HB 1246 Summary

• Amends IC 36-9 to allow cities (except Indianapolis) and towns to use a request for proposals process instead of competitive bidding for solid waste collection and disposal contracts.

• Creates new Section 5.3 establishing a detailed RFP procedure including prequalification requirements, 30-day comment periods, public hearings, and evaluation criteria such as cost, facility design, energy efficiency, and environmental protection.

• Requires municipalities to consider overall cost as a major criterion but permits evaluation based on factors beyond cost alone for complex waste disposal and byproduct recovery projects.

• Maintains existing requirement that contracts yielding $25,000 or more in gross revenue must comply with either competitive bidding (IC 36-1-12-4) or the new RFP process, with counties and townships still required to use competitive bidding.

• Establishes a 30-day limitation period for contesting contract validity or award procedures, with all contract awards required to be made by resolution with particularized findings regarding evaluation factors.

• Effective date: July 1, 2014.