Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority issues RFP for integrated waste management project

Four companies out of 12 that submitted RFQs have been selected to submit RFPs.

  • October 20, 2015
  • Recycling Today Staff

Fairfax, Virginia-based Gershman, Brickner & Bratton Inc. (GBB) has announced that 12 firms responded to the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) Request for Qualifications (RFQ) issued Aug. 14, 2015. VIWMA is soliciting the private sector development of an Integrated Waste Management Project (IWMP) using the waste streams currently available and regulated by the VIWMA on the islands of St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix. After review and evaluation of the qualifications packages by a team comprised of VIWMA staff, four private developer teams were shortlisted to participate in the next step of the procurement process.

The shortlisted developers will now participate in a Request for Proposals (RFP) process to compete to finance, plan, design, permit, construct, own, operate and maintain the most cost-effective waste management facility, which may include production of energy, fuel, recycled materials and/or other products. The RFP, was issued with the assistance of GBB Oct. 9, 2015, and detailed proposals are due Jan. 8, 2016. At this time, the ensuing service contract is anticipated to include a 20-year operating term, GBB says in a news release.

"The two landfills operated by the VIWMA are scheduled to be closed soon, and this procurement process will engage a private developer to form a public-private partnership to help the VIWMA transition from a landfill dependent system to one that includes more recycling and is integrated to address all of the waste management needs of the U.S. Virgin Islands," says Bob Brickner, GBB executive vice president and project manager for this assignment. "We look forward to receiving and evaluating proposals that will help reduce the costs of waste management and increase sustainable waste handling activities."

Any project interest or inquiry should be made to [email protected] and not to GBB.

GBB is a national solid waste management consulting firm that specializes in solid waste collection, processing, recycling, resource recovery and disposal issues and assists in planning, procuring and implementing sound, cost-effective facilities and services.