City of Kent

REVISED Request for Proposals

Recycling Consultant Services

Proposals due no later than 3:00 p.m. (PST) on December 21, 2023

Purpose of Request:
The City of Kent is requesting proposals for consultant services to host and lead residential recycling collection events from March 1 to December 31, 2024.

Description of Work/Goals and Outcomes:
The selected proposer will contract with vendors, assist in organizing and promoting events, handle the staffing and tracking of results for a total of three (3) Saturday large city-wide residential recycling collection events during the spring, summer, and fall of 2024, and up to six (6) Friday mini residential recycling collection events to be held throughout the remaining parts of the year. The proposer will document event results and expenditures and provide to the city for grant reporting.

City staff will reserve collection event locations and create and mail event brochures. City staff and consultant will work together to determine which items will be collected at each event.

Overall Budget:
Provide a budget proposal for each Saturday recycle event and each Friday mini recycle event and provide a total cost for all events during the 2024 calendar year. The proposal shall include a presentation of budget based on number of hours and corresponding billing rates of staff involved.

Qualifications/ Requirements:
To be considered, the proposer must have extensive experience in recycling, working with local governments and the public, organizing events, and record keeping. In addition, the proposer must have strong oral and written communication skills. The proposer shall have performed similar work for other jurisdictions and must have strong knowledge of rules and regulations related to solid waste, the health department, hazardous waste, and recycling.

Proposer must include descriptions of qualifications of key personnel and experience, work samples, and client references.

Proposers will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• Company experience: 25 points
• Staff experience: 25 points
• Cost: 50 points
• Total: 100 points

Proposal Submittal/Questions:Proposals shall be delivered and received, regardless of the delivery method (e.g., hard copy, email, U.S. mail, etc.), to the City Clerk’s Office, 220 Fourth Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032-5895 or CityClerk@kentwa.gov, no later than 3:00 p.m. (PST) on December 21, 2023.

Any questions regarding this project should be directed to Tony Donati, Conservation Coordinator, at tdonati@kentwa.gov.

To obtain a copy of the 2023 recycling event totals, please visit https://www.kentwa.gov/talkingtrash.