Hazardous Waste Disposal Bid - Solid Waste Authority

consumers in their households. In accordance with USEPA’s concerns regarding the fate of
HHW and in order to further assure the protection of the public’s health, safety, and welfare, the
SWA requires that materials collected through it’s HHW and CESQG programs that would
otherwise meet the definition of a hazardous waste, or that are designated by the SWA as a
hazardous waste, be managed and transported as regulated hazardous waste.
Additionally, the SWA requires that all HHW which is collected by the vendor and cannot be
reused or recycled be properly identified, labeled, and manifested for treatment or disposal as a
Subtitle C hazardous waste.
5. Description of Other Generated Wastes
Waste materials may also be generated by other County, municipal or governmental agencies
from activities such as facility maintenance, fleet maintenance, laboratories, communications,
parks or from any of numerous other public functions. Small businesses may also choose to
utilize this bid for many types of wastes too numerous to list.
6. Minimum Contractor Qualifications.
To qualify for consideration to provide services outlined in this bid, applicants must meet certain
minimum qualifications. The applicant must be able to adequately demonstrate to the SWA that
it meets the qualification requirements outlined in the bid and the SWA may, at its sole
discretion, disqualify applicants not meeting these qualifications.
Bidder shall submit a bid package that includes or demonstrates the following information
and documents:
A. In-State Operations
The Contractor must have and maintain during the length of the contract at least one
operational, RCRA permitted Treatment, Storage, or Disposal (TSD) or TSD-like
facility (10 day) in the State of Florida.
B. Experience
The Contractor shall have been continuously engaged in the performance of
HHW waste management activities for which he is bidding for a period of at least
3 years immediately preceding bid submission.
C. Licenses and Permits.
The Contractor shall be duly licensed in the state of Florida to transport hazardous
waste and be in possession of an EPA Identification Number indicating such.
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