Homestead Opengov #REQ-2025-214

Homestead abandoned shopping-cart retrieval and disposal services

The City of Homestead is seeking recurring abandoned shopping-cart retrieval and disposal services within city limits. - Buyer: City of Homestead, HPS Sanitation | Solid Waste, Miami-Dade County, Florida. - Services requested: Weekly retrieval and disposal of abandoned shopping carts from city limits, City-owned properties, public rights-of-way, and other City-authorized locations. - Return carts to identifiable owners; dispose of carts when owners cannot be identified. - Retrieve and dispose of at least 200 carts per month, with staff and an identifiable retrieval vehicle available for at least 20 hours per week. - Pricing may be proposed as an hourly rate or a per-cart rate, with expenses included. - Important requirements: Use a tablet or laptop with cellular access for real-time reporting and maintain records for the City. Provide primary and backup representatives and hold a valid City of Homestead business license. - Report, and leave in place pending City authorization, carts that are unsafe to remove, overflowing with trash, or appear to contain personal belongings. - Work must comply with Chapter 17, Section 17-26(f) of the City Code of Ordinances. - Response information requested: Relevant experience and references, qualifications and key personnel, and proposed approach and schedule. - OEMs and named vendors: No manufacturers, OEMs, or service vendors are identified.

Description

The City of Homestead seeks a qualified contractor to retrieve and dispose of abandoned shopping carts within City limits and rights-of-way. The contractor must respond to reports from City-owned properties, rights-of-way, and other City-authorized locations, returning carts to their owners when identifiable or disposing of them otherwise. Services include weekly work and retrieval of at least 200 carts per month, with staff and an identifiable vehicle available for at least 20 hours per week. This is described as a one-year pilot project, with two optional one-year extensions, and services must comply with Chapter 17, Section 17-26(f) of the City Code of Ordinances.

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