Waste & Recycling contracting in North Dakota
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.
North DakotaNorth Dakota requires contractor licensing for projects above the threshold. Qualifying work is performed by a licensed contractor of record.
AXA South is a contracting and program-management firm, not a licensed trade.
The market, honestly.
North Dakota's federal market is anchored by Minot and Grand Forks AFB. State spending out of Bismarck is small but consistent.
Oil production in the Bakken, agriculture, unmanned aircraft research around Grand Forks, and two Air Force bases supporting strategic missions.
For waste & recycling specifically in North Dakota, our model is direct: AXA South responds to the solicitation, holds the contract, and runs the program. Local crews and licensed trade partners in North Dakota perform the work that requires their license or specialized credentials.
Minot and Grand Forks generate facility, fuel, and cold-weather support requirements, with Grand Forks increasingly tied to unmanned systems work. The State Procurement Office runs a compact state contract program, and oilfield-region counties buy infrastructure at a scale disproportionate to their population.
State fiscal year ends June 30 on a biennial budget. Winter conditions and the short construction season are the binding schedule constraint. 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.
North Dakota has no general minority set-aside program. NDDOT administers the federal DBE program, and tribal governments on the state's reservations procure under their own codes.
Pricing labor at national averages in the Bakken counties. Local labor and lodging costs there behave differently from the rest of the state and destroy thin margins.
North Dakota PeopleSoft Supplier Portal
https://www.nd.gov/omb/agency/procurement
Operated by the North Dakota Office of Management and Budget, State Procurement Office.
- · Minot Air Force Base
- · Grand Forks Air Force Base
- · NDDOT
- · ND Department of Health and Human Services
No state Little Davis-Bacon. Federal-funded work follows the Davis-Bacon Act.
North Dakota requires contractor licensing for projects above the threshold. Qualifying work is performed by a licensed contractor of record.
What this contract covers in North Dakota.
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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 North Dakota include Fargo, Bismarck.
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.