City to advertise bids for recycling services

The City of Madison will be accepting bids for operational services for the Madison Recycling Center. The current two year contract with Valiant Living is expiring on January 31st, of 2025. 

The services the city will be accepting bids for include operating the conveyor, sorting recyclables and preparing them for baling, and maintaining the cleanliness of the facility. 

In 2022 the City initially rejected a bid from Valiant Living, saying the bid was too high. After a negotiation, the City eventually signed a contract again with Valiant Living, the only entity that has had an operational contract for the Recycling Center. 

Bids for recycling services will be opened on October 9th. Two years ago, Valiant Living submitted the only bid for those services.