Reuse and Recycle Drop Off Day
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview The City of Greater Dandenong is inviting tenders from respondents with the ability to undertake Reuse and Recycle Drop Off Days for household items to be reused or recycled. Services will be delivered within the Municipal District of the City of Greater Dandenong, initially for the period from 15 October 2026 to 14 October 2028. About Over the past 8 years, Council has conducted Re-Use and Recycle Drop Off Days for residents to drop off household items for reuse or recycling, with larger items typically collected at these events. Council has conducted almost 25 drop off day events, with average participation of around 500 vehicles and up to approximately 900 vehicles per event. Historical vehicle attendance is shown in Appendix 2. Council wishes to consider the continuation of the Re-Use and Recycle Drop Off Day events via this tender process, subject to the cost and service delivery approaches taken by prospective contractors. Scope The scope includes: Conducting Re-Use and Recycle Drop Off Days for household items to be reused or recycled Delivery of services within the Municipal District of the City of Greater Dandenong Delivery of the event at the established location at Greaves Reserve, Bennet Street, Dandenong Collaboration with Council Officers and stakeholders to program each Re-Use and Recycle Drop Off Day event to minimise disruption to sporting clubs, the Dandenong Agricultural & Pastoral Society, and other reserve user groups Provision of traffic management to ensure each event runs safely and smoothly and to manage the interface with general reserve users and event participants Contractor Requirements Provision of a substantial submission including sufficient information to enable a complete and thorough evaluation of tenders without the need for Council to seek additional information from Tenderers Careful and full response to each requirement of the services described in the Contract, demonstrating a high level of competence and understanding in all areas of the outcome-based Specifications Individual response to all Schedules as detailed in the Tender Form, as a Condition of Tendering Where expertise is outsourced or subcontracted, provision of substantial information relating to the engagement of this expertise, in addition to the relevant experience of the outsourced company or organisation
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