BIOSOLIDS HAULING SERVICES (GRANT FUNDED)

As requested by the Public Utilities Department (hereinafter, the “Division or Department”), the Collier County Board of County Commissioners Procurement Services Division (hereinafter, “County”) has issued this Request for Proposals (hereinafter, “RFP”) with the intent of obtaining proposals from interested and qualified Proposers in accordance with the terms, conditions and specifications stated herein, in the Solicitation and/or attachments. The Proposers, at a minimum, must achieve the requirements of the Specifications, Scope of Services or Scope of Work stated herein. All references to “Proposer” are also referred to as “Consultant,” “Firm,” “Offeror,” “Contractor,” and “Vendor.”

Historically, County departments have spent approximately $3,700,000.00 annually for biosolids hauling; however, this may not be indicative of future buying patterns.

Collier County currently owns and operates five water reclamation/wastewater treatment facilities. The five facilities are listed below and can be found in Exhibit A – Plant Details and Production Rates.

No Dewatering Required

1. North County Water Reclamation Facility (NCWRF) is located at 10500 Goodlette-Frank Rd. Naples, FL.
2. South County Water Reclamation Facility (SCWRF) is located at 5600 Warren St. Naples, FL.

Dewatering Required

1. Golden Gate Wastewater Treatment Plant (Golden Gate) is located at 4931 32nd Ave. SW Naples, FL.
2. Orange Tree Wastewater Treatment Plant (Orange Tree) is located at 1445 Oil Well Rd. Naples, FL.
3. Northeast Service Area (NESA) Interim Wastewater Treatment Plant is located at 850 39th Ave. NE Naples, FL.

The residual product (biosolids) of the reclamation/treatment process must be hauled off site and properly disposed of.

Biosolids Analytical Results:

Biosolids composition is not guaranteed. Analysis reports from facilities are attached (for reference only) as

Exhibit B-1 – NCWRF & SCWRF and Exhibit B-2 – Golden Gate & Orange Tree . Currently there is no available data for the NESA Plant.

Biosolids Production:

Daily, monthly and annual production of the facilities is included in Exhibit A – Plant Details and Production Rates, as a reference. Production rates are not guaranteed and vary with the influx of seasonal owners and visitors and precipitation. As the County grows, requirements at existing facilities may change as well as new facilities may be added.