Waste & Recycling contracting in Illinois
Solid waste, recycling, electronics recycling, and hazardous-waste handling for government sites. AXA South coordinates the program; permitted haulers and TSDFs do the work.
No special license required to bid or hold the prime. No professional or trade license is required for AXA South to bid or hold the prime contract in this category. Any work that requires a state-issued trade, professional, or specialty license is performed by a properly licensed subcontractor in the project jurisdiction. AXA South does not self-perform licensed trade work and does not represent itself as a licensee of any trade or profession.
This categoryHaulers and TSDFs operate under their own state and EPA permits. AXA South holds the agency contract and runs the program.
IllinoisIllinois licenses construction trades at the local level. Qualifying work is performed by appropriately licensed trade contractors.
AXA South is a contracting and program-management firm, not a licensed trade.
The market, honestly.
Illinois pairs Naval Station Great Lakes with one of the largest civilian state buying programs in the Midwest. Chicago metro spending dominates volume.
Rail and freight consolidation in Chicago, agricultural equipment manufacturing, healthcare systems, and Scott Air Force Base as the home of U.S. Transportation Command.
For waste & recycling specifically in Illinois, our model is direct: AXA South responds to the solicitation, holds the contract, and runs the program. Local crews and licensed trade partners in Illinois perform the work that requires their license or specialized credentials.
Scott AFB and USTRANSCOM generate transportation, logistics, and IT requirements with national reach from a single location. Illinois CMS runs centralized procurement, and the state's Chief Procurement Officer structure means solicitations move through a formal, well-documented, and slow process.
State fiscal year ends June 30. Illinois' payment cycle is a real planning factor: vendors should price and plan for extended payment timelines on state contracts. The federal fiscal year closes September 30, so August and September carry the heaviest volume of simplified-acquisition and micro-purchase activity at every installation in the state.
Illinois runs the Business Enterprise Program (BEP) with an aspirational goal of 30 percent of state contract dollars to minority, women, and disabled-owned firms, plus a separate Veteran Business Program. Chicago enforces its own MBE/WBE requirements.
Submitting a BEP utilization plan as an afterthought. On Illinois solicitations with BEP goals, an incomplete utilization plan makes the bid non-responsive even when the price is best.
Illinois BidBuy
https://www.bidbuy.illinois.gov/
Operated by the Illinois Department of Central Management Services.
- · Naval Station Great Lakes
- · Scott Air Force Base
- · Rock Island Arsenal
- · Illinois DOT
- · Illinois Department of Human Services
- · University of Illinois system
Illinois Prevailing Wage Act applies to qualifying public-works projects.
Illinois licenses construction trades at the local level. Qualifying work is performed by appropriately licensed trade contractors.
What this contract covers in Illinois.
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Solid waste and recycling routes
Containers, schedules, and reporting tuned to the site's actual generation.
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Electronics recycling and IT disposition
R2 or e-Stewards-certified processors with data-destruction certificates per device.
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Hazardous and universal waste
Manifested pickup through permitted haulers and TSDFs. Generator records maintained for agency files.
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Document destruction
On-site shred or off-site secure destruction with certificates and chain-of-custody.
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Sustainability reporting
Diversion, recycling, and disposal metrics in the format the agency reports under EO and OMB guidance.
We respond to solicitations and execute work statewide. Common delivery markets for waste & recycling in Illinois include Chicago, Springfield, Rockford.
Can you handle classified or sensitive media destruction?
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Yes, through NSA-listed destruction partners for classified media. Standard secure destruction is documented per device.
Do you provide diversion reporting?
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Yes. Monthly diversion and disposal reports formatted for OMB Scorecard and agency sustainability dashboards.
Can you mobilize for a one-time cleanout?
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Yes. We scope, price, and execute one-time cleanouts on stand-alone POs.