About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority seeks proposals from onshore USA organizations for area clean up services during the 2026-2027 Crucian Christmas Festival. The contractor must provide a cleanup crew consisting of one supervisor and five laborers, along with a licensed truck, tools, supplies, and safety reflector vests to service the Festival Village and surrounding areas. Prospective respondents must submit questions to Michael Vante and Jasmin Thomas-Blyden by Friday, November 6th, 2026. Proposals must be submitted electronically in PDF format to [email protected] and [email protected] by November 20th, 2026, at 12:00 P.M. Atlantic Standard Time.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- VIRGIN ISLANDS WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
- Solicitation No.
- RPQ-001-C-2026
Scope of work
- Provide cleanup crew consisting of one supervisor and five laborers, plus licensed truck, tools, supplies, and safety equipment
- Clean the St. Croix Crucian Christmas Festival Village nightly from 7:00pm to 3:00am, emptying 64-gallon carts into a bin
- Collect trash in Festival Village and surrounding areas and wash out carts every morning before the next event
- Clean all impacted streets after J'ouvert from Claude O Markoe School to the Festival Village following the last band
- Clean Food Fair in Buddhoe Park Fredriksted and Strand Street, frequently emptying 64-gallon carts into a 20-cubic-yard bin
- Collect trash behind collection trucks along the entire parade route and side streets for Children's and Adult's Parades
- Perform final cleanup of King Street, side streets, King Cross, Queen Cross, Strand, Lagoon Street, and Medre Cummins Park
- Perform additional tasks assigned by the Authority during the contract term
Minimum qualifications
- Possession of a valid VI Business License
- Possession of a VIWMA Waste Hauler's Permit
- Ability to provide a licensed and permitted truck
Documents to include with your response
- VI Business License
- Workman's Compensation Insurance (Statutory)
- VIWMA Waste Hauler's Permit
- Public Liability/ Bodily Insury & Property Damage Insurance ($10,000 min.)
- Automobile & Truck Public Liability/Bodily Injury & Property Damage Insurance ($10,000 min)
- Scope of Services with Price
- Cost Sheet indicating Hourly Rate
Key dates
- Date of issuance
- October 22nd, 2026
- Questions due
- Friday, November 6th, 2026
- Quotations due
- Friday, November 20th, 2026, at 12:00 P.M. Atlantic Standard Time
- Service Period start
- December 26, 2026
- Contract/agreement ends
- midnight on January 6, 2027
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via email or hand delivery
- Instructions
- Submit electronically in PDF format bearing RPQ Number RPQ-001-C-2026 to [email protected] and [email protected], or hand deliver to Mr. Michael Vante, Director, Procurement & Property Division, V.I. Waste Management Authority, 7410 Estate Bovoni, Bay 2, St. Thomas, V.I. 00802.
Contract details
- Term
- Period December 26, 2026, through January 5, 2027, ending at midnight on January 6, 2027
- Place of performance
- St. Croix, Virgin Islands, including Crucian Festival Village, Buddhoe Park Fredriksted, Strand Street, King Street, parade routes, and surrounding areas
- Insurance and bonding
- Statutory Worker's Compensation; Public Liability/Bodily Injury and Property Damage Insurance with $10,000.00 minimum; Automobile and Truck Public Liability, Bodily Injury and Property Damage Insurance with $10,000.00 minimum. Authority must be named additional insured.