CITY OF LAKE WORTH
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR
SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING SERVICES
Sealed Proposals are due on or before 2:00 p.m. on July 22, 2025. Solicitations are posted and available to download from: www.lakeworthtx.org.
Information related to this Solicitation will only be provided through the CITY's Procurement Manager. Information about this Solicitation received through any other means may be inaccurate and result in a Proposer's submittal being incomplete which could ultimately render the Proposer's Proposal non-compliant. CITY accepts no responsibility for information obtained through any other source.
All Proposals must be prepared and signed by the proposer in the form attached hereto. THESE INSTRUCTIONS MUST BE RETURNED IN THEIR ENTIRETY WITH EACH PAGE INITIALED BY THE PROPOSER. All blank spaces in each Proposal Form together with appropriate schedules must be completed fully in ink/typewritten.
DELIVERY OF PROPOSALS
Proposal submissions will be accepted by hard copy submission on or before the time and date specified. The mere fact that the Proposal was dispatched will not be considered; the Proposer must ensure that the Proposal is actually delivered. The time hard copy Proposals are received shall be determined by the time clock stamp in the Procurement office. Proposals received after the specified time of the opening will be returned unopened.
Hard copy submittal shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope, marked with the project title and name, and the address of the Proposer. The Proposal shall be accompanied by the Proposal Security and other required documents. If the Proposal is sent through the mail or other delivery system, the sealed envelope shall be enclosed in a separate envelope with the notation "PROPOSAL ENCLOSED" on the face of it. Proposer shall submit one (1) copy of the entire proposal, plus one (1) digital copy (on thumb drive).
Hard copy sealed Proposals shall be addressed to and hand-delivered or shipped to:
CITY of Lake Worth
Attn: Meghan Falcon
Procurement Specialist
3805 Adam Grubb
Lake Worth, TX 76135
PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CITY shall receive, publicly open, and acknowledge all Proposals received at 2:00 PM on July 22, 2025 at 3805 Adam Grubb, Lake Worth TX 76135. Information contained in the Proposals will not be disclosed until after the award of the Contract.
MANDATORY PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE
A mandatory pre-proposal conference has been scheduled for 10:00 a.m. CST, July 1, 2025, at City Council Chambers of Lake Worth City Hall, 3805 Adam Grubb, Lake Worth, Texas. All Proposer desiring to be considered for contracting with CITY for this service must attend the pre-proposal conference. Any Proposer failing to attend the pre-proposal conference will be disqualified from consideration.
Proposers are encouraged to prepare and submit their questions in writing in advance of the pre-proposal conference in order to expedite the proceedings. CITY's responses to questions received by this time may be distributed at the pre-proposal conference and posted as an addendum with this solicitation.
Any oral response given at the pre-proposal conference that is not confirmed in writing and posted with this solicitation shall not be official or binding on the CITY. Proposers are encouraged to resubmit questions asked during the meeting in writing to the Procurement Specialist identified on the title page, after the conclusion of the pre-proposal conference.
All attendees to the pre-proposal conference will be asked to confirm attendance by filling out a "sign-in sheet" for the meeting and may be posted to the CITY's website or otherwise disseminated publicly.
Any questions and answers addressed during the conference meeting will be issued in an addendum and all known interested parties will be notified.
City of Lake Worth
By Stacey Almond
City Manager
IPL0250243
Jun 29,Jul 6 2025