Truck Hauling of Liquid Sludge from the Lemont Water Reclamation Plant

Agency:	Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
State:	Illinois
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	68 - Chemicals and Chemical Products
Posted:	Nov 29, 2023
Due:	Jan 9, 2024
Solicitation No:	24-847-11
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NOTICE

INVITATION TO BID

METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO

FOR

TRUCK HAULING OF LIQUID SLUDGE FROM THE

LEMONT WATER RECLAMATION PLANT

CONTRACT 24-847-11

PROPOSALS ARE DUE JANUARY 9, 2024

Sealed proposals, endorsed as above, will be submitted to the Metropolitan Water

Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (District) via an electronic upload to the Bonfire

Portal only, from the date of the Invitation to Bid, up to 11:00 A.M. Central Time (CT), on

the bid opening date, and will be opened publicly by the Director of Procurement and

Materials Management or her designee at 11:00 AM CT on January 9, 2024. The public

cannot attend but can view the bid opening at https://mwrd.org/bid-opening.

NO BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 11:00 AM CT ON THE ABOVE SCHEDULED

BID OPENING DATE. ALL BIDS FAXED, MAILED, EMAILED, OR HAND DELIVERED

WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AND WILL BE RETURNED TO THE BIDDER. THERE

IS NO BID DEPOSITORY SAFE AVAILABLE FOR MAILING OR HAND DELIVERING

BIDS. THE DISTRICT WILL ONLY ACCEPT BIDS ELECTRONICALLY UPLOADED

TO THE BONFIRE PORTAL (HTTPS://MWRD.BONFIREHUB.COM/). PLEASE SEE

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO UPLOAD YOUR BID TO THE BONFIRE

PORTAL IN THE BID DOCUMENT ENTITLED “SUBMISSION VIA THE BONFIRE

PORTAL.” THE BONFIRE LINK IS UNIQUE TO EACH SOLICITATION. BIDS WILL

BE DEEMED NON-RESPONSIVE IF NOT SUBMITTED USING THE PROJECT-

SPECIFIC BONFIRE URL LINK PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT WITH THE BIDDING

DOCUMENTS.

Tenders are invited to provide weekly truck hauling of liquid sludge from the Lemont Water

Reclamation Plant (WRP) to the Stickney and Calumet WRPs for a three (3) year period,

beginning approximately March 1st, 2024.

The estimated cost of the work under this Contract is not to exceed $543,440.00.

Notwithstanding the unit costs, extensions, and TOTAL BID, the total value of the work

ordered under this contract is not to exceed $543,440.00. The District intends to obtain

as much work as possible without exceeding the above-stated values. However, bidders

are cautioned that, due to unforeseen operating conditions, the full amount may not be

expended.

There is no bid deposit required for this Contract. A Contractor's Bond will be required

before work can begin. Bidders should read page A-3 of the Agreement and the

specification section entitled Contractor's Bond for details about this requirement.

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Funding of all Contract items is subject to the Board of Commissioners’ approval of the

District’s budget for all years under this Contract.

Specifications, proposal forms and/or plans may be obtained from the Department of

Procurement and Materials Management by downloading online from the District's

website at www.mwrd.org(Doing Business  Procurement & Materials Management 

Contract Announcements). No fee is required for the Contract Documents. Any questions

regarding the downloading of the Contract Document should be directed to the following

email: contractdesk@mwrd.org or call 312-751-6643.

The District assumes no liability or responsibility for the failure or inability of any Bidder

to successfully download any and all Contract documents, including but not limited to

specifications, proposal forms and/or plans, as a result of any type of technological

computer and/or software system failure or breakdown that restricts, prohibits or prevents

successful downloading of any and all District Contract documents by the Bidder, whether

caused by the District or other parties, directly or indirectly.

Bidding documents are only available online, and all addenda issued for this contract will

be available online at the District’s website, www.mwrd.org. The path is as follows: Doing

Business  Procurement and Materials Management  Contract Announcements. A

copy of such addenda will also be emailed/faxed to each person which downloads a set

of such contract documents.

Bidders shall acknowledge receipt of each addendum issued in space provided on

proposal signature page or submit a signed copy of each addendum with the Bidder’s

proposal at the time and date set to receive bids.

Any Proposal which indicates multiple or alternate bids will be deemed non-responsive

and will be rejected by the Director of Procurement and Materials Management.

Proposals shall conform to all the terms and conditions of the Bidding Requirements

attached hereto. Failure to submit the required documents as specified may render the

bid non-responsive and the bid may be rejected.

If any potential Bidder contemplating to submit a proposal is in doubt as to the true

meaning of any part of the specifications or other Contract documents, such inquiry

should be submitted online at the District’s website, www.mwrd.org. The path is as

follows: Doing Business  Procurement and Materials Management  Contract

Announcements  (Find correct project)  Ask a Question. The District will provide an

online response to such inquiries, as the District deems appropriate. Strings of

appropriate questions and answers regarding the bidding documents will be available

online on the District’s website until the bid opening date of the bidding documents. No

questions will be accepted by telephone, fax, email, mail, or any other such form.

The District will only respond to questions received online up to ONE (1) WEEK prior to

the bid opening date of the bidding documents. The District will not respond to questions

received after this date. The District does not guarantee the timeliness of responses

provided online, nor does the District guarantee that such responses will be provided in

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adequate time to affect the submission of bids. The District shall provide responses online

ONLY if the responses do not interpret or otherwise change the bidding documents.

The District’s responses online are NOT official responses and, therefore, are not binding

to the bidding documents. Any official interpretation or change to the bidding documents

will be made only by addenda duly issued to all plan holders on record by the Director of

Procurement and Materials Management.

Failure on the part of the prospective Bidder to receive a written interpretation prior to the

time of the opening of bids will not be grounds for withdrawal of proposal.

The contact person for this Contract is Mr. Adam Pulse. This contact person will provide

online responses to online inquiries.

Bidders are STRONGLY URGED to inspect all areas of the work sites prior to bidding.

To schedule a site inspection, prospective Bidders may contact the Resident Engineer,

Mr. Adam Pulse, at (773) 256-3580, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M.,

Monday through Friday. Bidders are reminded that no questions will be taken during any

site inspections.

Bidders should read the bidding requirements set forth on pages R-1 through R-6, and in

particular page R-2, Paragraph 6, in regards to questions on this Contract.

All Contracts for the Construction of Public Works are subject to the Illinois Prevailing

Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1 et. Seq.).

Bidders are required to review Illinois Public Act 103-0327 regarding the removal,

hauling, and transportation of biosolids, lime sludge, and lime residue from a water

treatment plant or facility and the disposal of biosolids, lime sludge, and lime

residue removed from a water treatment plant or facility at a landfill.

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago reserves the right

to reject any or all Proposals.

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District

of Greater Chicago

Darlene A. LoCascio

Director of Procurement

and Materials Management

Chicago, Illinois

November 29, 2023

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