N.J. Admin. Code § 7:26H-6.12

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 7:26H-6.12 - Work specifications

(a) The contracting unit shall list, identify and describe the scope of all services to be provided under the contract and provide same to all prospective bidders. Wherever the contracting unit possesses additional information and such information will aid the bidder to formulate a bid proposal, such information shall be provided in section 5 of the Uniform Bid Specifications located at the end of this subchapter in Appendix A.

(b) The contracting unit shall, in the work specifications, list the designated collected solid waste, the sources of the designated collected solid waste, and the frequency of collection. In the event that the contracting unit requests bid proposals for more than one collection option, each option shall be sequentially numbered.

(c) All specifications for the performance of residential waste collection from single and multifamily homes shall include the following information:

1. The number of residences requiring service or the actual number of pickups;

2. The type of waste containers that will be used, options to include, but need not be limited to, individual waste containers;

3. The location of waste containers on the premises on collection day (curbside, rear yard, etc.);

4. The frequency of collection in the number of collections per week; month; and year and the days on which collection is to occur; and

5. The types of waste(s) that will be collected and any excluded wastes.

(d) All specifications for the performance of residential waste collection from apartment and/or condominium complexes shall include the following information:

1. The name and address or location of each pickup location;

2. The type of waste containers that will be used, options to include, but need not be limited to, individual waste containers, front-end containers, rear-end containers, or roll-off containers;

3. The location of waste containers on the premises on collection day;

4. The frequency of collection in collections per week; month; and year and the days on which collection is to occur;

5. The type of waste(s) that will be collected and any excluded wastes; and

6. The party responsible for providing the required containers.

(e) All specifications for the performance of commercial waste collection from wholesale, retail, or service establishments and/or the performance of institutional waste collection from hospitals, research institutions, and public buildings shall include the following information:

1. The name and address or location of each pickup location;

2. The type of waste containers that will be used, options to include, but need not be limited to, individual waste containers, front-end containers, rear-end containers, or roll-off containers;

3. The location of waste containers on the premises on collection day;

4. The frequency of collection in collections per week; month; and year and the days on which collection is to occur;

5. The type of waste(s) that will be collected and any excluded wastes; and

6. The party responsible for providing the required containers.

(f) Where collection services other than those listed and described above are to be included in the contract, the contracting unit shall provide the following information in the work specifications:

1. A detailed description of each type of collection service, examples include but are not limited to: litter containers; yard waste bulky waste; municipal buildings; and on-call roll-off service;

2. The name and address or location of each pickup location;

3. The type of waste containers that will be used, options to include, but need not be limited to, individual waste containers, front-end containers, rear-end containers, or roll-off containers;

4. The location of waste containers on the premises on collection day;

5. The frequency of collection in collections per week; month; and year and the days on which collection is to occur;

6. The type of waste(s) that will be collected and any excluded wastes;

7. The party responsible for providing the containers required;

8. Weight in tons or pounds of that particular kind of waste that have been generated in the past three years and projections for the life of the contract; and

9. Any additional information that will be useful for the bidder to properly evaluate the services to be provided.

(g) All bid specifications shall include the following information describing the service area:

1. The population at the time of the request for bid proposals and any projections for population increases or decreases over the life of the contract;

2. Seasonal fluctuations in population, if any;

3. If any residential waste will be collected under the contract, the amount by weight in pounds or tons of residential waste generated, collected, and disposed of in the service area in each 12-month period for the last three years;

4. If any commercial waste will be collected under the contract, the amount by weight in pounds or tons of commercial waste generated, collected, and disposed of in the service area in each 12-month period for the last three years;

5. If any institutional waste will be collected under the contract, the amount by weight in pounds or tons of institutional waste generated, collected, and disposed of in the service area in each 12-month period for the last three years;

6. The amount by weight in pounds or tons and waste type of any other type of waste to be collected under the contract in each 12-month period for the last three years; and

7. Projections for future waste generation over the term of the contract.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:26H-6.12

Amended by R.2008 d.117, effective 5/5/2008.
See: 39 N.J.R. 4477(a), 40 N.J.R. 2243(a).
In the introductory paragraph of (g), substituted "shall" for "should"; and in (g)5, substituted "institutional" for "commercial".

Administrative Change, 55 N.J.R. 2003(a), effective 8/23/2023