Updated Specifications – Bid #01-2025 FFJWWTP – Sludge Transport Services
Dear Prospective Vendor,
This notice informs you that the bid specifications for Bid #01-2025—Sludge Transport Services have been updated based on feedback from prospective bidders.
To clarify and encourage participation, please review the following important changes:
- Term and Pricing Flexibility
- The previous requirement for a 5-year fixed price commitment has been removed. The updated terms are:
- The contract will be awarded as a 1-year agreement, with the option for up to four (4) additional 1-year renewals upon mutual agreement and satisfactory performance.
- Annual rate adjustments may be negotiated based on recognized indices such as the Consumer Price Index or Diesel Fuel Index.
- Pollution Liability Insurance
- The requirement for Pollution Liability Insurance has been eliminated for vendors solely providing transport services.
- Vendors are still required to maintain standard commercial automobile and general liability coverage, including any required MCS-90 Endorsement, but a separate Pollution Liability policy is no longer necessary.
- Bid Submission Requirements – Two Copies
- Each vendor is asked to submit two (2) physical copies of their bid. These may include either:
- Two complete copies of the full bid package, or
- Only two copies of the bid proposal section are needed if no modifications to other documents or forms are necessary.
- Please clearly mark the outside of the envelope:
“Bid #01-2025 – Sludge Transport Services”
- New Submission Deadline
- The deadline for bid submissions has been extended to accommodate these updates and allow additional time for vendors to respond. All bids must be received by:
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 – No Later Than 12:00 PM (Noon)
We appreciate your interest in working with the Fonda-Fultonville Joint Waste Water Treatment Facility. If you previously declined to bid due to the original pricing or insurance requirements, we encourage you to review the revised specifications and submit a proposal.
DOWNLOAD THE NEW INVITATION HERE
Update to Bid Invitation:
[i] Typo correction made February 24, 2025. Garbage removed and replaced with DEC Regulated Hauling Contracts.
[ii] Clarity has been added to the Bid Invitation. Bid is for hauling services only.
February 24, 2025 Updated Bid Package Download HERE
LEGAL NOTICE
Fonda-Fultonville Joint Wastewater Treatment Plant (FFJWTP)
Invitation to Bid – Sludge Hauling and Disposal Services
Bid #01-2025 FFJWTP
Download the Bid Package HERE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fonda-Fultonville Joint Wastewater Treatment Plant (FFJWTP) is soliciting sealed bids for sludge hauling and disposal Services. Bid Issue Date: February 17, 2025
Bid Submission Deadline: April 4, 2025, by 3:00 PM
Bid Opening Date & Time: April 7, 2025, at 6:30 PM
Bid Opening Location: FFJWTP Board Meeting – Village of Fonda Municipal Office, 8 E. Main Street, Fonda, NY 12068
Bids must be sealed in an opaque envelope and clearly labeled “Bid for Sludge Hauling and Disposal Services – Bid #01-2025″ FFJWTP.” Bids may be submitted by mail to:
FFJWTP Clerk – PO Box 45, Fonda, NY 12068
Or delivered by hand to:
FFJWTP Clerk in care of the Village of Fonda, 8 E. Main Street, Fonda, NY 12068
The scope of work includes the hauling and disposal of approximately 600,000 gallons of liquid sludge annually from the FFJWTP facility located at 29 S. Bridge St., Fonda, NY 12068, to an approved disposal site. The current disposal site is the Gloversville-Johnstown Wastewater Treatment Facility, 191 Union Ave, Johnstown, NY 12095.
Bidders must comply with all federal, state, and local environmental regulations regarding sludge transport and disposal. A properly executed Non-Collusive Bidding Certification must be included with the bid submission.
The FFJWTP Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any irregularities, and award the contract in the best interest of the FFJWTP.
For inquiries, contact:
Rachel Flynn, Clerk – FFJWTP
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 518-853-4335
By Order of the Co-Chairs:
William Peeler, Mayor of Fonda – Co-Chair
Tim Morford, Mayor of Fultonville – Co-Chair
Dated: February 17, 2025
