RFP_199 _Ad_ Bear Creek Water Treatment Plant.pdf

DOUGLASVILLE – DOUGLAS COUNTY WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

8763 Hospital Drive

Douglasville, Georgia 30134

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

BEAR CREEK WATER TREATMENT PLANT ALUM SLUDGE

REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL

RFP #199

September 17, 2025

The Douglasville – Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority (hereinafter referred to as the “Authority”) is soliciting sealed proposals from qualified firms for professional and technical services for the Bear Creek Water Treatment Plant Alum Sludge Removal and Disposal Project (the “Project”), as more fully described in the Request for Proposals.

All designs, materials, labor, equipment, and supervision necessary to complete the Project will be provided by the selected offeror or contractor. The scope of services for this Project includes removing aluminum sulfate (alum) sludge from the settling pond at Bear Creek Water Treatment Plant (“WTP”), dewatering the sludge, hauling away the dewatered sludge, and disposing of it in accordance with all applicable regulations.

Specifically, the scope of services shall include the following:

• Removal of 1,850 dry tons of alum sludge from the west end of the settling pond where the discharge pipes from the WTP enter the pond. The pond bottom is lined with a polyethylene liner to prevent migration of water from the pond into the water table. Removal of alum sludge shall be performed in such a manner that it does not perforate or damage the liner. Any damage to the liner shall be repaired at the contractor's sole expense.

• Dewatering of the sludge on-site and discharging liquid effluent back into the settling pond.

• Hauling the dewatered sludge to an appropriate disposal site.

• Disposing of the sludge at a facility intended to receive such solid waste in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

All work will be performed on Authority property. Work shall be performed in a manner so as not to interfere with normal operations at the WTP.

Parties interested in this Request for Proposals must obtain a copy of the full proposal package or their proposals will be considered nonresponsive. Proposal packages must be obtained for the nominal cost of $25.00, by contacting the Authority’s Purchasing Department, Joseph Morency, Senior Procurement Specialist, by telephone at (770) 949-7617 or by email at jmorency@ddcwsa.com.

mailto:jmorency@ddcwsa.com

Proposals will be received by the Authority at its Administrative Offices located at 8763 Hospital Drive, Douglasville, Georgia 30134 until 10:00 a.m., local time, on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. Proposals shall be sealed and mailed or delivered to the Authority to ensure they are received no later than the above-specified time and date. Proposals received after this time will not be accepted or considered.

Proposals shall be received by 10:00 a.m., local time, on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.

A non-mandatory Pre-proposal Conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at the Authority’s Administrative Offices, located at 8763 Hospital Drive, Douglasville, Georgia 30134. Immediately following the Pre-proposal Conference, offerors will be afforded an opportunity to visit and inspect the Project site.

Please note, this will be the only opportunity to visit the Project site locations.

Pre-proposal Conference shall be at 10:00 a.m., local time, on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.

All proposals must be accompanied by adequate bid security (proposal bond, certified check, or letter of credit) drawn in favor of the Authority and in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total proposal price, which shall be subject to forfeiture as liquidated damages in the event that the proposal be accepted and the offeror fail to promptly enter into the proposed contract with the Authority.

The Authority reserves the right to reject all proposals or any proposal that is nonresponsive or submitted by a non-responsible offeror. The Authority reserves the right to waive technicalities and informalities in this Request for Proposals and the proposals submitted. The Authority shall have the right to accept the proposal that the Authority, in its sole discretion, determines to be the most advantageous to the Authority based on the evaluation factors set forth in the Request for Proposals.