Opportunity
Hawaii eProcurement Portal #B27000517
Refuse collection and container services for University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Posted
October 06, 2026
Respond By
October 28, 2026
Identifier
B27000517
NAICS
562119
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo is seeking a contractor to provide refuse containers and scheduled waste collection at campus housing, the main campus, and off-campus locations. - Government buyer: University of Hawaiʻi, through the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo; Office of Procurement Management. - Requested service: Provide and maintain containers, labor, equipment, collection, transportation, and disposal. Required container sizes are 3 and 4 cubic yards. - Annual pickup quantities: Area 1, Main Campus Housing, has 825 pickups for 3-cubic-yard containers and 825 for 4-cubic-yard containers; Area 2, Main Campus, has 1,456 pickups for 3-cubic-yard containers and 312 for 4-cubic-yard containers; Area 3, Off-Campus, has 1,092 pickups for 3-cubic-yard containers. Total: 4,510 annual pickups. - Notable requirements: Collection uses mechanical front-end loaders and must follow the University’s location-specific schedules and collection windows. Contractors must comply with applicable Hawaiʻi wage requirements. Per-pickup prices must include collection, transportation, disposal, labor, overhead, fees, and taxes. - Optional pricing: Unit prices are also requested for additional 3- and 4-cubic-yard containers, including delivery and removal. - Award basis: Bidders must price all five required service items; award is based on the lowest responsive and responsible total aggregate bid. - OEMs and named vendors: None identified. No product part numbers are specified.
Description
The University of Hawaii is soliciting bids for refuse collection services for its Hilo campus in Hilo, Hawaii. The contract includes five service items covering campus housing, the main campus, and off-campus locations, with specified container sizes and annual pickup quantities. Bidders must price all five items and submit the completed Mandatory Bid Form through HIePRO; pickup prices must include pickup, transportation, disposal, labor, overhead, fees, and taxes. The initial contract period is estimated to begin December 1, 2026, with up to four additional annual renewal years.