Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority Opengov #142-2026

SORTA chemical and contaminated-fluid waste collection and disposal services

SORTA is seeking a contractor to manage chemical and contaminated-fluid waste from its Cincinnati Metro maintenance facilities under a three-year services contract. - Government buyer: Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA), also known as Cincinnati Metro; Maintenance Department. Work covers the Queensgate, Bond Hill, and Access garages in Cincinnati, Ohio. - Scope: Collect, handle, transport, recycle, treat, and dispose of chemical and contaminated-fluid waste. The contractor supplies labor, vehicles, equipment, containers, and other resources. - Estimated annual quantities: 30 units of used solvent, 10 diesel/water, 50 oil/water, 20 antifreeze/oil, 30 antifreeze, 96 sludge pit grease, and 10 used aerosol cans. Each unit is priced as a 55-gallon unit. Also estimated are five trips for surcharges or other fees and 100 gallons of waste oil and used coolant per year. - Additional waste streams: Used oil, fuel, coolant, coolant filters, fluid absorbent pads, and fluid-contaminated rags; quantities are not specified for these items. Average barrel collections are three times annually at Queensgate and twice at Access; the presentation lists average pickups of 12 barrels at Queensgate and five at Access. - Notable requirements: Provide empty replacement barrels; use a pumper truck for as-needed waste-oil and used-coolant pickups; respond to collection requests within 10 working days; characterize waste and provide required sampling, manifests, shipping records, spill response, and final-disposition documentation; use permitted treatment and disposal facilities. Collections are scheduled on weekdays during the stated operating window. - OEMs and vendors: No product OEMs or service vendors are named in the procurement materials. The source materials differ on small-business participation: one describes a 100% set-aside for certified small and disadvantaged businesses, while the pre-proposal presentation says no project goal is established.

Description

SORTA seeks a contractor for a three-year term to collect, remove, transport, recycle, treat, and dispose of chemical and contaminated fluid waste from its Queensgate, Bond Hill, and Access facilities. Waste streams include solvents, fuel and water mixtures, oils, antifreeze, grease sludge, and aerosol cans, as well as waste oil and used coolant requiring pumper-truck pickups. The contractor must provide all labor, equipment, containers, documentation, compliant waste handling, and related services. Proposals are submitted electronically, and the source describes a 100% set-aside for certified small and disadvantaged businesses.

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