Household Hazardous Waste Collection Services for the City of Keene

The City of Keene, NH requires household hazardous waste collection services for a permanent facility accepting waste from multiple events. The selected vendor must provide all supervision, labor, equipment, supplies, and materials to collect, handle, sort, label, and transport waste to a permitted facility for recycling or safe disposal. Required duties include managing electronic nicotine delivery system wastes, maintaining emergency plans, staffing events with an NHDES-certified Hazardous Waste Coordinator, and assuming generator status for all accepted wastes. Participation is restricted to US organizations performing work onsite. Applicants can submit proposals by 4:00 PM on the due date either electronically through the Public Purchase website or by delivering six hard copies and one thumb drive copy to the Purchasing & Contract Services Office. Proposals must include a cover letter with a 90-day guarantee, contractor qualifications, project team details, approach, a not-to-exceed cost proposal, resumes, firm references, and a Certificate of Insurance. Evaluation criteria weigh firm experience (25%), cost (20%), personnel training (15%), and the ability to collect and manage specified waste types (10%). A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for November 9, 2026.