§ 36-9-30-5 — Contracts for collection or disposal; requirements

(a) A unit may contract with persons for the
collection or disposal of solid waste. The contract may provide that
persons contracted with have the exclusive right to collect or dispose
of solid waste under section 4 of this chapter.
(b) A unit may contract with any business or institution for the
collection and disposal of industrial, commercial, or institutional solid
waste. All fees collected by the unit shall be deposited in the treasury
of the unit for the administration, operation, and maintenance of the
solid waste collection and disposal project.
(c) A unit may contract for the use of privately owned solid waste
disposal facilities.
(d) This subsection applies if a contract executed under subsection
(a) or (b) will yield a gross revenue to a contractor (other than a
governmental entity) of at least twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000)
during the time it is in effect. A unit:
(1) must comply with IC 36-1-12-4 in awarding the contract if the
unit is a county; and
(2) may comply with either:
(A) IC 36-1-12-4; or
(B) section 5.3 of this chapter;
in awarding the contract if the unit is a municipality other than a
consolidated city.
(e) A unit entering into a contract under subsection (d)(1) shall
require the bidder to submit a financial statement, a statement of
experience, the bidder's proposed plan or plans for performing the
contract, and the equipment that the bidder has available for the
performance of the contract. The statement shall be submitted on forms
prescribed by the state board of accounts. IC 36-1-12-4(b)(6) does not
apply to this subsection.
(f) A unit may contract under this section with private persons that
operate facilities that combine significant elements of recycling or
production of refuse derived fuel.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 19-2-1-4;
19-2-1-19; 19-2-6-1 part; 19-2-6-2 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.106. Amended by
P.L.329-1985, SEC.25; P.L.19-1990, SEC.39; P.L.37-2022,
SEC.2.