Request for Proposal   Bid Announcement for RFP #26-196 Solid Waste And Recycling Front Load Services for Augusta-Richmond County for the Augusta Engineering and Environmental Services Department. Sealed proposals will be received in the Augusta Procurement Department on or before Monday, July 27that 10:00am, during our normal business hours from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Bid openings are open to the public located at Augusta Municipal Building, 535 Telfair Street, Suite 605, Augusta, GA 30901 or virtually via Microsoft Teams; Meeting ID: 259 748 129 335 980; Passcode: kp36vh9t. No proposals will be accepted by email. No proposals may be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days after proposals have been opened, pending the execution of contract with the successful vendor. RFP bid documents, and all Addenda, may be viewed on the Augusta, Georgia website under the Procurement Department’s ARCbid drop-down menu at https://www.augustaga.gov/681/ARCBid, Euna OpenBids https://network.demandstar.com and Georgia Procurement Registry website located at https://ssl.doas.state.ga.us/gpr/index. Bidders are strongly advised to only obtain bid proposal documents directly from these sources. Bid documents obtained from other sources may be incomplete, inaccurate, and not up to date. A Mandatory Pre-Bid conference will be held on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at 11:00am in the Hicks Conference Room located at 452 Walker Street and virtually via Teams; Meeting ID: 268 897 266 824 716; Passcode: 5bP3w3aF. Bidders must mark RFP #26-196 on the outside of the submittal envelope. Bidders must separate their Fee Proposal into a sealed envelope, and technical qualifications in a separate sealed envelope. All instructions are in the Bid Documents.   Any questions, or request for clarification, may be submitted via email to procbidandcontract@augustaga.gov on or before the close of business Monday, July 13th, 2026, by 5:00pm   Deliver all bids to: Attn: Andy Penick 535 Telfair Street - Room 605 Augusta, Georgia 30901 Phone: 706-821-2422 Email: procbidandcontract@augustaga.gov   Publish: Augusta Chronicle June 18, 25th and July 2nd.