GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The City of Fitchburg generates dewatered sewage sludge cake from the operation of its East Fitchburg Wastewater Treatment Facility, located on Lanides Lane in the easterly most part of Fitchburg. The City requires transport of the sludge cake from the East Fitchburg Wastewater Treatment Facility to the Fitchburg/Westminster Sanitary Landfill located off Route 31 in Westminster, MA. This need is anticipated to continue, and is included as a pre-priced line item in the bid schedule for the entire term of the contract. Hauling shall comply with all over-the-road rules and regulations, including those pertaining to spillage. The following information and conditions apply. EQUIPMENT: The successful Contractor shall use portable-type containers rated at a minimum of 25 cubic yards capacity. These containers shall be capable of fitting under the sludge drop chute located at the rear inside loading bay of the East Fitchburg Wastewater Treatment Facility Process Building. Plastic container liners shall be supplied and included as part of the bid line items costs. Upon request by the Wastewater operations staff, the contractor shall clean accumulated material that adheres to the container, prior to placement, or shall bring a completely different empty replacement container for placement. The Contractor is not expected to operate any Wastewater Treatment Facility equipment with the exception of the overhead doors at the sludge cake loading station and storage bay. Contractor must not remove container from bay while drop chute conveyor screw in running.
