Refuse recycling services

Tender description

This is a contract to receive,reprocess and market Dry Recyclables collected by the City Council for a period commencing on 6:00 on 16.9.2016 and ending on 31.3.2020 (with an option to extend for a period or periods up to a further 4 years in aggregate (a total possible services period ending on 31.3.2024). The appointed Contractor will receive, reprocess and market approximately between 24 500 and 55 000 tonnes of Dry Recyclables per annum. Such recyclables may include recyclables collected by the City Council for agencies and bodies in its administrative area as well as commercial customers. It is expected, but not guaranteed that the amount of Dry Recyclables collected for reprocessing will increase substantially in the contract period. This is a contract to receive, reprocess and market Dry Recyclables collected by the City Council/ The City Council will require the appointed Contractor to receive, reprocess and market between approximately 24 500 and 55 000 tonnes of Dry Recyclables per annum. Such recyclables may include recyclables collected by the City Council for agencies and bodies in its administrative area as well as commercial customers. At present, approximately 24 500 tonnes of Dry Recyclables (currently 17 000 t, 5 000 t and 2 500 t of commingled, segregated mixed paper/card and segregated glass respectively) are reprocessed and marketed per annum. It is expected, but not guaranteed that the amount of Dry Recyclables collected for reprocessing will increase substantially in the contract period in an effort to meet the municipal waste targets established for 2020. The appointed contractor must therefore be capable of accepting not less than 55 000 tonnes of the City Council's dry recyclable waste per annum.