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Solid waste and recycling for Brookline Housing Authority Properties

BROOKLINE HOUSING AUTHORITY
INVITATION TO BID
Solid waste and recycling for Brookline Housing Authority Properties

The Brookline Housing Authority, Brookline, Massachusetts (the Authority) invites sealed bids to provide Solid Waste and Recycling at Brookline Housing Authority Properties, in Brookline, MA in accordance with the bid documents as written by the Brookline Housing Authority.

The project consists of providing weekly services to the Brookline Housing Authority’s eight properties for a period of five years with two possible one-year extensions at the BHA’s discretion.

The contract amount is estimated to be $1,000,000 and the start of service is anticipated for July 1, 2025. Contract will be three year base with two on year extensions at BHA’s sole discresion.

General bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit that is not less than five (5%) of the greatest possible bid amount (considering all alternatives) and made payable to the Brookline Housing Authority.

Bid documents will be available on Thursday, May 22nd, 2025, from the Brookline Housing Authority electronically. Bid documents will be e-mailed upon request from cdevoll@brooklinehousing.org

General Bids will be received at the Brookline Housing Authority, 90 Longwood Avenue, Brookline MA 02446 no later than Thursday, June 26th 2025 at 3pm and opened forthwith. Bids should be in a sealed envelope clearly marked: BID FOR: Solid waste and recycling Services at Brookline Housing Authority Properties and addressed to: Brookline Housing Authority, 90 Longwood Avenue, Brookline MA 02446 ATTN: Chris Devoll, with the name of the firm submitting the bid.

Site visit is Mandatory and will be conducted on Thursday June 5th, 2025, at 9am starting at 90 Longwood Avenue, Brookline MA 02446.

By submitting a bid, the bidder warrants that s/he has examined the condition of service locations at each location as well as the bid documents and, that the information provided through the site visits and bid documents are adequate and the required services can be provided at the bid price submitted. No increase in the contract sums nor claim for damages due to delay will be permitted because of the Contractor’s failure to accomplish any or all these requirements.

The time of acceptance of the bid by the Brookline Housing Authority is 30 days from the date of the bid opening. The award of the contract is conditioned on approval by the Brookline Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. The contract is subject to the appropriation of adequate funds and may be cancelled in the event such funds are not available.

The award will be given to the most responsible and responsive bidder offering the best lowest total price. All other applicable state laws, municipal ordinances, and rules and regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction over the service contract shall apply to the contract throughout and will be deemed to be included in the contract as if written out in full.

The Awarding Authority reserves the right to reject all bids and to waive any informality in the bidding if it is in the public interest to do so. The Brookline Housing Authority also reserves the right to reject the bids if less than three bids are received.

Bidders shall promptly notify the Brookline Housing Authority in writing of any ambiguity, inconsistency, or error, which may be discovered upon examination of the bid documents. No interpretations of the meaning of the specification or other pre-bid documents shall be made to any bidder orally. All requests for clarification or interpretation must be submitted by email by 4:00 PM on Wednesday June 18th, 2025. Requests should be sent to the following individual:

Chris Devoll
Director of Maintenance & Modernization

cdevoll@brooklinehousing.org

If an addendum is issued, it will be sent to all potential bidders via email no later than 48 hours before the General Bid Opening.