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Bid Number 041217 Bid Name SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION ANDTRANSPORT EQUIPMENT WITH RELATED EQUIPMENT,SUPPLIES, AND ACCESSORIES

Published By National Joint Powers Alliance Solicitation Type Open to all suppliers

Contract Type RFP Procurement Name Procurement

Published Date 02/23/2017 Closing Date 04/12/2017 04:30:00 PM CT

Country & Province/State Ontario, Canada Region & City ,

Bid Type Goods, Services Group

Remind Notice Date Not Applicable Publish Option

NIGP Code Value Range Not Applicable

Accept questions Not Applicable Tender Area

NDA Requirement Not Applicable

NOI Date Not Applicable

Site Meetings Not Applicable

National Joint Powers Alliance

SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT WITH RELATED EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES,AND ACCESSORIES

041217

Closing Date: 04/12/2017 04:30:00 PM CT

Detail:

The National Joint Powers Alliance® (NJPA), on behalf of NJPA and its current and potential member agencies, which includes all governmental, highereducation, K-12 education, not-for-profit, tribal government, and all other public agencies located in all fifty states, Canada, and internationally, issuesthis Request For Proposal (RFP) to result in a national contract solution for the procurement of #041217 SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLINGCOLLECTION AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT WITH RELATED EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND ACCESSORIES. Details of this RFP are availablebeginning February 23, 2017. Details may be obtained by letter of request to Chris Robinson, NJPA, 202 12th Street Northeast, P.O. Box 219, Staples,MN 56479, or by e-mail at [email protected]. Proposals will be received until April 12, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. Central Time at the above address andopened April 13, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. Central Time.

No Bid Document Selected

Recycling Goods and Waste Removal / ManagementServices

Recycling of goods, garbage bins, removal/haulage of hazardous waste. disposal services, shredding, waste management, bio solid, shreddingservices, leaf collection service etc

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PreviewPreviewDocumentDocument

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Basic Information

Estimated Contract Value (CAD)

999,999,999,999.00 (Not shown to suppliers)

Reference Number

0000050516

Issuing Organization

National Joint Powers Alliance

Owner Organization

NJPA

Solicitation Type

RFP - Request for Proposal

Solicitation Number

041217

Title

Solid Waste and Recycling Collection and Transport Equipment with Related Equip

Source ID

PP.CO.USA.868485.C88455

Details

Region

Canada, All of Canada, All of Canada

Purchase Type

Term: 2017/04/24 12:00:00 AM CDT - 2021/04/26 12:00:00 AM CDT

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2017/02/23 11:19:34 AM CST

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2017/04/05 11:00:00 PM CDT

Questions are submitted online

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Closing Date

2017/04/12 04:30:00 PM CDT

Bid Intent

Not Available

Contact Information

Ginger Line

218-894-1930

[email protected]

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Bid Type RFP

Bid Number 041217

Title SOLID WASTE ANDRECYCLING COLLECTION ANDTRANSPORT EQUIPMENTWITH RELATED EQUIPMENT,SUPPLIES, AND ACCESSORIES

Start Date Feb 23, 2017 11:24:01 AM CST

End Date Apr 12, 2017 12:00:00 AM CDT

Agency NJPA

Bid Contact Ginger Line(218) [email protected] 12th Street NEP.O. Box 219Staples, MN 56479-0219

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DescriptionThe National Joint Powers Alliance® (NJPA), on behalf of NJPA and its current andpotential member agencies, which includes all governmental, higher education, K-12education, not-for-profit, tribal government, and all other public agencies located in allfifty states, Canada, and internationally, issues this Request For Proposal (RFP) to resultin a national contract solution for the procurement of #041217 SOLID WASTE ANDRECYCLING COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT WITH RELATED EQUIPMENT,SUPPLIES, AND ACCESSORIES. Details of this RFP are available beginning February 23,2017. Details may be obtained by letter of request to Chris Robinson, NJPA, 202 12thStreet Northeast, P.O. Box 219, Staples, MN 56479, or by e-mail at [email protected] will be received until April 12, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. Central Time at the aboveaddress and opened April 13, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. Central Time

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Chris Robinson, NJPA, 202 12th Street Northeast, P.O. Box 219, Staples, MN 56479

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The National Joint Powers Alliance® (NJPA), on behalf of NJPA and its current and potential member agencies, whichincludes all governmental, higher education, K-12 education, not-for-profit, tribal government, and all other publicagencies located in all fifty states, Canada, and internationally, issues this Request For Proposal (RFP) to result in anational contract solution for the procurement of #041217 SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION ANDTRANSPORT EQUIPMENT WITH RELATED EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND ACCESSORIES. Details of this RFP are availablebeginning February 23, 2017. Details may be obtained by letter of request to Chris Robinson, NJPA, 202 12th StreetNortheast, P.O. Box 219, Staples, MN 56479, or by e-mail at [email protected]. Proposals will be received until April12, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. Central Time at the above address and opened April 13, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. Central Time.

Pre-Proposal Conference: March 22, 2017 at 10:00 am CTSealed proposals due: April 12, 2017 at 4:30 pm CT

Proposals will be publicly opened: April 13, 2017 at 8:30 am CT

NJPA reserves the right to reject any and all proposals.

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1. E-mail [email protected], an email will be sent back to you with the documents2. Send a letter of request to

National Joint Powers Alliance:Attn: Contracts and Compliance Department202 12th Street NE, Staples, MN 56479

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So how is that Grey’s thriveswhile its once red-hot Thursdaycompanion Scandal, also from ex-ecutive producer Shonda Rhimes,has fallen sharply behind? (Bothwere renewed for new seasonsthis month.) Well, in part, whatScandal has slammed into is theinherent danger of allowing“shocking” and “crazy” to be-come a show’s watchwords. Drawan audience in on crazy, and youronly option is to become evermore crazy — which means by

the time your gay vice-presiden-tial candidate is imprisoned forconspiring with his former SecretService lover to kill the president-elect, you’ve hit the point of di-minishing returns.

Grey’s, of course, also has itsshare of “OMG Moments,” to usethe childish tag ABC attaches to ashow that deserves better. Butwhere Scandal hinges on these“go big or go home” swings, Grey’suses them more sparingly. Sur-prising, sometimes outrageousmedical twists are one of theshow’s hooks, but in essence,Grey’s remains a character drama— and those characters, and fans’

affectionfor them,have alwaysbeen thereal keys tothe show’ssuccess.

Certainly,there are thosewho love Scan-dal’s “gladia-tors,” but theyoccupy a fanta-sy Washington, and fantasiestend to wear thin with time.

Because Grey’s is not as com-mitted to season-long story arcsas Scandal, it’s also able to shift

those characters and their plotsaround more easily. You don’t likeAlex’s threat-of-jail suspension?In this week’s episode (Thursday,8 ET/PT), he returns to the hospi-tal. You don’t like Marika Dom-inczyk’s Eliza Minnick? Thatsame episode makes her moresympathetic. But if you hateScandal’s election story? Too bad;you’re stuck with it all season.

And stuck in the world ofpolitics, which is the oth-

er — and perhaps mostimportant — differ-

ence between thetwo shows. Grey’shospital settingautomatically givesit access to life-and-death stakes in

an arena wherenew discoveries and

procedures continual-ly provide new twists onolder stories. Scandaloften plays like a crimeshow set in the politicalarena, one that substi-tutes melodrama forreal-world stakes —

and one that is now asking a wea-ry nation to re-fight a presidentialelection. If you need a reason whypeople are opting out, that onewill do.

TELEVISION

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ remains compelling, while ‘Scandal’ wears thin

RON TOM, ABC

ChandraWilson, left,Kelly McCre-ary, JustinChambersand EllenPompeo stillshine inGrey’s en-semble cast.

NEWS &VIEWSROBERTBIANCO

JOHN FLEENOR, ABC

Tony Goldwyn and Ker-ry Washington drink inthe crazy on Scandal.

Whenseries fallinto thecrazysauce,viewersloseinterest

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