2026 Leaf Collection and Disposal Program
What this bid is
The City of Cleveland Public Works wants a firm to run a city-wide vacuum leaf collection program for residential leaf removal in Cleveland, Ohio. The notice says the city gets more than 7,000 leaf orders in a removal season, and the program runs from November through mid-March. Last season a charge of $30.00 per order was collected. The city decides who is selected.
Bids are due 30 October 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT, and questions are due 26 October 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. A pre-proposal conference is set for 21 October 2026 at 10:30 AM EDT on Microsoft Teams. The notice calls this conference non-mandatory, but BusyBids notes flag it as mandatory, so confirm this on the official portal before deciding whether to attend.
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Deadline
30 October 2026, 3:00 PM EDT (2 days remaining - last confirmed 28 Oct)
How to submit
On the agency's own system, not on BusyBids. Open the official notice · Bid documents
As the agency published it
City of Cleveland - Public Works has issued request for proposal.
The intent and purpose of this Request for Proposal ( “RFP”), and the resulting contract, is to obtain services from a qualified firm to provide a city-wide vacuum leaf collection program in accordance with the Scope of Services section of the solicitation.
The City of Cleveland (the “City”) is creating a city-wide vacuum leaf collection program (the “Program”) for residential leaf removal. Historically, the City has received over 7,000 leaf orders during the removal season. In the previous removal season, a charge of $30.00 per order was collected. The Program operates from November through mid-March.
Responses are due October 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT.
Questions must be submitted by October 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT.
A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for October 21, 2026 at 10:30 AM EDT at Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/223499470078473?p=dSJclR3OVsyKzLUoGQ Meeting ID: 223 499 470 078 473 Passcode: RF9yg6Ys ________________________________________ Need help? | System reference Dial in by phone +1 216-306-2628,,541526850# United States, Cleveland Find a local number Phone conference ID: 541 526 850#.
1 document is attached to the notice: Reimbursables Policy.
The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/clevelandoh/projects/312143. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.
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What the notice says
- Site visit
- Mentioned
- Questions due
- 26 Oct 2026
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- Questions close on 26 October, before the bid deadline.
- Only 2 days left to prepare a bid.
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Important dates
Add all to calendar| Event | Date and time | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-bid meetingcheck the notice for whether attendance is mandatory | 21 October 2026, 10:30 AM EDT check | |
| Questions due | 26 October 2026, 12:00 PM EDT check | |
| Bid deadline2 days remaining - last confirmed 28 Oct | 30 October 2026, 3:00 PM EDT check | 2 days |
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Where this came from
Collected from OpenGov Procurement - Ohio, first seen 15 October 2026, last confirmed 28 October 2026.
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BusyBids has tracked 9 notices from City of Cleveland since September 2026, 8 of them open now. The open work falls under General Contracting, Concrete, Traffic & Striping.