Residual Biosolids Management _ RFB7_23_24.pdf

REQUEST FOR BID

RESIDUAL BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT

Bid Number 2024-WR-23

July 2024

CLAYTON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY

1600 Battle Creek Road

Morrow, GA 30260

Virtual Teams Bid Opening Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 3:00 pm local time

Virtual Teams Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Virtual Meeting Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 3:00 pm local time

This bid has a SLBE BID DISCOUNT

Clayton County Water Authority July 2024 Residual Biosolids Management

Table of Contents i

Division 1 General Information Section 1 Request for Bids ............................................................................ 1-1.1 Section 2 Project Overview ........................................................................... 1-2.1

2.1 Intent and Purpose ................................................................ 1-2.1

2.2 Bid Evaluation ....................................................................... 1-2.2

2.3 Addendum ............................................................................. 1-2.2

Division 2 Bid Requirements Section 1 Instructions to Bidders ................................................................... 2-1.1 Section 2 Risk Management Requirements Section 3 Bid Submittals ............................................................................... 2-3.1 Section 4 Bid Form ........................................................................................ 2-4.1 Section 5 Georgia Bid Bond (Not Required) Section 6 Bidder Qualification Information .................................................... 2-6.1 Section 7 Contractor Affidavit & Agreement .................................................. 2-7.1 Section 8 Small Local Business Enterprises (SLBE) General Information .... 2-8.1

Division 3 Contract Forms Section 1 Agreement Form............................................................................ 3-1.1 Section 2 Performance Bond (Not Required) Section 3 Payment Bond (Not Required) Section 4 Non-Collusion Certificate .............................................................. 3-4.1

Division 4 Specifications

Section 1 General Requirements .................................................................. 4-1.1

Attachments Attachment A – Laboratory Report Attachment B – Special Waste Profile – Recertification Attachment C – Vendor Information Form Attachment D – W-9 Form Attachment E – Bid Package Label

Addenda (None Issued at This Time)

END OF TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 1: Request for Bids

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Clayton County Water Authority 1600 Battle Creek Road Morrow, Georgia 30260

Name of Project: Residual Biosolids Management

The Clayton County Water Authority will open sealed bids via a Virtual Teams Meeting on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. (local time) for the following project:

Residual Biosolids Management. Any bids received after the specified time will not be considered.

A Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Virtual Teams Meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. (local time).

Please use the following call-in instructions to attend the Pre-Bid and Bid Opening meeting:

Join Microsoft Teams Meeting +1 912-483-5368 Conference ID: 689 074 873#

CCWA encourages Small Local, Minority and Women-Owned businesses to participate and respond to this bid request.

In an effort to promote responsible environmental practices the bid package is available in electronic (Adobe PDF) format and can be requested via e-mail at CCWA_Procurement@ccwa.us, or by calling 770-960-5223, M-F, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.

Bidders will need to provide contact information and an email address and any file size transfer limits to ensure email transmittals can be made. A hardcopy bid package can also be requested at a cost of $25.

Clayton County Water Authority By: Dr. Cephus Jackson, Chairperson

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Clayton County Water Authority May 2021

Section 2: Project Overview

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1.1 Intent and Purpose

This is an invitation to your firm to submit a sealed bid for Residual Biosolids Management for the Clayton County Water Authority’s Northeast, Casey, and Shoal Creek Water Reclamation Facilities for the time period of September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025.

The contract may be extended for a second and/ or third one-year term by mutual consent of both parties with no changes in terms, conditions or prices.

The bids shall be delivered or mailed to the Clayton County Water Authority (CCWA), located at 1600 Battle Creek Road, Morrow, Georgia 30260, in a sealed envelope, on or before Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. (local time). The envelope shall be marked “Sealed Bid” and carry the bid title, date, and time of bid opening (refer to General Instructions to Bidders). Any and all bids received after this date and time will be considered unresponsive.

The prospective bidders are to carefully examine the work description given herein and sign where indicated that he or she understands the work required and agrees to perform the work as specified.

The CCWA Standards will govern all work under this contract for Residual Biosolids Management, as well as all applicable United States, State of Georgia, and local laws/regulations.

The work shall be performed under the direction of the Director of Water Reclamation of the Clayton County Water Authority or his authorized designated representative. Payment requests shall be addressed to the Water Reclamation Department of the Clayton County Water Authority for processing.

For those bidders that do not attend the non-mandatory pre-bid conference meeting on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. or for those bidders who wish to visit the sites may do so with the following limitations:

Each Bidder shall schedule a Site visit on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 from 10:00am to 3:00 pm. local time. Bidder shall schedule the Site visit at least 24 hours in advance by contacting the following CCWA staff for each location:

Mr. Herlon Fayard (Northeast WRF):

770-302-3450 herlon.fayard@ccwa.us mailto:DBlackstock@ccwa.us

Clayton County Water Authority May 2021

Section 2: Project Overview

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Mr. Jordan Cole (Shoal Creek WRF):

770-302-3458 Mike.holt@ccwa.us

Mr. Tony Somerville (Casey Pelletizing):

770-302-3457 tony.somerville@ccwa.us

As part of the effort to maintain the health and safety of CCWA personnel – as well as visitors – CCWA has put in place the following procedures, practices and protocols:

The purpose of the site visit(s) is to view the solids loading facilities and the solids to be hauled and disposed. It is strongly encouraged that each bidder visits all three water reclamation facilities.

1.2 Bid Evaluation

A contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive responsible bidder whose bid conforms to the RFB specifications and will be the most advantageous to the Clayton County Water Authority. An evaluation will also be performed to ensure bidders comply with the required submittals.

All items and estimated quantities shown on the Bid Form are our best estimate on annual requirements and will be used for evaluation purposes only.

This procurement has a Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) bid discount for evaluation purposes only, which will be given to CCWA certified SLBE primes only (regardless of their location). For more details, please refer to Division 2, Section 8 of this bid package.

1.3 Addendum

Bidders may ask questions regarding this bid prior to the bid opening. To be considered, all questions must be received in writing via email at (CCWA_Procurement@ccwa.us) by 3:00 p.m. local time, on Thursday, August 8, 2024. Any and all responses to bidders’ questions will be issued in the form of an Addendum via email. All addenda issued shall become part of the Bid Documents.

mailto:dan.doss@ccwa.us

Division 2 Bid Requirements Section 1: Instructions to Bidders

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These instructions are to be followed by every entity proposing to provide the Clayton County Water Authority (CCWA) with goods and/or services. These instructions constitute an integral part of the bid, and any Bidder agrees that tender of a bid constitutes acknowledgment and acceptance of its obligation to adhere to these instructions, which are to be incorporated into and considered part of any contract the Bidder ultimately executes with the CCWA.

1. If there is any question whatsoever regarding any portion of the specifications, it shall be the Bidder’s responsibility to seek clarification immediately from the CCWA, as early as possible prior to the bid opening. Regarding public works projects, requests for interpretations of specifications must be made in writing to the department proposing out the project not later than five (5) days prior to receipt of bids.

2. Unless it is otherwise stated in the bid documents, it shall be the responsibility of the bidder to inform itself as to all conditions of the work site and to make and take account thereof in calculating and submitting its bid. Documents may be made available by the CCWA during the bidding process; no warranty of accuracy is made in regard to these documents, and it is the responsibility of the bidder to make its own investigations as to the nature of the work and the conditions under which it shall be performed, and to make its own independent assumptions as to these matters. The burden of anticipating unforeseen circumstances, either hidden or latent, and the conditions of the work site and all related circumstances, and the cost of accommodating therefore should unanticipated circumstances be later encountered shall rest upon the bidder.

3. Pre-bid meeting or any other information session will be held at the location as indicated in the solicitation. Unless indicated otherwise, attendance is not mandatory; although vendors are strongly encouraged to attend. However, in the event the meeting is mandatory, then a representative of the vendor must attend the meeting in its entirety to be considered eligible for solicitation award. Late entry to the meeting will not be allowed.

4. In the event that, after the acceptance of a bid by the Board of Directors of the CCWA, any unsuccessful bidder wishes to contest such action, a written “Notice of Contest” must be filed with the General Manager no later than close of business on the 5th business day after the selection of successful bidder by the Board. Failure to timely file such notice shall forever preclude the filing of a contest of the award, or any civil action in the courts of the State of Georgia or of the United States.

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5. Information submitted by the Bidder in the bid process shall be subject to disclosure after bid award in accordance with the Georgia Open Records Act. Proprietary information must be identified and be accompanied by a signed affidavit outlining the redacted information. Entire bids may not be deemed proprietary.

6. Bids must be made on the enclosed bid Form. Unless otherwise requested, one (1) original and at least two (2) copies of the bid Form need to be submitted, and these copies must be typewritten or printed in ink. All copies of any bid Forms must be signed in ink by the person or persons authorized to sign the bid Form. The person signing the bid Form must initial any changes or corrections.

7. The name of the person, firm, or corporation making the bid must be printed in ink, along with the Bidder’s signature, on all separate sheets of the bid Form. If a bid is made by an individual, his name and post office address must be shown. If made by a firm, or partnership, the name and the post office address of each member of the firm or partnership must be shown. If made by a Corporation, the person or persons signing the bid must show the name of the State under the laws of which the Corporation is chartered and his, or their, authority for signing same. The names, titles and addresses of the President, Secretary and the Treasurer and the corporate authority for doing business in this state shall be listed and returned with the bid Form.

8. All bids must be hand delivered, delivered by courier service, or mailed via the United States Postal Service. No facsimiles will be accepted. The person, firm, or corporation making the bid shall submit it in a sealed envelope on or before the date and time specified in the bid package. The envelope shall be marked “Sealed Bid” and carry the bid title, Contractor’s License Number and date and time of opening as set forth in the bid package. The envelope shall also bear the name of the party making the bid and the party’s address. Address bids to Clayton County Water Authority, 1600 Battle Creek Road, Morrow, Georgia, 30260. Even if a bid is not submitted, the bid form should be returned signed and with an explanation, otherwise the result will be deletion from the mailing list.

9. If published price books are a part of your bid, one price book must be included with your bid Form, and the successful Bidder is required to furnish additional current price books after award of the bid.

10. Alterations to the documents are strictly prohibited and shall result in automatic disqualification of the Bidder's bid. If there are "exceptions" to the specifications or comments to any of the solicitation requirements or other language, then the bidder

2-1.3 may ask questions regarding those requirements or submit additional documentation as to the variation from the specifications but may not alter any of the language contained in the solicitation.

11. In the case of goods, the person, firm or corporation making the bid may propose all items. All items may be considered separately, at the discretion of the CCWA.

12. Bids for public works whose price exceeds $100,000.00 must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, or acceptable bid bond in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount bid.

13. Bidders for construction contracts where the laws of Georgia or the United States of America require a license in order to perform such construction must list the license number and class on the face of the bid envelope and must enclose copies of any required license with the bid.

14. When public work is let out for bid, no person shall prevent or attempt to prevent competition in such bid. Such Bidders must make an oath filed with the officer who makes payments under the contract that they have not prevented or attempted to prevent competition in the bid process. Such oath must be signed by: if a partnership, all partners and any officer or agent or other person who acted on the partnership’s behalf during the bid process; if a corporation, all officers, agents, or other persons who acted for the corporation in the bid process.

15. Bids shall not be withdrawn or cancelled by the bidder past the bid opening date and time. The bidder may make modifications/corrections to the bid by submitting a corrected seal bid but only if the change is prior to the bid opening. The corrected document should be clearly marked that it supersedes the bid originally submitted.

No modification or corrections will be allowed subsequent to the bid opening.

16. By tendering a bid, a Bidder agrees to leave the bid open for acceptance by the CCWA for ninety (90) days after the date set for the opening thereof.

17. By tendering a bid, the Bidder certifies that the Bidder has carefully examined these instructions and the terms and specifications applicable to and made a part of the bid. The Bidder further certifies that the prices shown in any schedule of items on which the Bidder is proposing are in accordance with the conditions, terms and specifications of the bid and that they are aware that any exception taken thereto may disqualify the bid. Bidders are required to inform themselves fully as to the availability of materials and the conditions relating to construction and labor under which any work will be or is now being performed. No error or misjudgment nor any

2-1.4 lack of information on local conditions, general laws or regulations on the part of the Bidder shall merit withdrawal of the bid.

18. Copies of all communication pertaining to bids must be sent to the Contracts, Compliance and Risk Management Section.

19. The purpose of this bid is to establish contract prices. Unit price extension and net total must be shown if applicable. Cash discounts should be indicated separately.

Any applicable sales taxes should be included in the unit prices for all materials to be provided by the successful Bidder.

20. Bidders are hereby notified and agree by submission of a bid Form that if additional items not listed in the bid Form become necessary and require unit prices not established by the bid Form, the unit prices of such items shall be negotiated and shall be directly proportional to the established unit prices of similar items in the bid Form.

21. All prices on goods shall be for delivery, our destination, f.o.b. freight prepaid Jonesboro, Georgia, and/or Morrow, Georgia, unless otherwise shown. Any deliveries shall be made as needed and requested throughout the contract period.

22. Quantities when shown are estimates only, based on anticipated needs. The CCWA reserves the right to purchase more or less based on actual need at contract price. If a Bidder intends to offer minimum or maximum shipment quantities, such intent and such quantities should be specified on the bid Form.

Otherwise, none will be assumed.

23. The time for completion of the work is stated in the bid Form. Failure to complete the work within this period shall result in payment to the CCWA of liquidated damages in an amount provided for by contract for each calendar day in excess of the Contract time.

24. The Bidder must employ such methods and means in carrying out the work as will not cause any interruption of or interference with any other Bidder.

25. The successful Bidder must comply with the applicable Risk Management Requirements prior to beginning performance, and during the contract period.

26. The Contract between the CCWA and the Bidder shall be executed on a form provided by CCWA and will be subject to all requirements of the contract documents (which include but may not be limited to the Contract, these instructions, 2-1.5 any Purchase Orders, and the Risk Management Requirements), and shall form a binding contract between the contracting parties.

27. Failure to execute the Contract, any required Surety Performance and Payment Bonds, or to furnish any required satisfactory proof of carriage of required insurance within ten (10) days from the date of notice of award of the Contract shall be just cause for the annulment of the award and for forfeiture of the bid guaranty to the CCWA, not as a penalty, but in liquidation of damages sustained. At the discretion of the CCWA, the award may then be made to the next lowest responsible vendor, or the work may be re-advertised or constructed by the CCWA.

28. Any Contract and Contract Bonds shall be executed in duplicate.

29. Award of this bid shall be by action of the CCWA Board at its regular monthly meeting.

30. The CCWA reserves the right, with or without notice or cause, to accept any bid regardless of the cost thereof; to reject any bid, or any number of bids; to negotiate with any Bidder for a reduction of or alterations in its bid; to reject all bids and to call for additional bids upon the same or different invitations to bid, plans or specifications; to be sole judge, in its discretion, on all questions as to whether or not a bid complies with the invitation to bid, the plans or the specifications, and as to the solvency and sufficiency of any and all sureties on all bonds.

31. The apparent low bid for goods shall be considered to be the lowest aggregate total price of specified products at their unit prices times the estimated required quantities of these specified products.

32. Bids received from two (2) or more vendors that are identical in price, delivery and meet the requirements of the bid specifications shall be awarded on the following basis:

a. The bid submitted by a vendor who does not have a documented negative vendor performance record.

b. The bid submitted by a vendor who is located within Clayton County.

c. The bid submitted by a vendor who is certified by our Small Local Business Enterprise Program.

d. If the tie bids meet all the above criteria, and it is not in CCWA’s best interest (at its sole discretion) to split the award, the bid award is based on the toss of a coin by CCWA staff in a public session. The vendors involved will be invited

2-1.6 to attend the coin toss at a stated date and time. One or more witnesses from both CCWA Procurement and the Request Department may be present. A simple coin toss (called by the vendor listed first in the alphabet) will break the tie and decide the award.

33. While price is the prime criteria, and the CCWA intends to purchase at the lowest responsible bid available, price shall not be the sole criteria utilized by the CCWA in evaluating the bid package submitted. The following criteria shall also be utilized by the CCWA in determining the lowest responsible bid:

a. Ability of bidder to perform in the time frame needed by the CCWA.

b. Reputation of the bidder in its industry.

c. Reasonableness of the bid in relation to anticipated costs.

d. Ongoing relationships with the CCWA based on above-average prior performance of work with CCWA.

e. Preference for local vendors where there is no significant variance in price or service.

34. Bidders are notified that CCWA reserves the right except in the case of public works contracts to include among the factors considered in awarding the contract the proximity of each Bidder's place of business to any affected Authority facility.

CCWA further reserves the right to award the contract to a Bidder other then the Bidder offering the lowest price where: (a) the difference in price between the low Bidder and the preferred Bidder is nominal: and (b) CCWA's Board determines that the preferred bid provides the most cost effective option due to the closer proximity of the preferred Bidder's place of business to the affected Authority facility or facilities. In such a situation, by responding to this bid, the Bidder waives any cause of action against CCWA for frustration of bid or under any similar legal theory;

furthermore, the Bidder agrees to pay all costs and expenses, including but not limited to attorney fees, incurred by CCWA in defending against any such claim.

35. It is the policy of the Clayton County Water Authority (CCWA) to promote award of sub-agreements for goods and/or services to qualified minority and women-owned businesses. Bidders are encouraged to solicit minority and women-owned businesses whenever they are potential sources.

36. Bidders are encouraged to utilize the services and assistance of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and the office of the Department of Commerce

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Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA). These agencies can provide assistance in securing the names of qualified minority and women-owned businesses. Additionally, it is encouraged that bidders access certified Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) vendors from Clayton County, DeKalb County, and City of Atlanta.

The Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) has established a list of qualified Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. Information is available online under the tab for “Directories”, link for “UCP Directory - Excel” at:

http://www.dot.ga.gov/PS/Business/DBE.

The successful Bidder will be asked to provide, along with his Request for Payment each month a list of qualified SLBE and MBE/WBE businesses utilized on this Project.

GEORGIA SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION COMPLIANCE ACT OF 2006

37. Pursuant to the Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act of 2006, the successful Bidder understands and agrees that compliance with the requirements of O.C.G.A.13-10-91 and Georgia Department of Labor Rule 300-10-02 are conditions of this bid and contract document. The Bidder further agrees that such compliance shall be attested by the Bidder and any of his Subcontractors by execution of the appropriate Affidavit and Agreement included after the Agreement Form of these documents.

http://www.dot.ga.gov/PS/Business/DBE

Section 2: Risk Management Requirements

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The Contractors and any potential CCWA approved Subcontractors will provide minimum insurance coverage and limits as per the following:

The Contractor/Subcontractor will file with the Clayton County Water Authority (the “Authority”) Certificates of Insurance, certifying the required insurance coverage and stating that each policy has been endorsed to provide a minimum of thirty (30) day advance written notice to the Authority in the event of cancellation, material change, or nonrenewal of policies required under the contract to the Authority. All bonds and insurance coverage must be placed with an insurance company approved by the Authority, licensed, or approved to do business in the State of Georgia, and rated Secure (“A-”, “VII” or better) by A.M. Best’s Insurance Guide throughout the duration of the contract. The letter denotes the company’s financial strength, and the Roman numeral represents the financial size of the carrier. Worker’s Compensation self-insurance for individual Contractors must be approved by the Worker’s Compensation Board, State of Georgia and/or Self-Insurance pools approved by the Insurance Commissioner, State of Georgia. The insurer shall agree to waive all rights of subrogation against the Authority, its elected or appointed officers, officials, agents, authorized volunteers, and employees for losses paid under the terms of this policy which arise from work performed by the Named Insured for the Authority, but this provision applies regardless of whether or not the Authority has received a waiver of subrogation from the insurer.

As the Risk Management Requirements herein are minimum required insurance coverage and limits, the Authority’s Risk Manager may require additional and/or increase in coverage and limits driven by the complexity of the relevant contract.

The Authority requires insurance on an “occurrence” basis whenever possible. Policies written on a “claims made” basis (e.g. cyber, professional liability and pollution liability) require the inclusion of the following provisions:

(a) The retroactive date must be shown on the certificate of insurance (or provided a copy of the declarations page showing it).

(b) Insurance must be maintained for at least two (2) years after completion of the work and/or contract.

(c) If coverage is canceled or non-renewed after the work has been completed and/or the contract has ended, the contractor must purchase the extended reporting period for at least two (2) years.

APPLICABLE TO ALL CONTRACTS AS APPLICABLE (Marked with an “X”)

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Worker’s Compensation – Required for all contracts, including any sole proprietor, individual consultants, or small businesses.

Worker’s Compensation coverage on a statutory basis for the State of Georgia with an Employer’s Liability MINIMUM limits of $500,000 bodily injury for each Accident, $500,000 bodily injury for each Disease, and $500,000 bodily injury by Disease for each Employee. Other States: If any work is performed out of state including any remote workers, then those states must be covered as well. Maritime endorsements: If there is an exposure of injury to any contractors or providers to any maritime exposures then coverage shall include the appropriate endorsements such as USL&H (United States Longshore and Harbor Workers Comp Act), Jones Act or other federal statutes. Waiver of subrogation: The insurer agrees to waive all rights of subrogation against the Authority, its elected or appointed officers, officials, agents, authorized volunteers, and employees for losses paid under the terms of this policy which arise from work performed by the Named Insured for the Authority, but this provision applies regardless of whether or not the Authority has received a waiver of subrogation from the insurer. An umbrella policy may increase the employer’s liability limits to meet the minimum requirements.

Commercial General Liability – Required for all contracts. Coverage to be provided on “occurrence” not “claims made” basis. The coverage is to include Contractual liability, Per Project Limit of Liability, losses caused by Explosion, Collapse and Underground (“xcu”) perils, the “Clayton County Water Authority” is to be added as an Additional Insured and Products and Completed Operations coverage is to be maintained for three (3) years following

Crime Liability – Required for all contracts involving any use, care, custody, or control of any cash, money, securities, and/or wire transfers.

Any use of crypto currencies must be pre-approved by the Risk Management Department.

Cyber Liability – Required for all software, computer hardware installation, data access, data integrations, data usage, cloud storage, SaaS, and or technology related contracts.

Coverage shall include the minimum: a) Information Security & Privacy Liability; b) Regulatory Fines and Penalties; c) Payment Card Industry (PCI) if credit cards and/or banking information is obtained or accessed, and d) Ransomware. Since cyber insurance policies are written on a claims-made basis, insurance must be maintained for at least two (2) years after completion of the work and/or contract.

Professional Liability Insurance (Errors & Omissions) – Required for all professional service contracts. This shall include any consultants, medical, legal, technical, insurance agents, or other professions that require proper licenses. Since professional insurance policies are written on a claims-made basis, insurance must be maintained for at least two (2) years after completion of the work and/or contract.

Terrorism Liability – Required on specific contracts stated by the Risk Management Department including but not limited to: 1) all contracts involving access or use of any water, gas, electric utilities shall require third parties to have TRIA and third-party liability limits of at least $5,000,000; and 2) all special events that are highly visible, politically sensitive, or have more than 1,000 attendees should require at least $1,000,000 of terrorism liability for any event sponsors.

APPLICABLE TO ALL CONTRACTS AS APPLICABLE (Marked with an “X”)

2-2.3 completion of work. The general aggregate and products & completed operations aggregate should be at least twice the minimum required occurrence limit. Policy shall be written on an Insurance Services Office (ISO) industry form CG0001 2010 or newer. Contracts involving any youths or children under 18 should also be required to provide proof of coverage for sexual abuse & molestation coverage that it is either;

clearly not excluded on the general liability or purchased as a stand-alone policy. Should the coverage be on a claims-made basis, insurance should remain in force for the life of the contract and up to the date to which the youngest youth/child at the start of the contract turns age 18 plus two years.

Automobile Liability – Required for all contracts except for products or services that are remote only or are delivered by a professional delivery service. ISO policy form CA0001 or its equivalent liability coverage. Coverage shall be included for any owned, leased, hired, or non-owned autos (ISO symbol 1 is preferred). For any contracts involving the transportation of hazardous materials, limited pollution endorsement ISO form CA9948 or its equivalent shall be on the policy. Sole proprietors shall provide the same limits as stated above via a personal auto policy plus an umbrella. Uninsured motorist coverage should be equal to the per occurrence limit except for contracts with other governmental entities.

Aviation Liability – Required for all Drones/UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), general aviation contracts, and Fixed base operators (FBO). Coverage should include owned, hired, and non-owned aircraft/aviation.

Liquor Liability – Required for all third-party services and contracts involving selling, distributing, or serving alcohol. Coverage should be full liquor liability and not “host” liquor if it is being sold.

Sexual Abuse & Molestation Liability – Required for all contracts and services involving youths, children, special needs, or senior citizens. Must be maintained for at least two (2) years after completion of the work and/or contract.

Builder’s Risk – Recommended for most construction projects. The limit of coverage should be equal to the value of the contract or GREATER. Covered perils should be at least fire, wind, theft, vandalism, flood, and earthquake.

Umbrella Liability – Recommended for all contracts. The umbrella or Excess Liability Policy may be used to combine with underlying policies to obtain the limits required. The Management of the Authority may elect to require higher limits.

The underlying coverage shall be General Liability, Automobile Liability, and Employers Liability (Workers Compensation). Concurrent policy dates with primary liability policies except for Workers Compensation.

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Division 2 Bid Requirements

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INSURANCE COVERAGE LIMIT

Worker’s Compensation Bodily Injury by Accident - Each Accident $500,000 Bodily Injury by Disease – Each Disease $500,000 Bodily Injury by Disease – Each Employee $500,000

Commercial General Liability

General Aggregate $2,000,000 Products & Completed Operations Aggregate $2,000,000 Each Occurrence $1,000,000 Personal & Advertising Injury $1,000,000 Damages to Premises / Fire Legal $500,000 Medical Payments $5,000

Automobile

Combined Single Limit OR $1,000,000 Per Person $500,000 Per Occurrence $500,000 Property Damage $100,000 Medical Payments $1,000

Crime

Employee Dishonesty $1,000,000 Funds Transfer Fraud $1,000,000 Money & Securities $100,000 Computer Crime $1,000,000 Social Engineering or its equivalent $100,000

Cyber Insurance

Each Claim/Wrongful Act $1,000,000 Annual Aggregate $2,000,000 Business Interruption $1,000,000 Data Recovery $1,000,000 Cyber Extortion Expenses $500,000 Cyber Extortion/Ransom Payments $50,000

Professional Liability Each Claim/Wrongful Act $1,000,000 General Aggregate $2,000,000

Terrorism Access/use of water, electric or gas utilities $5,000,000 Special events $1,000,000

Aviation Each Occurrence $5,000,000 Automobile Liability $1,000,000 Pollution Liability (FBOs Only) $1,000,000

Liquor Each Occurrence $1,000,000 General Aggregate $2,000,000

Sexual Abuse & Molestation Each Claim/Wrongful Act $1,000,000 General Aggregate $2,000,000

MINIMUM LIMITS OF LIABILITY

Section 3: Bid Submittals

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3.1 Required bid submittals

Please complete and submit the following forms with your bid:

A. Special Provisions, Division 2, Section 3.3, page 2-3.2.

B. Bid Form, Division 2, Section 4.

C. Bidder Qualification Information, including References and Questionnaire.

D. Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act of 2006 form.

E. Contractor Affidavit and Agreement form.

F. Subcontractor Affidavit form.

If a Contractor/Subcontractor will not be performing any services under this contract, the Contractor/company submitting the bid MUST also complete, sign, date, and have both Affidavit forms notarized and make proper notation of "N/A"

- Not Applicable.

CCWA cannot consider any bid which does not include completed affidavits. It is not the intent of this notice to provide detailed information or legal advice concerning the Georgia Security & Immigration Compliance Act of 2006, as amended on May 11, 2009. All Bidders intending to do business with CCWA are responsible for independently apprising themselves and complying with the requirements of that law and its effect on CCWA procurements and their participation in those procurements.

G. SLBE Form 1-P.

H. Vendor Information Form.

I. W-9 Form.

J. Addenda (if any issued).

3.2 Required Post Award Submittals:

The successful bidder must provide quarterly reports of volume, reuse and compliance with EPA’s 40 CFR Part 503 Regulations to CCWA.

Section 3: Bid Submittals

2-3.2

3.3 Special Provisions

No work will be assigned to subcontractors without the prior written approval of the

CCWA.

Clayton County Water Authority reserves the right to perform a site visit at any time during the RFB process and the contract period.

All of these facilities operate 24 hours per day seven days per week and all bidders will be given access as granted by the Plant Manager of the facility. Prior notification will be necessary before access is permitted. See Division 1: Section 2 – Project Overview for contact information.

It is the intention of CCWA to be environmental friendly with the disposal of these biosolids, therefore CCWA will offer a 5% bid price discount (for bid price evaluation purposes only) to any or all bidders that provide EPA defined Class “A” Biosolids disposal option (beneficial reuse) as part of their bid submittal. See EPA’s 40 CFR Part 503 – Standards for the use or disposal of sewage sludge. A copy of CCWA previous year’s analytic report submitted to EPA is included as Attachment A. The Clayton County Water Authority reserves the right to inspect any disposal site for compliance with Class “A” biosolids standards and any other issues. The Current “Residual Biosolids Management” contract is with ERTH Products Inc. at a price of $79.00 per wet ton. In addition, all CCWA solids are approved for disposal at the Republic Services Pine Ridge Landfill located at 105 Bailey Jester Rd. Griffin, GA, 30224. A copy of CCWA’s approval for landfill is included as Attachment B.

The Contractor must provide the necessary insurance and other requirements as per attached “Risk Management Requirements”.

I have read and understand the scope of work, conditions, and requirements. I also understand, and have provided, all documentation required to be included in this Request for Bid. Omission of any part of the requested documentation may result in the bid being deemed unresponsive by the CCWA.

Signed: _______________________________________________________ Name (Printed): ________________________________________________ Title: _____________________________________________________ Company: _____________________________________________________ Date: _____________________________________________________

Section 4: Bid Form

2-4.1

Bid of ________________________________________________________________

(Hereinafter "Bidder"), organized and existing under the laws of the State of , doing business as __________________________________ (insert "a corporation," "a partnership," or "an individual" or such other business entity designation as is applicable).

To the Clayton County Water Authority (hereinafter "Owner").

In compliance with the Request for Bids, Bidder hereby proposes to perform all Work for Residual Biosolids Management in strict accordance with the bid documents as enumerated in the Request for Bids, within the time set forth therein, and at the prices stated below.

By submission of this bid, Bidder certifies, and in the case of joint bid each party thereto certifies as to the party’s own organization that this bid has been arrived at independently, without consultation, communication, or agreement as to any matter relating to this bid with any other Bidder or with any competitor. Bidder also certifies compliance with the Instructions to Bidders.

In submitting this bid, Bidder certifies Bidder is qualified to do business in the State of Georgia as required by laws, rules, and regulations or, if allowed by statute, covenants to obtain such qualification prior to contract award.

Bidder accepts the terms and conditions of the Documents.

BID:

The undersigned proposes to supply, in all respects, sound and conformable with this bid document the goods for the amounts as shown on this Bid Form.

ADDENDA:

Bidder acknowledges receipt of the following Addenda:

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WE BID AS FOLLOWS:

Residual Biosolids Management - Transportation and Disposal per wet ton (for all three CCWA facilities).

* Per wet ton bid amount must not reflect the 5% bid discount offered by CCWA.

To obtain the 5% beneficial reuse discount referred to on page 2-4.2 (Special Provisions), your company MUST be compliant with the EPA’s 40 CFR Part 503 regulations.

Please check if your company meets this requirement:

If checked, bidders must submit product documentation including testing and reports to confirm compliance.

As per the description, general conditions of this bid. Work to be as directed by individual representing Clayton County Water Authority.

I have read and understand the scope of work, conditions, and requirements. I also understand, and have provided, all documentation required to be included in this Request for Bid. Omission of any part of the requested documentation may result in the bid being deemed unresponsive by the CCWA.

SUBMITTED BY:

(COMPANY NAME OF BIDDER)

If the Bidder is certified as a Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) with CCWA, the CCWA SLBE Certification number must be entered below, as well as the County where the business is located in.

CCWA SLBE Certification No. ______________ County: _______________________

Bid Discount % (please check one): 10% 7.5% N/A (Not a SLBE)

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Submitted by:

(COMPANY NAME OF BIDDER)

By: (OFFICER NAME)

(SIGNATURE)

(TITLE) (DATE)

(COMPANY ADDRESS)

(CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE)

PHONE NUMBER:

EMAIL ADDRESS:

LICENSE NUMBER (If applicable):

DATE:

Section 6: Bidder Qualification Information

2-6.1

COMPANY NAME OF BIDDER:

NUMBER OF YEARS IN BUSINESS

BUSINESS ADDRESS OF COMPANY:

TELEPHONE NUMBER:

POINT OF CONTACT NAME:

POINT OF CONTACT EMAIL

ADDRESS:

COMPANY TAX ID NUMBER:

COMPANY WEBSITE:

ENTITY TYPE: Individual/Sole Proprietor Employee Owned Company Privately Held Corporation/LLC Partnership Publicly Owned Company Attorney

Other (specify):

NAME OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS:

2-6.2

REFERENCES

The Contractor shall include a minimum of 3 references of similar work completed in the last 3 years (2 of which preferably from a municipal/county utility. Excluding CCWA). All references shall include the name of a current contact and phone number.

Company/Government Entity Name: _________________________________________

Contact Name: _________________________________________

Contact Title: _________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________

Phone Number: _________________________________________

Contact Title: _________________________________________

Contact Title: _________________________________________

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QUESTIONNAIRE:

COMPANY NAME: _______________________________________________________

No. of Years in Business: ___________ No. of Employees: _______________

No. of Municipal Customers: __________ No. of Commercial Customers: ___________

Are Your Employees Contracted? Yes No Method of Transportation:__________________________________________________

Name of Transportation Company:____________________________________________

Transportation Company Location:____________________________________________

1st Dump Trailer Tag #:__________ Dimension: __________ Load Capacity: __________ 2nd Dump Trailer Tag #:__________ Dimension: __________ Load Capacity: __________

3rd Dump Trailer Tag #:__________ Dimension: __________ Load Capacity: __________

4th Dump Trailer Tag #:__________ Dimension: __________ Load Capacity: __________

Other Dump Trailer Tag #:_______ Dimension: __________ Load Capacity: __________

Please check the boxes if requirements will be met:

ALL dump trailers must be able to stand on their own with full load.

Waterproof trailer cover must be provided for Casey Pelletizing location.

Minimum length Dump Trailer for this bid shall be thirty feet (30’) long. Roll-off containers will not be allowed for this bid.

Method of Disposal:_______________________________________________________

Name of Disposal Company:_________________________________________________

Disposal Company Location:_________________________________________________

Solid Waste Permit Information:_______________________________________________

Clayton County Water Authority July 2024

Section 7: Contractor Affidavit and Agreement

2-7.1

GEORGIA SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION COMPLIANCE ACT OF 2006

A. Pursuant to the Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act of 2006, the Contractor understands and agrees that compliance with the requirements of O.C.G.A.

§ 13-10-91 and Georgia Department of Labor Rule 300-10-.02 are conditions of this Agreement. The Contractor further agrees that such compliance shall be attested by the Contractor through execution of the contractor affidavit required by Georgia Department of Labor Rule 300-10-1-.07, or a substantially similar contractor affidavit.

The Contractor’s fully executed affidavit is attached hereto and is incorporated into this Agreement by reference herein.

B. By initialing in the appropriate line below, the Contractor certifies that the following employee-number category as identified in O.C.G.A. § 13-10-91 is applicable to the Contractor:

1. 500 or more employees.

2. 100 or more employees.

3. Fewer than 100 employees.

C. The Contractor understands and agrees that, in the event the Contractor employs or contracts with any subcontractor or subcontractors in connection with this Agreement, the Contractor shall:

1. Secure from each such subcontractor an indication of the employee-number category as identified in O.C.G.A. § 13-10-91 that is applicable to the subcontractor.

2. Secure from each such subcontractor an attestation of the subcontractor’s compliance with O.C.G.A. § 13-10-91 and Georgia Department of Labor Rule 300- 10-1-.02 by causing each such subcontractor to execute the subcontractor affidavit required by Georgia Department of Labor Rule 300-10-1-.08, or a substantially similar subcontractor affidavit. The Contractor further understands and agrees that the Contractor shall require the executed subcontractor affidavit to become a part of the agreement between the Contractor and each such subcontractor. The Contractor agrees to maintain records of each subcontractor attestation required hereunder for inspection by the Clayton County Water Authority at any time.”

Contractor

Authorized Signature:

Name:

Title:

Date:

Clayton County Water Authority July 2024

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CONTRACTOR AFFIDAVIT AND AGREEMENT

By executing this affidavit, the undersigned contractor verifies its compliance with O.C.G.A.

13-10-91, stating affirmatively that the individual, firm, or corporation which is contracting with the Clayton County Water Authority has registered with, is participating in, uses, and will continue to use for the duration of the contract, the federal work authorization program - EEV/Basic Pilot Program operated by the U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Bureau of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in conjunction with the Social Security Administration (SSA), commonly known as E-Verify, in accordance with the applicability provisions established in O.C.G.A. 13-10-91.

The undersigned further agrees that, in connection with the physical performance of services pursuant to this contract with the Clayton County Water Authority, the contractor will only employ or contract with subcontractor(s), who can present a similar affidavit verifying the subcontractor’s compliance with O.C.G.A. 13-10-91. Contractor further agrees to maintain records of such compliance and provide a copy of each such verification to the Clayton County Water Authority within five days of the subcontractor(s) presenting such affidavit(s) to the contractor.

EEV / Basic Pilot Program* User Identification Number Enter the four to seven-digit number

Date of Authorization

Name of Contractor (Printed)

BY: Authorized Officer or Agent of Contractor (Signature) Date

Printed Name of Contractor’s Authorized Officer or Agent

Title of Authorized Officer or Agent of Contractor

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN BEFORE ME ON THIS ______ DAY OF ________________

20_____.

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Clayton County Water Authority July 2024

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SUBCONTRACTOR AFFIDAVIT AND AGREEMENT

By executing this affidavit, the undersigned subcontractor verifies its compliance with O.C.G.A. 13-10-91, stating affirmatively that the individual, firm or corporation which is engaged in the physical performance of services under a contract with ________________…