Legal Notice to Bidders

Legal Notice to Bidders The cities of Grove City, Hilliard, the Townships of Hamilton, Jackson and Norwich; and the Villages of Lockbourne and Urbancrest ("Participating Communities") are cooperating in a Joint Bid Process to select a Collection Contractor to provide for the collection, transportation and delivery for disposal or processing of Solid Waste, Recyclable Materials and Yard Waste generated by Residential Units, Residential Unit Equivalents, Municipal Facilities and during Special Events ("Collection Services"). (The communities in this bid include all members of SWACO bidding Consortium #3). The Joint Bid Process offers an opportunity to provide the Collection Services ("Required Services") to up to approximately 28,956 households. Bids will be accepted for a 5-year term for Collection Services (1/1/2027-12/31/2031). Each Participating Community will individually evaluate and award contracts for the Collection Services based upon its own bid and contract award requirements. The Joint Bid Process requires electronic bid submissions by February 13, 2026, for Collection Services. All Solid Waste shall be delivered to the Franklin County Sanitary Landfill. All Recyclable Materials shall be delivered to a Legitimate Recycling Facility, Identified by the Collection Contractor. All Yard Waste shall be delivered to any Yard Waste processing facility of the Collection Contractor's choosing that is under contract with the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio ("SWACO") or is otherwise approved by the Participating Community. Bids for Collection Services shall be provided for a not-to-exceed price per Residential Unit per month. The price shall include the cost of collection and provision of containers at Municipal Facilities and during Special Events. Bids for Collection Services shall include all costs for collection, transportation, delivery and Governmental Fees for the disposal or processing of Solid Waste, Recyclable Materials and Yard Waste, including any tipping fee/rate/charge at the Participating Community's Designated Facilities and the Collection Contractor's Identified Recycling Facility. Each Participating Community will enter into a separate contract with the Successful Bidder(s) for the Collection Services. There is no limit on the number of contracts that may be awarded to one Bidder; however, no bid will be considered that requires a Bidder be awarded more than one service as a condition of acceptance of any bid. If selected, Bidders must secure a Performance Bond as required by each Participating Community for the Required Services. The City of Hilliard also has requested an optional bid for weekly subscription curbside Food Waste collection for their residents. There will be an informational, non-mandatory virtual pre-bid meeting for interested Bidders for the Collection Services on January 22, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. The pre-bid meeting may be viewed from your computer, table or smartphone on Microsoft Teams, at: Meeting ID: 253 798 022 347 8 Passcode: 7WJ2Lj2h The Participating Communities will receive sealed electronic bids for the Collections Services until 12:30 p.m. on February 13, 2026. The public opening will occur at 1:30 p.m., February 13, 2026, at the SWACO Administrative Offices, 4239 London Groveport Road, Grove City, OH 43123. The public opening may also be viewed from your computer, table or smartphone on Microsoft Teams, at: Meeting ID: 232 699 215 616 38 Passcode: rN6sw2ys All Bids shall: a) be submitted on the Bid Forms contained in the Bid Documents; b) contain all information/documentation required by the Bid Documents; c) be uploaded, as a PDF, to the link provided in the Bid Documents: https://swaco.sharefile.com/r-r147d74f5f8f94ae9844441db99a84281 Marked "COLLECTION SERVICES BID" with Bidder's name; NO ZIP FILES will be accepted; d) include one (1) electronic copy; and e) unless a Bidder has made alternative arrangements with any Participating Community, include a separate Bid Bond for each Participating Community as security that if a bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into within ten (10) days of the Notice of Award, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreements in the Bid Documents. Bids will be considered valid until 270 days after the bid opening dates, although not accepted or rejected. More detailed instructions to Bidders are contained in the Bid Documents. Each Participating Community reserves the right to abandon the Joint Bid Process and to reject any or all bids at any time. Copies of the Bid Documents are on file and may be obtained from SWACO as provided by SWACO's public records policy and may be obtained on the web at http://www.swaco.org/public-notice.aspx. In order to ensure that potential Bidders receive addendums, if any, please register to receive ITB/RFP/RFQ notifications at http://www.swaco.org/public-notice.aspx. Registration and providing complete and accurate information is the only way to ensure that interested Bidders receive subsequent bid addendums, if any. December 22, 29 2025 LWOO0425689