This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Antioch, Illinois. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The Village of Antioch is seeking a licensed sludge hauling contractor to remove, transport, and land-apply dewatered (cake) digested CLASS B sludge in an environmentally safe manner. The contractor shall supply all equipment, materials, labor, and fuel to load, transport, and land and apply the sludge by environmentally acceptable methods. The contractor shall be responsible for cleaning up any sludge spilled outside and within the treatment plant storage area, roadway, and parking lot should spills occur during loading. The contractor shall also be responsible for cleaning up any spills along public roadways during transport and shall be responsible for any fines or legal fees associated with such spills. In addition to removing sludge cake, the contractor may be requested to provide sludge removal services from the digesters, dewatering biological treatment units, and other sludge sources within the wastewater treatment plants. Any additional costs outside of trucking/hauling will be considered an additional cost to the proposal. The contract will commence on March 7, 2024, and conclude on March 6th, 2025. At its discretion, the Village may extend the agreement annually for an additional two years, expiring on March 06, 2027. The Village of Antioch reserves the right to cancel this contract if the contractor does not provide services to maintain the proper operation of Village facilities. No bid shall be withdrawn after the proposals opening without the Village Administrators consent for forty five days after the scheduled time of the closing bids. The right is reserved by the Village to reject any or all proposals, waive technicalities, postpone the bid opening, or advertise for new proposals if, in the judgment of the Village of Antioch, their best interests will be promoted. The Village has the right to award the proposal to more than one submitter. The Village has the right to make selections not based solely on price. The Village will reject any proposal submitted by a debarred individual or entity. The selected contractor will be required to pay not less than the prevailing wage rates on the project as established by the United States Department of Labor. The contractor shall also comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local regulations.