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DISPOSAL OF INCINERATOR ASH CONTRACT 25-003

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SECTION 02090

DISPOSAL OF INCINERATOR ASH

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

1. GENERAL

1.01 QUANTITY, CLASSIFICATION AND STORAGE OF ASH: The quantity of existing accumulated incinerator ash to be disposed of is approximately 65 cubic yards. No minimum quantity is guaranteed.

The existing accumulated ash weighs approximately 1.2 tons per cubic yard. The quantity of future accumulated incinerator ash to be disposed of is estimated to be approximately 1500 cubic yards. No minimum quantity is guaranteed. The future accumulated ash is estimated to weigh approximately 1.2 tons per cubic yard. However, the unit weights of ash for both the existing and future accumulated ash are only approximations and it is recommended that the Contractor determine for himself the unit weight of the existing accumulated ash and the unit weight of the future accumulated ash.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has previously classified the Authority’s incinerator ash as I.D. 27 solid waste. A recent Toxic Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) analysis is available for inspection at the office of the Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority, 30 Wyckoff Avenue at Authority Drive, Waldwick, New Jersey.

Incinerator ash is stored above grade on site at the Authority’s wastewater treatment facilities. The Contractor shall furnish, deliver and subsequently pick up sufficient quantity of suitable containers for the hauling of the incinerator ash. These containers shall be loader by Authority personnel utilizing Authority equipment and shall not exceed 8 feet in total height above grade and shall be equipped with a suitable removable cover to keep ash inside during the haul to the disposal site. The Contractor shall provide the equipment and personnel to deliver, unload and subsequently pick up and haul away filled containers. No more than one container shall be stored at the Authority’s wastewater treatment plant at any one given time.

1.02 SITE INSPECTION: Up to two (2) days prior to the bid opening date, prospective bidders must schedule a site inspection to observe the ash storage area, the condition of the ash, and to assess the local traffic conditions and possible hauling routes relative to the stored ash. Each prospective bidder shall contact the Authority at 1-201-447-2660 for scheduling a site inspection.

Each bidder must visit the Wastewater Treatment Plant to familiarize himself with the conditions he will encounter in performance of this Contract. No allowances will be recognized for any claim made due to difficulties encountered, because the Contractor failed to ascertain for himself the conditions and circumstances to be encountered during performance of the Contract.

1.03 WORK SCHEDULE: The successful bidder shall, within 10 days from the date of the executed Contract deliver to the Authority, for review and approval, a work schedule. The schedule shall include estimated starting and completion dates, and the number and type of vehicles entering the Authority’s Treatment Plant each day.

The Contractor’s work schedule should not interfere with the normal operations at the Authority’s Facilities.

1.04 TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE: The various portions of the Contract work shall be completed in accordance with the time frames stipulated in the Proposal.

1.05 SITE CLEANUP: The Contractor shall clean the work site of any spills due to hauling operations, which may include sweeping roadways within and near the Authority’s Treatment Plant.

DISPOSAL OF INCINERATOR ASH CONTRACT 25-003

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Upon completion of the Work and before Final Payment shall be made, the Contractor shall restore in an acceptable manner all property which has been damaged during the prosecution of the Work and leave the site in a neat and presentable condition.

2. DISPOSAL OF EXISTING AND FUTURE ACCULULATED INCINERATOR ASH: The Contractor is advised that the Authority does not make any warranties express or implied as to the suitability of its incinerator ash for any application at any particular site or in any proposed product.

2.01 BID FOR DISPOSAL/RESUSE OF INCINERATOR ASH: Bidder shall fill in all required information pertaining to the disposal site in the appropriate spaces provided for same on the Proposal Form submitted with his Bid.

The Contractor shall assume all costs and expenses for the removal, hauling and disposal of incinerator ash generated from the Authority’s Wastewater Treatment Plant, including the expense of providing adequate equipment and qualified personnel to operate such equipment. The disposal/reuse site proposed by the Bidder for disposal of the incinerator ash and so identified in the Proposal Form submitted with his Bid shall be acceptable to NJDEP and the Authority.

The cost of disposal of the Authority’s incinerator ash shall include tipping fees and taxes, as applicable.

The Contractor shall have or be able to obtain at his own expense and cost any permits, licenses, registrations or reports required for removal, hauling and disposal of incinerator ash.

Prior to the removal of incinerator ash from the Authority’s Wastewater Treatment Plant, the Contractor shall submit copies of any and all required permits, licenses, registrations or reports to the Authority.

The Contractor shall submit copies of any required delivery tickets to the Authority for payment purposes.

Delivery ticket copies shall be submitted to the Authority on a daily basis whenever hauling is in progress.

As a minimum, each delivery ticket shall acknowledge the number of tons of incinerator ash delivered by the hauler and received by the receiving facility for the period covered by the delivery ticket, along with the date and each time the hauler arrived at the receiving facility during the period covered by said delivery ticket, and each delivery ticket shall be signed by the hauler and a representative of the receiving facility.

The Contractor shall cause a letter of approval by the NJDEP and any and all other applicable regulatory agency or agencies to be addressed to the Contractor and the Authority and a copy of same delivered to the Authority; said letter to approve the disposal of the incinerator ash at the proposed disposal/reuse site submitted by the Bidder on the Proposal Form submitted with his Bid. As a prerequisite to obtaining said letter from NJDEP or other applicable regulatory agency, a Soil Reuse Plan may be required from the NJDEP or other applicable regulatory agency, for the proposed disposal site. In addition, the NJDEP may also require a signed contract between the Contractor and an authorized representative of the proposed disposal/reuse site; and said contract to require that the incinerator ash will be reused as cover material and will not be disposed of as a waste material at the proposed disposal/reuse site. Blank forms for the Soil Reuse Plan are available for inspection at the Authority’s office at the address specified in Article 1.01 of this Section. If required, the Contractor shall prepare the Soil Reuse Plan and shall submit same to the NJDEP or other applicable regulatory agency, and shall comply with those and any and all other requirements of said regulatory agencies. The Authority reserves the right to reject any Bid either for failure to furnish such written approval and/or other required documentation with the Proposal Form submitted with the Bid, or at the sole discretion of the Authority. The ash shall be disposed of or reused in a manner, which is environmentally safe and is in accordance with sound engineering practices.

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