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REQUEST FOR BIDS: DISPOSAL OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT BIOSOLIDS AND TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT BIOSOLIDS The intent of this Request for Bids is to establish a term contract, in accordance with the city's codified ordinance section ???, with one or more qualified companies,to provide 1 or more approved facilities for disposal of the North Olmsted Wastewater Treatment Plant's( NOWWTP) Biosolids, as well as transportation and disposal of wastewater treatment plant Biosolids. The city of North Olmsted operates a wastewater treatment plant at 23775 Mastick Road, North Olmsted Ohio under the OEPA ( Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's) NPDES (National Pollution Discharge Elimination System). The facility's most recent NPDES permit number is 3PD00016*LD, which is current, with a new permit anticipated to be approved in 2014. As part of the city's NPDES permit, the city is currently approved to dispose of wastewater biosolids through reporting codes 586 (transportation to an approved solid waste landfill) or reporting code 588 (disposal at another NPDES permitted facility). The average daily flow to the WWTP is 5.2 MGD. The city is primarily a residential community, with a large number of commercial facilities. As part of the city's pretreatment program, there is currently one significant industrial user identified. SCOPE OF WORK The city currently operates a centrifuge for the purposes of dewatering activated sludge biosolids. The wet tons of biosolids disposed of for the past three years are as follows: Total % Hauled by % Hauled by outside Disposed NOWWTP sources 2011 5560 53 57 2012 5050 60 40 2013 5300 80 20 It is the intent of the city to transport the majority of the dewatered biosolids in city owned dumpsters, using city owned trucks. The city also intends to utilize the services of an outside contractor to provide transportation and disposal of wastewater biosolids as needed. OPERATIONS Transportation of biosolids shall not start before 7:00 am or continue after 4:00 pm on the same day. Exceptions to collection hours shall be effected on upon the mutual agreement of the City and Contractor, or when contractor reasonably determines that an exception is necessary in order to complete the pick up on an existing container due to unusual circumstances. The Contractor shall conduct operations under his contract in compliance with all applicable Federal, State and Local laws; provided, however, that the general specifications shall govern the obligations of the Contractor where there exist conflicting ordinances of the City on the subject. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS NOWWTP 2014 BIOSOLIDS BID SPECIFICATIONS