Opportunity
City of Laredo Ionwave #RFP 2027-002
Used-tire collection, recycling, and management services for the City of Laredo
Posted
October 12, 2026
Respond By
November 02, 2026
Identifier
RFP 2027-002
NAICS
562920, 562111, 562119, 562998, 484220, 484230
The City of Laredo’s Purchasing office is seeking a contractor to manage used tires generated by City operations and related programs. - Buyer: City of Laredo, Purchasing office; Solid Waste operation. - Scope: Provide used-tire collection and handling, transportation, processing, recycling, beneficial reuse, or disposal. Provide containers, trailers, or staging equipment as needed, along with scheduled and on-call pickups. - Estimated volume: Up to 4,000 tons per year, with no minimum volume guaranteed. Proposals should provide fully burdened per-ton pricing for collection (if applicable), transportation, and processing or end-of-life management. - Notable requirements: The City prefers landfill diversion and sets an 80% beneficial reuse or diversion target as a preferred baseline. Services should address safe handling of passenger and truck tires, and off-road tires if applicable; compliant transport; permits; tracking and documentation; and monthly and annual reporting. Landfilling or disposal is discouraged and must be justified. - Potential processing and reuse paths: Tire-derived fuel, crumb rubber, civil engineering uses, and manufactured products. - OEMs and named vendors: No tire-management vendors or product manufacturers are identified in the available materials; no specific products or part numbers are requested. - Contract term: Three years from execution, with up to two additional one-year extensions and a possible month-to-month extension of up to three months.
Description
The City of Laredo is requesting proposals for Used Tire Management - Solid Waste. Proposals will be evaluated based on stated criteria, with award to the bidder providing the best value to the City. Submissions are encouraged through Cit-E-Bid or by hand delivery; mailed, emailed, telegraphic, and faxed bids will not be considered. A 5% local vendor preference applies, and the response deadline is November 2, 2026, at 5:00 PM CT.