Material Management Plan Consultant Services

The Vendor is required to provide for a one-time contract to develop a countywide Materials Management Plan (MMP).
- Prepare a comprehensive analysis of historical data, existing conditions, and forecast models.
- Explore opportunities to incorporate existing, innovative, and new technologies related to the circular economy into the implementation process.
- Identify existing and potential funding sources and an overall financial strategy.
- Share information across the region and continue to strengthen public and private partnerships
- Develop goals, objectives, strategies, best management practices, and action items to:
•    Prevent adverse effects on the environment, natural resources, or the public health, safety, or welfare resulting from improper collection, processing, recovery, or disposal of managed materials, including protection of surface water and groundwater, air, and land.
•    Ensure managed materials are sustainably managed to achieve benefits to the economy, communities, and the environment. 
•    Ensure that all managed material generated in the planning area is collected and recovered, processed, or disposed at materials management facilities that comply with state statutes and rules or managed appropriately at out-of-state facilities
- Expand markets for and develop innovative technologies to recycle materials and increase demand for new products
- Develop infrastructure to grow recycling capacity
- Consolidate services where possible to reduce noise and air pollution, decrease impacts to roadways and built infrastructure
- Foster partnerships and collaborations among local, regional, state, national and private organizations
- Market, brand, and implement a comprehensive campaign to inform residents and businesses on how, where, what, and why to recycle
- Collaborate with private sector stakeholders, non-profits, and government agencies to support materials management system development
- Work with industry professionals to develop methods of optimizing services, increase efficiencies, and reduce overall costs of operation.
- Conducting meaningful public engagement during the materials management planning efforts that includes input from a broad group of stakeholders, communities, general public and project related partners throughout the planning process.

- Contract Period/Term: 1 year
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: August 8, 2025