Pennsylvania’s York County Solid Waste and Refuse Authority issues RFP

The York County Solid Waste and Refuse Authority (YCSWA) is a municipal authority responsible for assuring critical infrastructure is in place and accessible to properly manage municipal solid waste (MSW) generated in York County, Pennsylvania. To further its mission to facilitate responsible MSW management over the long term and recognizing limitations on existing local infrastructure, YCSWA is requesting proposals from capable parties willing and able to construct and operate innovative MSW processing systems (IMPS) on the site of the York County Resource Recovery Center (YCRRC) in Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania. For the purposes of this request, IMPS are systems that recover energy and/or materials of positive economic value for return to the circular economy. 

With its request for proposals (RFP), YCSWA says it intends to identify technologies and systems “that can be applied to extract value from York County’s MSW by affordably recovering scarce resources while minimizing adverse environmental impacts and reducing landfilling.” IMPS procured through this RFP initially would augment existing facilities used to manage York County’s MSW, including the YCRRC, Modern Landfill, the Penn Waste Recycling Center, YCSWA’s advanced ash recycling facility and a network of other local businesses accepting assorted items for recycling and/or special handling.

YCSWA says that if a qualified respondent submits a proposal demonstrating what it has determined to be adequate value through implementing a proposed IMPS, YCSWA intends to enter contract negotiations with the successful respondent (Contractor) for implementation of said system(s).  

Firms interested in providing YCSWA with IMPS pursuant to this RFP should submit a proposal via email to David Vollero at d.vollero@ycswa.com by 5 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 30. 

The full RFP can be read by clicking here.