This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Southport, North Carolina. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

1.PROJECT OVERVIEW. Brunswick County is soliciting sealed proposals for removal and disposal of lime residuals generated at the Brunswick County 211 Water Treatment Plant located at 4305 Southport-Supply Road SE, Southport, NC 28461 (the "WTP"). Lime residuals are a byproduct of the lime softening process utilized in the production of potable water and have been concentrated through settling ponds and drying beds. These residuals are typically a 50-75% cake solid and have been classified as "Beneficial Fill" by the NC Division of Waste Management Environmental Compliance Branch. Estimated Quantities Generated: May-September ~480 cubic yards (300-350 tons) per month October-April ~340 cubic yards (200-250 tons) per month Current Stockpile ~1,200 cubic yards (900 tons) onsite 2. SCOPE OF WORK. Brunswick County has established the following objectives for this project. Any changes to the specifications or Scope of Work will be made in the form of an Addendum to this Request for Proposals and will be supplied to all known prospective contractors and posted on the Brunswick County website. Notwithstanding the foregoing, contractors will be responsible for ensuring that they have all addenda. Brunswick County may negotiate and refine the final Scope of Work with the selected contractor. Brunswick County reserves the right to negotiate additional services with the selected contractor at any time after the initial contract award. 2.1 Brunswick County reserves the right to negotiate and refine the final scope of work with the selected contractor. 2.2 The selected contractor will remove and dispose of residuals from the WTP site such that stockpiles at the WTP will remain at or below one drying beds' worth of sludge (approximately 450 tons) so as not to hamper WTP operations. 2.3 The County will provide loading services during regular business hours of 7:00 am ET until 3:30 pm ET Monday through Friday with the exception of County holidays. 2.4 Hauling operations shall be scheduled with the Water Treatment Plant Superintendent. 2.5 Each truck shall have an empty container/trailer for each load of residuals to be hauled. 2.6 Billing for hauled material will be based on actual cubic yards of material removed from the WTP site regardless of weight. WTP staff shall provide signed documentation (tickets) each day indicating the number of loads and total sludge volume transferred each day. The contractor shall submit copies of load tickets RFP - Sludge Removal PAGE 3 with monthly invoices. 2.7 Quantity estimates are estimates only and not intended to obligate the County in any way. Actual amounts will be different than the estimate. There shall be no guaranteed minimums or maximums under the awarded contract. The contractor is responsible for disposal in accordance with all county, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations.