2-2026 Sludge Removal Services - Tech Specs.pdf

TECHNICIAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR BIDS TO DISPOSE OF MUNICIPAL

WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY SLUDGE

TERM:

Unless sooner terminated, in accordance with the terms hereof, the term of this contract shall commence on the contract date and shall continue thereafter for an aggregate period of ten (10) years calculated for an initial term extending for five (5) years from the contract date and thereafter, for one (1) successive five (5) year term at the option of the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority.

SLUDGE HAULING AND LANDFILL DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS:

GENERAL: The contracted operator is responsible for hauling dewatered sludge produced at the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority Harvey Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant to the landfill. The contractor shall provide and maintain all vehicles required for hauling the sludge. The trucks hauling equipment shall be designed to have water tight sealing tailgate, be of high side design with necessary spill and splash protection, and provide for tarp cover. The Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority reserves the right to inspect all trucks before use and at any time during loading, hauling and disposal operations. A list of all equipment to be used including size and license number shall be provided with the Bid.

The Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority’s sludge shall be deposited in Contractor’s approved PA DEP permitted landfill. The Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority reserves the right to inspect the proposed landfill facility, including equipment prior to allowing disposal. The Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority will provide written approval or denial to Contractor for use of the site after review of documentation and inspection of the site. The landfill site shall have in place a Waste Monitoring Procedure and Policy to control procedures to assure compliance with applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

REGULATORY: Hauling – all transportation of sludge must conform with all applicable portions of Chapter 285 of the Pa DEP Municipal Waste Regulations and future regulations and laws enacted during the term of the contract.

Contractor must provide insurance in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders, Chapter 285 of PA DEP Municipal Waste Regulations and future regulations and laws enacted during the term of the contract.

Disposal – disposal of sludge shall be at a landfill with an approved sludge disposal permit in compliance with Chapters 271 & 273 of the PA DEP Municipal Waste Regulations and all future regulations and laws enacted during the term of the contract.

LIABILITY: The landfill contractor must satisfy property/liability insurance requirements of Chapter 271 of the PA DEP Municipal Waste Regulations and future regulations and laws enacted during the term of the contract.

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BIDDER SHALL SUBMIT WITH THE BID THE FOLLOWING:

1. Sludge hauling plan

2. Company history

3. List of hauling equipment

4. Three (3) references documenting a minimum of three (3) years experience with landfill disposal of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant sludge.

5. Name and location of landfill site

6. Name, address and phone number of landfill site owner and operator.

7. Remaining life of landfill

8. Permit expiration date

9. Documentation of satisfaction of PA DEP Municipal Waste

Regulations: Chapters 273.421, 273.513 & 273.52

10. Insurance certifications to document compliance with Chapters 271 and 285 of PA DEP Waste Regulations.

HAULING AND DISPOSAL FEE:

For hauling and disposal of the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority

Wastewater Treatment Plant’s sludge to the approved contractor’s landfill, the Authority shall pay a fixed base rate fee for hauling and disposal as provided for by the Contractor on the Bid Form hereof, for an initial five (5) year term. The remaining one 5-year option renewal shall be escalated by multiplying the initial fifth year base fee by the then current annual percentage of the Consumer Price Index of the United States as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Statistics (CPI-Urban USA), or a percentage cap as provided by the contractor on the Bid Form hereof.

In addition, the landfill disposal fee for the Bucks County Water and Sewer

Authority’s sewage sludge may also be increased by any of the following through the initial term and each of the renewals.

1. Landfill Host Municipality Fees provided by Act 101.

2. Recycling and Landfill post-closure fees provided by Act 101.

3. Charges, surcharges, fees, assessments or taxes imposed by any governmental unit which applies specifically to and which are directed at the regulation and operation of the landfill or its wastewater treatment plant.

4. Actual expenditures of monies by the landfill for equipment, engineering or scientific analysis of waste arising from changes in law or the regulation of any governmental unit regulating the operation of, applying specifically to, and directed at the operation of a landfill or its wastewater treatment plant.

TERMINATION: The Authority shall have the option to terminate the contract at any time during the initial five (5) year term of the contract or any renewal upon written notice to the contractor not less that ninety (90) days prior to the annual anniversary date of the contract.

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GENERAL: Removal of sludge dumpsters shall be performed every day Monday through Friday between the hours of 6:00AM and 8:00AM, or otherwise at the request and direction of the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority when called in to the contractor by 1pm the day before the dumpster is to be removed and replaced with empty container. The Authority may from time to time require two dumpsters to be removed the same day.

The Contractor must dedicate three containers to the site. Two containers must remain onsite at all times, under the dumpster bay. The other container must be stored offsite at the Contractor’s preferred location to facilitate swap-and-hauling operations. The Contractor must bring an empty container onsite to exchange for the full one being removed, for every haul request. A container cannot be removed without being replaced with an empty container, at the time of pickup. This includes the timeframe of when a full container is being hauled to landfill for disposal. An empty container must always remain in place along the other onsite container, as to not impede the operations of the centrifuge.

Sludge shall be removed from the Bucks County Water and Sewer

Authority Harvey Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant, located at 300 Harvey Avenue, Doylestown, PA, and transported to the approved PA DEP approved sludge landfill or land application facility, as directed and approved by the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority.

The removal and transport of sanitary sewage sludge from the Bucks

County Water and Sewer Authority Harvey Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant shall be permitted by the Department of Environmental Protection and other local, state and federal authorities, as applicable. Copies of hauling and disposal permits shall be provided to the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority as part of the bid. Permit renewals must be provided to the Authority as they become effective during the life of the Contract.

The Contractor must provide written confirmation of approval by the disposal site operator to accept sludge at their facility as part of the bid. The Contractor must continue to maintain this approval during the life of the Contract.

GENERAL: The Contractor must maintain a separate manifest for each truck load of sanitary sewage sludge removed from the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority Harvey Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant. This manifest must be provided to the Authority together with a monthly invoice. The manifest shall act as a “chain of custody” and is to contain the signature of the operator at the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority Harvey Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant, the carrier operating the transport vehicle and the disposal site operator. The date and times of signature must also be documented on the manifest. A copy of the partially completed manifest shall be provided to the operator at the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority Harvey Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant at the time of sludge removal. Contractor will exchange the full dumpster with an empty dumpster at time of pick up. The Authority requires 25 yard dumpsters.

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The Contractor must further have the ability to remove and transport sludge quantities as follows:

A. A minimum load of 16 tons per trip. Maximum load of 18 tons per trip.

B. Maximum 180 tons over a two (2) week (10 hauling day) period.

The estimated volume of sludge removal at the Bucks County Water and

Sewer Authority Harvey Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant for the purpose of bidding is 75 tons per week on average. Sludge concentrations average 15-20% solids. However, the Authority will not be restricted by the Contractor to either a minimum or maximum weekly quantity.

Monthly invoices shall be submitted to the Authority for the work done as of the last day of each month, during the life of the contract. The monthly invoice shall summarize the quantity of sludge removed and transported, including the specified dates when this work was performed. Copies of each individual manifest, completed in accordance with specification shall be included with the invoice.

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The driver of the sludge vehicle is responsible for the connection/hook-up to the Facility. Harvey Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant personnel will not be available to assist with this process.

The Contractor shall have available and utilize an emergency sludge disposal facility in the event emergency circumstances prevent sludge disposal at the primary facility. The primary facility may not be used as the emergency site. The Contractor shall be responsible for all costs, including sludge analysis, associated with the approvals and permits, for disposal at the emergency facility. The Contractor shall provide written documentation of the name, address, and the official representing the emergency facility, together with written approval by the facility to receive the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority Harvey Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant sludge in an emergency situation, at the time of the bid opening. Said written approval shall clearly state that the Contractor is authorized to discharge sludge to the facility, and that the facility will accept sludge generated by the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority Harvey Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant. Payment shall be based on the prices per ton shown on the bid form.

The Contractor shall guarantee disposal at a different, approved disposal site at the bid price in the event that the Contractor loses disposal rights at the site used for the bid if the loss is the Contractor’s fault.

Both the primary and emergency sludge disposal facilities along with the transporter must have the capability to transport and receive sludge 7 days per week, 24 hours per day, including holidays should an emergency result at the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority Harvey Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant. The Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority acknowledges sludge removal will occur during normal business hours. However, Contractor and sludge disposal facility must have capability to handle an emergency during non-business hours. Letter of approval from Contractor and primary disposal site shall include a provision stating capabilities to provide emergency services. Owner reserves the right to inspect facility operational records for determination of uninterrupted sludge incineration services.

Provided for information only are copies of a laboratory biosolids report of the sludge. In addition, there is a copy of a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Form 43 for the sludge. This data is supplied for your information only. The Contractor is responsible for the completion of all necessary permits and approvals for the transportation and disposal of the sludge. Those permits include but are not limited to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Waste Management Form 43, Certification of Non-Hazardous Waste or any additional permitting that would be required. Should permitting or approvals be required, the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority shall be furnished copies of all permit approvals issued throughout the life of the Contract.

The Contractor shall coordinate his work with the work of the Contractors working at the site and shall in no way interfere with the execution of any other work which may be in progress.

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APPENDIX “A”

BIOSOLIDS ANALYSIS

Certificate of Analysis

M.J. Reider Associates, Inc.

ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING LABORATORY

U.S. EPA/PA DEP #06-00003

Laboratory No.:

Report:

Lab Contact:

2608476

05/07/26

Bradley T Griffiths

Attention:

Reported To:

Erin Schulberger

Bucks County Water & Sewer Authority

1275 Almshouse Road

Warrington, PA 18976

Project Info: Harvey Ave Sludge Cake Form 43 Analysis

2608476-01 ClientLab ID: Sampled:Collected By:

Sample Desc:

04/22/26 10:20

Harvey Avenue Sluge Cake- Form 43 Analysis

Received: 04/22/26 13:45

Sample Type: Grab

Result Analysis MethodUnit

Rep.

Limit Notes AnalystAnalyzed

ASTM General Chemistry

19.3 mg/L EPA 350.1 Rev 2.0 KMSAmmonia as N 05/04/260.10

61 mg/L HACH 8000 KMSChemical Oxygen Demand 04/30/2625

<10 mg/L EPA 1664 Rev A BKMOil & Grease (HEM) 05/02/2610

7.32 EPA 9040 C HT1 KMDpH, Leachate (SU) 05/05/26 11:281.00

12.2 EPA 9040 C KMDpH, Temperature (°C) 05/05/26 11:28

112 mg/L SM 2540 C ALDSolids, Total Dissolved 04/30/265

General Chemistry

<25 mg/kg EPA 7.3.3.2 Rev 3 ALDCyanide, Reactive 04/27/2625

Not Ignitable EPA 1030 Rev 1 C-07 NELIgnitability 04/28/261

1100 mg/kg EPA 1664 Rev A BKMOil & Grease (HEM) 04/28/26250

No Free Liquids EPA 9095 B NELPaint Filter Test 04/28/261.00

6.71 SU EPA 9045 D C-45 SAMCorrosivity (pH) 04/27/261.00

<50 mg/kg EPA 7.3.4.2 Rev 3 ALDSulfide, Reactive 04/27/2650

17.8 % SM 2540 G ALDSolids, Total 04/23/261.0

69.8 % SM 2540 G ALDSolids, Total Volatile 04/23/261.0

Organics

<0.225 mg/kg dry EPA 8082 A TWHPCB-1016 04/28/260.225

<0.225 mg/kg dry EPA 8082 A TWHPCB-1221 04/28/260.225

<0.225 mg/kg dry EPA 8082 A TWHPCB-1232 04/28/260.225

<0.225 mg/kg dry EPA 8082 A TWHPCB-1242 04/28/260.225

<0.225 mg/kg dry EPA 8082 A TWHPCB-1248 04/28/260.225

<0.225 mg/kg dry EPA 8082 A TWHPCB-1254 04/28/260.225

<0.225 mg/kg dry EPA 8082 A TWHPCB-1260 04/28/260.225

Surrogates 2,4,5,6-Tetrachloro-m-xylene 101% 42.6-138 EPA 8082 A 04/28/26 TWH

Decachlorobiphenyl 97.6% 54.6-137 EPA 8082 A 04/28/26 TWH

TCLP Pesticides

<10.0 ug/L EPA 8081 B CV3 TWHChlordane (technical) 05/06/2610.0

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Certificate of AnalysisENVIRONMENTAL TESTING LABORATORY

U.S. EPA/PA DEP #06-00003

M.J. Reider Associates, Inc.

Lab ID: 2608476-01 Continued

Result Analysis MethodUnit

Rep.

Limit Notes AnalystAnalyzed

TCLP Pesticides

<20.0 ug/L EPA 8081 B TWHToxaphene 05/06/2620.0

Surrogates 2,4,5,6-Tetrachloro-m-xylene 81.6% 0.1-136 EPA 8081 B 05/06/26 TWH

Decachlorobiphenyl 31.4% 0.1-100 EPA 8081 B 05/06/26 TWH

TCLP General Chemistry

4.95 SU EPA 9040 C HRGpH, Extract Fluid 04/29/261.00

5.03 EPA 9040 C HT1 KMDpH, Leachate (SU) 05/05/26 11:281.00

10.8 EPA 9040 C KMDpH, Temperature (°C) 05/05/26 11:28

Organics

<5 ug/L SM 6640 B TWH2,4-D 04/30/265

<5 ug/L SM 6640 B TWHSilvex 04/30/265

Surrogates

DCAA 86.8% 70-130 SM 6640 B 04/30/26 TWH

TCLP Metals

<0.05 mg/L EPA 6010 C HRGArsenic 04/30/260.05

0.67 mg/L EPA 6010 C HRGBarium 04/30/260.05

<0.05 mg/L EPA 6010 C HRGCadmium 04/30/260.05

<0.05 mg/L EPA 6010 C HRGChromium 04/30/260.05

0.86 mg/L EPA 6010 C HRGCopper 04/30/260.05

<0.15 mg/L EPA 6010 C HRGLead 04/30/260.15

<0.002 mg/L EPA 7470 A NELMercury 05/04/260.002

<0.10 mg/L EPA 6010 C HRGMolybdenum 04/30/260.10

<0.05 mg/L EPA 6010 C HRGNickel 04/30/260.05

<0.05 mg/L EPA 6010 C HRGSelenium 04/30/260.05

<0.05 mg/L EPA 6010 C HRGSilver 04/29/260.05

0.487 mg/L EPA 6010 C HRGZinc 04/30/260.050

TCLP Pesticides

<1.0 ug/L EPA 8081 B CV1 TWHEndrin 05/06/261.0

<1.0 ug/L EPA 8081 B CV1 TWHHeptachlor 05/06/261.0

<1.0 ug/L EPA 8081 B TWHHeptachlor Epoxide 05/06/261.0

<1.0 ug/L EPA 8081 B TWHLindane 05/06/261.0

<1.0 ug/L EPA 8081 B TWHMethoxychlor 05/06/261.0

Surrogates 2,4,5,6-Tetrachloro-m-xylene 81.6% 0.1-136 EPA 8081 B 05/06/26 TWH

Decachlorobiphenyl 31.4% 0.1-100 EPA 8081 B 05/06/26 TWH

TCLP Semivolatiles

<50 ug/L EPA 8270 D DWL2,4,5-Trichlorophenol 05/05/2650

<50 ug/L EPA 8270 D DWL2,4,6-Trichlorophenol 05/05/2650

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Lab ID: 2608476-01 Continued

Result Analysis MethodUnit

Rep.

Limit Notes AnalystAnalyzed

TCLP Semivolatiles

<50 ug/L EPA 8270 D DWL2,4-Dinitrotoluene 05/05/2650

<50 ug/L EPA 8270 D DWL2-Methylphenol 05/05/2650

<50 ug/L EPA 8270 D DWL3 and 4-Methylphenol 05/05/2650

<50 ug/L EPA 8270 D DWLCresols, Total 05/05/2650

<50 ug/L EPA 8270 D DWLHexachlorobenzene 05/05/2650

<50 ug/L EPA 8270 D DWLHexachlorobutadiene 05/05/2650

<50 ug/L EPA 8270 D DWLHexachloroethane 05/05/2650

<50 ug/L EPA 8270 D DWLNitrobenzene 05/05/2650

<250 ug/L EPA 8270 D DWLPentachlorophenol 05/05/26250

<50 ug/L EPA 8270 D BS2 DWLPyridine 05/05/2650

Surrogates 2,4,6-Tribromophenol 84.0% 29.1-135 EPA 8270 D 05/05/26 DWL

2-Fluorobiphenyl 59.2% 27.1-87.9 EPA 8270 D 05/05/26 DWL

2-Fluorophenol 38.5% 13.3-53.5 EPA 8270 D 05/05/26 DWL

Nitrobenzene-d5 62.2% 32.1-90 EPA 8270 D 05/05/26 DWL

Phenol-d5 29.5% 7.61-40.6 EPA 8270 D 05/05/26 DWL

Terphenyl-d14 55.4% 0.1-116 EPA 8270 D 05/05/26 DWL

TCLP Volatiles

<50 ug/L EPA 8260 B GXF1,1-Dichloroethene 04/29/2650

<50 ug/L EPA 8260 B GXF1,2-Dichlorobenzene 04/29/2650

<50 ug/L EPA 8260 B GXF1,2-Dichloroethane 04/29/2650

<50 ug/L EPA 8260 B GXF1,4-Dichlorobenzene 04/29/2650

<200 ug/L EPA 8260 B GXF2-Butanone (MEK) 04/29/26200

<50 ug/L EPA 8260 B GXFBenzene 04/29/2650

<50 ug/L EPA 8260 B GXFCarbon Tetrachloride 04/29/2650

<50 ug/L EPA 8260 B GXFChlorobenzene 04/29/2650

<50 ug/L EPA 8260 B GXFChloroform 04/29/2650

<50 ug/L EPA 8260 B GXFTetrachloroethene (PCE) 04/29/2650

<50 ug/L EPA 8260 B GXFTrichloroethene (TCE) 04/29/2650

<100 ug/L EPA 8260 B GXFVinyl Chloride 04/29/26100

Surrogates 4-Bromofluorobenzene 93.9% 80.2-113 EPA 8260 B 04/29/26 GXF

Dibromofluoromethane 104% 79.9-121 EPA 8260 B 04/29/26 GXF

Toluene-d8 107% 81.9-120 EPA 8260 B 04/29/26 GXF

Total Metals

0.781 mg/kg dry EPA 7471 B NELMercury 04/28/260.270

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Preparation Methods

Specific Method Prepared Date NotesPreparation Method Prep Batch Prepared By

2608476-01

ASTM Metals

ASTM 04/29/2026 HRGASTM D3987-85 B6D2000

General Chemistry

EPA 1664 Rev A 04/27/2026 BKMSM 5520 E B6D1900

Organics

EPA 8082 A 04/23/2026 JLSEPA 3550 C B6D1731

SM 6640 B 04/30/2026 HSKSM 6640 B B6D2198

TCLP General Chemistry

EPA 1311 04/29/2026 HRGEPA 1311 B6D2001

TCLP Metals

EPA 6010 C 04/29/2026 ORLEPA 200.2 Rev 2.8 B6D2100

EPA 7470 A 05/04/2026 NELEPA 7470 A B6E0118

TCLP Pesticides

EPA 8081 B 05/05/2026 JLSEPA 3510 C B6E0228

TCLP Semivolatiles

EPA 8270 D 05/01/2026 HSKEPA 3510 C B6D2212

TCLP Volatiles

EPA 1311 04/29/2026 HRGEPA 1311 B6D1999

EPA 8260 B 04/29/2026 GXFEPA 5030 B B6D2102

Total Metals

EPA 7471 B 04/28/2026 NELEPA 7471 B B6D1989

Notes and Definitions

BS2 The blank spike recovery was below acceptance limits. Results may be biased low.

C-07 Combustion did not occur after 2 minutes of direct contact with a torch's flame.

C-45 Waste pH was measured in water at 22.4°C.

CV1 The calibration verification recovery was above acceptance limits. Results may be biased high.

CV3 The calibration verification recovery was above acceptance limits for following multi-component peaks:

Chlordane-2,5. Results may be biased high.

HT1 The sample was analyzed beyond the required hold time.

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