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- Solicitation number
- ITB-23-2026
- Issued by
- Rutherford County, Tennessee
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This is a Notice of Special Waste Approval Transfer issued by the State of Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Solid Waste Management, to the City of Murfreesboro Water Resource Recovery Facility. The notice approves the transfer of special waste disposal authorization for dewatered biosolids sludge from the Middle Point Landfill to the Cedar Ridge Landfill. The approval permits disposal of up to 140 tons daily at Cedar Ridge Landfill. The City of Murfreesboro issued Invitation to Bid ITB-23-2026 for hauling and disposal services of biosolids and screenings generated by the Water Resources Recovery Facility located at 2032 Blanton Drive. The procurement seeks a contractor to transport and dispose of materials at approved sanitary landfills within 100 miles of the facility, with an expected average of six loads per day (ranging from zero to nine daily), each weighing approximately 20 tons. Bidders must submit sealed bids electronically via OpenGov with per-load pricing for Cedar Ridge Landfill and White County Landfill, plus an optional third landfill site. Questions must be submitted by February 18, 2026, with bids due no later than February 25, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CST, followed by public bid opening and reading via Zoom. The initial contract term is one year with options to renew for up to three additional one-year terms, not to exceed four years total. Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with distance to the landfill as an evaluation factor.
The contractor is responsible for all hauling services only, as the City provides the 28-foot dump trailers and pays tipping fees directly to landfills through separate agreements. All costs, including labor, equipment maintenance, and necessary services, must be included in the per-load price. Deliveries must occur between 6:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The contractor must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage, including commercial general liability ($2,000,000 combined single limit), workers' compensation, commercial auto liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence), environmental liability ($2,000,000), and umbrella coverage ($5,000,000), and assume all liability for damage to City-owned equipment. The contractor must maintain copies of the Special Waste Application and approval letter, comply with state restrictions including documentation of waste amounts and dates, submit updated Special Waste Recertification Forms between January 1, 2026, and July 1, 2026, and every third year thereafter, and adhere to restrictions on free liquids in disposed waste. All bids must remain firm for one year from submission, and City Council approval is required before any contract becomes effective. The procurement documents do not specify an estimated award value or budget range, leaving contract value dependent upon the volume of loads hauled and per-load pricing submitted by bidders.
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STATE OF TENNESSEE
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION
Division of Solid Waste Management
COLUMBIA ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD OFFICE
1421 Hampshire Pike
Columbia, Tennessee 38401
May 9, 2025
John Strickland, EUM Coordinator
Murfreesboro Water Resource Recovery Facility
2032 Blanton Road
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
RE: NOTICE OF SPECIAL WASTE APPROVAL TRANSFER
Disposal of Dewatered biosolids sludge into the Cedar Ridge Landfill SNL590000238
Evaluation Number: 5904202017R2T
Dear Mr. Strickland:
Rule 0400-11-01-.01(4)(c)6 of the Solid Waste Processing and Disposal Regulations, promulgated under the authority of the Tennessee Solid Waste Disposal Act, allows “a special waste generator to transfer special waste approval from one facility to another.”
Murfreesboro Water Resource Recovery Facility applied in a May 7, 2025, certified Special Waste Transfer
Application to the Division of Solid Waste Management (DSWM) for approval to transfer the June 8, 2023, special waste approval for Dewatered biosolids sludge from the Middle Point Landfill to the Cedar Ridge
Landfill.
Based on the information provided in the May 7, 2025, certified Special Waste Transfer Application, and the original approval letter 7504202017R2 for the Middle Point Landfill, the DSWM has determined the waste suitable for disposal of 140 tons, daily at the Cedar Ridge Landfill contingent upon the following conditions/restrictions:
1. Murfreesboro Water Resource Recovery Facility and the Cedar Ridge Landfill must maintain a copy of the Special Waste Application and this letter for review/copy by the DSWM as long as the waste is generated and managed in the Tennessee Solid Waste Permitted Facility in order for the determination to remain valid.
2. The Cedar Ridge Landfill must maintain records to document the amount of this special waste received and date received.
3. Murfreesboro Water Resource Recovery Facility must submit to this Environmental Field Office, as required by Rule 0400-11-01-.01(4)(c)4, between January 1, 2026, and July 1, 2026, and every third year thereafter:
a) A copy of the updated Special Waste Recertification Form including the hazardous waste determination record required under Hazardous Waste Rule 0400-12-01-.03(5)(a)3 for the special waste; and
b) The appropriate fee.
4. No free liquids may be associated with the disposal of the waste.
John Strickland
May 9, 2025
If the characteristics of a waste change due to any changes in the process generating the waste and/or any changes in the types or amounts of materials in the waste, then Murfreesboro Water Resource Recovery
Facility must stop shipping the waste to the Tennessee permitted facility and submit a new Special Waste
Application.
This determination is only for the waste described herein. The addition of any other waste not identified in this letter will require re-evaluation. Be advised that the facility operator may refuse to accept any special waste, even if it has been approved in writing by the DSWM. The original approval letter 7504202017R2 for the Middle Point Landfill is still valid.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 931-698-0495 or by e-mail at
Donovin.mulvaney@tn.gov.
Sincerely, Donovin Mulvaney Steven D. Wintheiser
Environmental Consultant Environmental Field Office Manager cc: Cedar Ridge Landfill
DSWM/CO
Records.SWM@tn.gov
Donovin Mulvaney (May 9, 2025 13:03 CDT) Donovin Mulvaney
Steven D.Wintheiser (May 9, 2025 13:12 CDT) Steven D.Wintheiser
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