FY23 Waste Water Treatment Facility Sludge Removal Services

All responses to this RFB must be in writing (faxed or emailed bids shall not be accepted) and in the form set forth in this RFB and delivered in sealed envelopes to: Town of North Attleborough Department of Public Works (DPW) - Wastewater Division 49 Whiting Street North Attleborough, MA 02760 RE: Sludge Removal Services Off: 508/695-7790 Fax: 508/643-0568 (for asking questions/clarifications - ONLY!). For sludge generated in and by the Town of North Attleborough and the users of its wastewater treatment facility (WWTF). Wastewater treatment undertaken at the WWTF consists of screening, grit removal, comminution, flocculation, primary sedimentation, pH adjustment, second stage aeration, second stage sedimentation, loth disk filtration, chlorination/dechlorination and post aeration. The WWTF currently produces approximately 4,800,000 gallons of thickened sludge annually with an average solids content of 4.2 percent within a range of 1.5 to 5.5 percent. Detailed information on sludge quantity and sludge quality can be found in Attachment A. In accordance with the detailed BID, the Town wishes to Contract for the removal of sludge generated by the WWTF for a three-year period, subject to annual appropriation. Prices shall be quoted for the removal of sludge in thickened liquid form. The BID FORM, found in Section VII. The date of initiation of sludge disposal services is stipulated in Section 2.5. The Town will not guarantee production of a minimum quantity of sludge under this Contract. The data contained in Attachment A, regarding sludge quantity, is being provided for informational purposes only. The Town does not warrant and/or represent that it is indicative of future sludge production. Security deposits will be required, to be submitted with the Bid, in the form of a bond, certified check, or cashier's check, from a responsible bank, trust company, or insurance institution, in the amount of five (5) percent of the total bid price, payable to the Town. Should any Bidder to whom an award is made fail to enter into a Contract with the Town within ten (10) business days after the award is mailed to the Bidder, or fail within such time to furnish a payment and performance bond as required, the amount of the deposit so received from such Bidder shall become the property of the Town as liquidated damages for such failure. Thereafter, the Town may proceed to award the Contract to the next responsible and responsive Bidder. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a payment and a performance bond, or irrevocable letter of credits, satisfactory to the Town and its counsel, as specified under Paragraph 2.6.2. Contract Period: The dates or the term during which the Contract shall be performed, commencing approximately July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2025 All Bids submitted shall be binding for a minimum period of sixty (60) calendar days following the opening of Bids. The Town shall have the option to return bonds for all but the three (3) lowest Bids. The Town reserves the right to reject any and all Bids in whole or in part, and to waive informalities, when at its sole discretion it is deemed to be in the best interests of the Town and to the extent permitted by law.

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