Residential Organic Food and Wet Waste Collection Service
- Client
- Northfield, MN.
- RFP Number
- DISPOS-10007
- Posted
- 10/15/2026
- Category
- Waste Disposal Services
- Budget
- Looking for Proposals
- NAICS
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- Set-aside
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- Contact
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Description
AI GeneratedThe City of Northfield, Minnesota requires a vendor to provide residential organic food and wet waste collection services on an as-needed basis. The selected vendor will perform all requested waste collection work offsite. Only onshore, USA-based organizations are eligible to submit proposals for this opportunity. The buyer seeks proposals to determine the budget, but the provided text does not state application requirements, submission deadlines, evaluation criteria, or the contract term.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from Organics RFP Northfield 2027-2031 Final 261007.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
The City of Northfield is soliciting proposals for residential organic food and wet waste organized collection services for approximately 5,058 residential customers. The selected vendor will collect, transport, and dispose of organic materials at an approved MPCA composting facility while providing household containers, lids, and compost bags. All qualified vendors who submit complete, properly signed proposals meeting the stated RFP requirements are eligible to bid.
- Issued by
- City of Northfield
- Proposals due
- 12:00 PM, November 13, 2026
- Contract start
- June 1, 2027
- How to submit
- Electronic via email, or hard copy via mail or courier service
- Submission details
- Electronic submissions sent to [email protected] with subject 'Residential Organic Food/Wet Waste Collection Proposal'. Mail or courier submissions sent to Office of the City Engineer, 801 Washington Street, Northfield, MN 55057.
- Contract term
- Five years, commencing June 1, 2027, through December 31, 2031
- Place of performance
- Northfield, MN
- Insurance and bonding
- Commercial General Liability, Automobile Liability covering 'any auto', Workers' Compensation, Property Damage, and a $25,000 performance bond.
How proposals are evaluated
| Contractor Qualifications and Experience | |
| Responsiveness to RFP Requirements |
Scope of work
- Weekly collection of residential organic food and wet waste
- Transport of collected organic material to an approved MPCA composting facility
- Provision of household containers or buckets (less than 10 gallons), lids, and compost bags
- Replacement of lost, stolen, damaged, or defective containers at contractor expense
- Provision of special curbside pick-up arrangements for persons with physical disabilities upon physician statement
- Monthly reporting of user lists by container size and complaint records to the City
- Development and distribution of customer educational and contamination prevention materials
- Annual reporting of total diverted organic waste tonnage by March 1
Minimum qualifications
- Organics collection license issued pursuant to City of Northfield Ordinance Section 62-66
- Demonstrated capacity and qualifications to provide residential organics collection services
- Properly licensed, painted, and uniformly marked collection vehicles
Documents to include with the bid
- Signed proposal
- Written description of all vehicles and equipment to be used
- Digital photos of the front, rear, and both sides of each collection vehicle
- Certificates of Insurance
- Certificate of Self-Insurance (if self-insured)
Verify important details
Document checkConfirm submission instructions and amendments with the issuing agency before responding.
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