Notice to Bidders
Sealed bids will be publicly opened and read on Monday, March 16, 2026 at approximately 10:30 a.m. for letting by the Pocono Township Board of Commissioners at their regular meeting scheduled to be held on Monday, March 16, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the Pocono Township Municipal Building (205 Old Mill Road, Tannersville, PA) for the following, to wit:
Roll-off refuse containers for the Township's Annual Spring Cleanup scheduled for
April 24 to April 25, 2026 AND the Township’s Annual Fall Cleanup scheduled for
September 25 and September 26, 2026. Bids shall be for enough containers to accept approximately 700 cubic yards of Municipal Solid Waste for Spring Cleanup and 400 cubic yards of municipal waste for Fall Cleanup. All dumpsters shall have a minimum capacity of 20 cubic yards. A minimum of 300 cubic yards of empty containers shall be delivered to the Township's Maintenance Yard by
2:00 PM, the Tuesday before the date of cleanup. Vendor shall deliver an additional empty container to the Township's Maintenance Yard when a filled container is removed by vendor as directed by the Township. Between 20 and 35 containers are estimated to be filled and removed during the clean-up, depending on the size dumpster provided. Vendor shall provide an on-call operator for the exchange of filled containers on an as-needed basis for the duration of the clean-up. All containers are to be removed by
2:00 PM, the Friday after the clean-up event. Bid price shall be per cubic yard of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). Bids shall include delivery, set-up, exchange, and removal of containers. Disposal site must comply with the Monroe County Solid Waste Management Plan.
Bids must be received by
10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 16, 2026.
Bids will be opened and read aloud at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 16, 2026. Bids shall be submitted on forms provided by the Township. All bids shall be submitted in sealed envelopes and clearly marked "CLEAN-UP BID." Bids will be considered for letting by the Pocono Township Board of Commissioners at their regular meeting on
Monday, March 16, 2026 at approximately 6:00 p.m.
A Certificate of Insurance shall accompany all bids. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after date above specified for receiving, opening, and reading of bids. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond in the amount of ten (10%) percent of the total bid. Security shall be in the form of a certified check, bank cashier's check or satisfactory bid bond naming as payee the Township of Pocono.
The Pocono Township Board of Commissioners reserve the right to accept or reject any or all proposals deemed to be in the best interest of the Township, or parts thereof, and to waive any defects or irregularities in the proposals.
Pocono Township Board of Commissioners
Publish dates:
Monday, February 16, 2026 and Monday, February 23, 2026
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
