Purpose/Background

The Boulder County Commissioners signed a resolution in 2005 mandating the county take steps to become Zero Waste “or darn near” by 2025. In support of this mission, all county-owned buildings and properties operate as Zero Waste (ZW) facilities. The Boulder County Fairgrounds, owned and operated by Boulder County’s Parks and Open Space Department, is among these facilities. Each year, the 10-day Boulder County Fair is held at the Fairgrounds and coordinated by the Boulder County Fair Board. In past years, the ZW Initiative has been organizing by the Resource Conservation Division, who will manage the contract of these services for the 2020 Boulder County Fair.

The scope of work provided by the vendor will consist of the following responsibilities: waste stream quality assurance, coordination of volunteers, vendor education and compliance checks, Fair Board education and compliance checks, public education and outreach, tracking and reporting diversion data, organizing and managing on-site infrastructure, and promotion of the ZW initiative. These responsibilities are explained in greater detail under ‘Specifications’ on page 6.

Optional Pre-Proposal Meeting

There will be an Optional Pre-Proposal Meeting May 5, 2020, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.,

at the Boulder County Fairgrounds. Please arrive at the Exhibit Building using the South Entrance, at 9595 Nelson Road, Longmont, CO 80501.

Written Inquiries

All inquiries regarding this RFP will be submitted via email to the Boulder County Purchasing Office at purchasing@bouldercounty.org on or before 2:00 p.m. May 12, 2020. A response from the county to all inquiries will be posted and sent via email no later than May 15, 2020.

Please do not contact any other county department or personnel with questions or for information regarding this solicitation.

Submittal Instructions

Submittals are due at the email box only, for time and date recording on or before 2:00 p.m. Mountain Time on May 22, 2020.

RFP #7140-20

The attached addendum supersedes the original Information and Specifications regarding RFP # 7140-20 where it adds to, deletes from, clarifies or otherwise modifies. All other conditions and any previous addendums shall remain unchanged.

Please Note: Due to COVID 19 and the extension of the closure of Boulder County offices, the Optional Pre-Proposal Meeting scheduled for May 5, 2020, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Boulder County Fairgrounds has been cancelled. There are no further updates to the schedule of this RFP at this time.

RFP #7140-20 Addendum 1

The attached addendum supersedes the original Information and Specifications regarding RFP # 7140-20 where it adds to, deletes from, clarifies or otherwise modifies. All other conditions and any previous addendums shall remain unchanged.

Please note: Due to COVID-19, BIDS will only be accepted electronically by emailing purchasing@bouldercounty.org.

RFP #7140-20 Addendum 2