RFP: RE-ADVERTISEMENT 211 Water Treatment Plant Sludge Removal (Drinking Water)

Request for Proposals

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”).

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.

• Brunswick County reserves the right to negotiate and refine the final scope of work with the selected contractor.
• 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 bed’s worth of sludge (approximately 450 tons) so as not to hamper WTP operations.
• 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 and closures due to inclement weather.
• Hauling operations shall be scheduled with the Water Treatment Plant Superintendent.
• Each truck shall have an empty container/trailer for each load of residuals to be hauled.
• Billing for hauled material will be based on actual cubic yards of material removed from the WTP site regardless of weight. County 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 with monthly invoices.
• Quantities denoted herein are estimates only for bidding purposes and shall not 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.

Those interested should submit one (1) hard copy of the proposal. Proposals may only be mailed or hand delivered to the following:

Alternate Shipping Service or Hand Delivery                              US Post Office
Brunswick County Public Utilities                                                        Brunswick County Public Utilities
Utilities Operations Center                                                                   Attention: Trent Murphy
Attention: Trent Murphy                                                                       P. O. Box 249
250 Grey Water Road NE                                                                       Bolivia, NC 28422 Supply, NC 28462

Sealed proposals must be received no later than April 29, 2026, at 3:00 PM ET, at which time they will be opened publicly and read aloud at 250 Grey Water Road Supply, NC 28462. Proposals must be in a sealed envelope and must be marked “SEALED PROPOSAL – 211 WTP SLUDGE REMOVAL.” Proposals not sealed and so marked will not be considered. Brunswick County will not be responsible for the failure of any mail or delivery service to deliver a proposal prior to the stated date and time. Regardless of the manner of submission, any proposal received after the stated date and time will not be considered. Incomplete proposals or proposals inconsistent with the required format may be disqualified from consideration.