Refuse and waste related services

Tender description

Glasgow City Council is seeking a Contractor for the collection and disposal of special waste in line with current Environmental Management and Health and Safety Legislation. The Contractor will be required to collect the special waste from Glasgow City Council and its' Partner Organisations premises throughout Glasgow. Please note Glasgow City Council reserves the right to incorporate details of new premises to these lists, or withdraw addresses from the lists during the contract period, with no additional costs or detriment to the performance of the contract. The Contractor will be required to provide their expertise and technical advice in identifying, classifying, collecting and disposing of the special waste in a safe manner in line with current Environmental Management and Health and Safety Legislation. The detailed specification of the supply of the services and details of estimated demand is provided in Section 4 included as part of this Invitation to Tender pack. The collection and disposal of gas and fire extinguisher cylinders. Redundant gas cylinders. At the HWRCs gas cylinders will be kept aside and stored, once enough have been collected a Purchase Order will be sent to the contractor to request uplift and delivery. Details of quantity date of collection and location will be included in the Purchase Order. Redundant fire extinguishers. At the HWRCs fire extinguishers will be kept aside and stored, once enough have been collected a Purchase Order will be sent to the contractor to request uplift and delivery. Details of quantity date of collection and location will be included in the Purchase Order. Waste engine oil and hydraulic fluid. Both the Roads Depot and the Vehicle Workshop at Jessie Street store waste engine oil and hydraulic fluid in an oil interceptor. A Purchase Order will be sent to advise when this requires emptied and at which location. The Contractor will require the necessary equipment to pump the oil out of the interceptor, the interceptor at Gartcraig is below ground and the interceptor at Jessie Street is ground level. Waste cooking oils from bulk tanks, education and catering establishments. Cordia operates approximately 180 kitchens throughout the city of Glasgow, all of which will, on an ad-hoc basis, have a requirement for the uplift and disposal of waste cooking oils. Volumes per kitchen would vary however all uplifts would be of a manually manageable volume. Orders will be placed via telephone, directly by each unit. The Collection and disposal of special waste which includes the following: Dead animal uplift (and cremation); Asbestos waste; Filled sharps box; Lead acid batteries; Non-chlorinated waste; School's laboratory chemicals; Scientific laboratory chemicals; Slurry waste; Used products including absorbent granules, aerosols, antifreeze, brake linings, 205lt drums, filters, industrial wipes, screen wash, vehicle fuel. The Contractor will provide regular collections from the Location as required and instructed in the Purchase Order issued by the Council. The Contractor will provide appropriate storage at the HWRC (Household Waste Recycling Centre) and Vehicle Workshop/ Plant/Grass Cutting Workshop, Roads Depot and for the different items of special waste and will be responsible servicing and maintenance where necessary of the storage containers. The Council would expect that a collection on a Friday would be the norm to ensure that bays/containers are cleared for the weekend when more special waste is being dropped off by householders and that weekend visits would be avoided. For higher volume special waste streams multiple collections per week may be required. A Purchase Order with the specifications including date of collection, location and item will be issued and must be adhered to. Lower volume special waste streams will be collected as and when required or as notified to the Contractor by the Councils designated officer.