Southeastern Connecticut Regional Resources Recovery Authority

The buyer seeks qualifications from experienced firms to provide food scrap customer solicitation and hauling, organics compost facility management and operations, manufacturing expertise, and marketing and sales services. The buyer plans to construct an organics compost facility in Preston, Connecticut. The selected respondent will be responsible for operating the facility, maintaining equipment, billing customers, and marketing compost products. The buyer prefers a single entity to handle all service categories using their own staff and employees.

• 10/25/2024 - RFQ Announcement Date
• 11/8/2024 - Deadline for Written Questions
• 11/15/2024 - SCRRRA Posts Responses to Questions
• 11/22/2024 - Proposal Due Date
• 12/6/2024 - SCRRRA Evaluation Period End
• 12/11/2024 - SCRRRA Board Meeting
• 12/13/2024 - Notification and Selection

• Minimum three years' experience operating and maintaining this type of compost technology
• Minimum three years marketing compost products in Connecticut and Southeastern New England
• Experience in food scrap hauling with owned equipment
• Experience in developing food scrap customer base

• Solicit food scrap customers for commercial, residential, and town transfer accounts
• Provide food scrap hauling services
• Operate and maintain an organics compost facility
• Manufacture compost using aerobic static pile technology
• Market and sell compost products
• Bill customers for hauling services
• Maintain and operate facility equipment
• Develop a food scrap customer base
• Address hurdles in developing a compost facility and market
• Provide references and experience details for similar services