envelope.

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Bids, corrections, and/or modifications received after the time the town officials open the first bid

will not be accepted.

Bidders are responsible for checking the bid posting on the state contracting portal

https://portal.ct.gov/DAS/CTSource/CTSource or on the Town of Orange website for bid

addenda and responses to bidders’ questions, up to the time of the bid opening.

3.4 The BID FORM must be signed by an authorized agent of the submitting company.

3.5 All information submitted, must be in ink or typewritten. Mistakes may be crossed out and

corrections inserted. The person signing the bid form must initial corrections.

3.6 The inability to meet any specified requirement(s) shall be clearly stated in writing and

attached to the bid form or written on the bid form.

3.7 At the time of opening the bids, bidders shall be presumed to have inspected the site and be

thoroughly familiar with the bid documents. Failure of any bidder to inspect the project site, ask

questions, or to examine the bid documents, shall not relieve any bidder from obligations with

respect to their bid.

3.8 The specifications listed are to be interpreted as meaning those acceptable to the Town of

Orange. Substitutions that are “an approved equal,” will be considered.

3.9 Prior to submitting a bid, bidders must visit the Orange Transfer Station site. Bidders must

sign in at the scale house near the front gate. Change orders related to conditions that could be

observed on a site visit will not be approved.

3.10 The bidder must have significant experience performing municipal solid waste hauling and

disposal. Qualifications and references must be provided on the bid forms.

4.0 CONTRACT DURATION

4.1 The contract shall run for four years from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2030.

5.0 PAYMENT

5.1 Payment shall be at the bid unit prices per ton. Net MSW weight shall be as determined by

the town scale. Scale tickets from the disposal facility, as well as scale tickets from the town

transfer station scale, shall be submitted to the town with invoices. The contractor shall submit

monthly invoices with supporting documentation (scale tickets).

6.0 MISCELLANEOUS

6.1 Bidders may withdraw their bid any time prior to the time of bid opening. No bidder shall

withdraw, cancel, or modify their bid for a period of sixty (60) days after bid opening.

6.2 The Town of Orange is exempt from Connecticut Sales and Use Taxes and Federal Excise

Taxes. Bidders shall avail themselves of these exemptions.

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6.3 The Town of Orange reserves the right to accept any bid, to reject any or all bids, to waive

any minor bid informality or irregularity, to take into account the residency and business location of

bidders within the Town of Orange, and to award the bid deemed by the Town of Orange to be in its

best interest. Lowest price shall not be the sole determining factor when awarding the bid. Bidders

who are delinquent in taxes or fees to the Town of Orange will not be considered responsible

bidders.

7.0 TERMINATION

7.1 Failure to comply with any of the requirements herein may be considered breach of contract

and as such shall be subject to termination of the contract by the town.

8.0 BID AND PERFORMANCE BONDS

8.1 GENERAL All bonds required herein shall be provided by companies licensed to issue

such documents in the State of Connecticut. Each bond shall have a contact person’s name, the

issuing office’s address, telephone number and fax number shown thereon and shall be

automatically renewable.

8.2 BID BOND Each bidder shall submit a bid security in the amount of 10% of the bid price

per ton for the first year of the contract multiplied by 4,500 tons. The security shall be in the form of

a certified or bank cashier’s check or a surety bond issued by a company licensed to do so by the

State of Connecticut. Should the bidder fail to provide a performance bond, insurance certificate,

and other submittals required by the bid documents within 15 calendar days of the date of notice of

award, said bid security may be forfeited to the town. All bidders’ bid security will be returned

after issuance of bid award, and submission of the required bond, insurance, and other submittals by

the awarded contractor.

8.3 PERFORMANCE BOND A properly executed surety Performance Bond, in the amount

of 100% of the price bid per ton for the first year of the contract multiplied by 4,500 tons of MSW,

shall be submitted, within fifteen (15) calendar days of the date of notice of award, to the following

town official:

Director of Public Works / Town Engineer

Town of Orange

617 Orange Center Road

Orange, Connecticut 06477

The Performance Bond shall guarantee performance of the contract in accordance with the terms of

the Bid Documents and shall automatically renew each year of the contract period. Failure to

perform the contract in accordance with the terms of the Bid Documents and termination of the

contract for cause shall allow the town to call the surety bond for recovery of all additional costs

incurred by the town in obtaining a replacement contractor to provide the services called for in the

contract.

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9.0 INSURANCE

9.1 Contractor shall agree to maintain in force at all times during the contract the following

minimum coverages and shall name the Town of Orange as an Additional Insured on a primary and

non-contributory basis to all policies, except Workers Compensation. All policies should also

include a Waiver of Subrogation.

Insurance shall be written with Carriers approved in the State of Connecticut and with a minimum

AM Best Rating of A- (Excellent) and minimum Financial Size Category of VIII. In addition, all

Carriers are subject to approval by the Town of Orange.

General Liability

Each Occurrence

General Aggregate

Products/Completed Operations Aggregate

(Minimum Limits)

$1,000,000

$2,000,000

$2,000,000

Auto Liability

Combined Single Limit

$1,000,000

Umbrella/Excess

Liability

Each Occurrence

$1,000,000

Professional Liability Each Occurrence

(if applicable)

$1,000,000

If any policy is written on a “Claims Made” basis, the policy must be continually renewed for a

minimum of two (2) years from the completion date of this contract. If the policy is replaced and/or

the retroactive date is changed, then the expiring policy must be endorsed to extend the reporting

period for claims for the policy in effect during the contract for two (2) years from the completion

date.

Workers’ Compensation and

Employers’ Liability

WC

EL Each Accident

EL Disease Each Employee

EL Disease Policy Limit

Statutory Limits

$500,000

$500,000

$500,000

Original, completed Certificates of Insurance must be presented to the Town of Orange prior to

contract issuance. Should any of the above-described policies be cancelled, limits reduced or

coverage altered, 30 days’ written notice must be given to the Town of Orange.

For purposes of insurance, all certificates and communications should be addressed to:

Director of Public Works/Town Engineer

Town of Orange

617 Orange Center Road

Orange CT 06477

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10.0 GENERAL WORK REQUIREMENTS

10.1 The work covered by the plans and specifications consists of furnishing all labor, material,

supplies, equipment, tools, and incidentals necessary to perform hauling and disposal of Municipal

Solid Waste (MSW) from the Town of Orange Transfer Station on South Orange Center Road to

the WIN Waste Bridgeport CT waste-to-energy facility, or other facility approved by the

Connecticut DEEP and by the Town of Orange. All bids shall contain the cost of all items and

work, whether specified herein or not, required to provide a complete project. Failure to include

such items and work specifically in the bid documents shall not be grounds for extra cost.

All materials and equipment supplied by the contractor shall conform to the requirements of the Bid

Documents. No changes shall be allowed unless they are approved, in writing, by the town. All

work shall be in accordance with federal, state, and town laws.

10.2 The Transfer Station has a hopper type compactor, designed to accommodate closed top

transfer trailers. The successful bidder must provide trailers that accommodate our equipment,

including locking with the compactor hooks to provide a tight connection between the trailer and

the compactor, so that MSW does not escape.

10.2 Hours of Work

The contractor must pick up full trailers and return empty trailers to the Transfer Station during the

Transfer Station’s hours of operation. At least 1 empty trailer, in addition to the trailer attached to

the compactor, must be on site at all times.

The Transfer Station is open six (6) days a week as follows:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday & Thursday:

8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The Transfer Station is closed on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day,

Independence Day (July 4th), Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

10.3 Total annual MSW tonnage is not guaranteed, but the annual average has been

approximately 4,500 tons. Records are available for inspection at the Public Works Department

office.

10.4 The town will shift full trailers from the compactor to storage on the site and replace with

empty trailers left at the site with its own equipment.

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 562111Solid Waste Collection

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