Waste & Recycling contracting in Oregon
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.
OregonOregon requires a CCB contractor license. Qualifying work is performed by a CCB-licensed contractor of record.
AXA South is a contracting and program-management firm, not a licensed trade.
The market, honestly.
Oregon runs a robust civilian state buying program out of Salem and Portland with modest federal demand. Healthcare and IT categories run deep through state spending.
Semiconductors and electronics in the Portland metro, forest products, agriculture in the Willamette and Columbia basins, and shipping through the Port of Portland.
For waste & recycling specifically in Oregon, our model is direct: AXA South responds to the solicitation, holds the contract, and runs the program. Local crews and licensed trade partners in Oregon perform the work that requires their license or specialized credentials.
Federal presence is modest, so ODOT, the Department of Administrative Services, the universities, and Oregon's counties account for most spend. Oregon procurement includes sustainability and recycled-content requirements more often than most states.
State fiscal year ends June 30 on a biennial budget. Wildfire season increasingly drives emergency and response-related procurement in late summer. 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.
Oregon certifies MBE, WBE, ESB (Emerging Small Business), and Service-Disabled Veteran businesses through COBID, and many state and local solicitations carry COBID participation requirements.
Ignoring specification language on recycled content and environmental attributes. In Oregon those clauses are evaluated, not aspirational.
OregonBuys
https://oregonbuys.gov/
Operated by the Oregon Procurement Services.
- · Coast Guard Sector Columbia River
- · Camp Rilea
- · ODOT
- · Oregon Health Authority
- · Oregon University System
Oregon BOLI prevailing wage applies to qualifying state public-works projects.
Oregon requires a CCB contractor license. Qualifying work is performed by a CCB-licensed contractor of record.
What this contract covers in Oregon.
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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 Oregon include Portland OR, Salem, Eugene.
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.