1. Contractor shall furnish all the labor, vehicles and equipment necessary to collect, remove and cart away digested sludge from the Wastewater Treatment Plant located in the Township of Cedar Grove in accordance with all the applicable rules, regulations or laws of the local, state federal or other government agencies having jurisdiction thereof, and the contractor shall obtain the necessary permits that may be required from said agencies. 2. It is estimated that the sludge removal from the treatment plant will be approximately 3.5 million gallons per year. 3. Sludge removal shall be completed by the Contractor within 24 hours of notification by the Township of Cedar Grove. 4. The Contractor shall be required to have a tanker vehicle with a minimum capacity of 6,000 gallons, capable of removing sludge from the treatment facility by vacuum pumping to remove sludge from the facility. Payment shall be based on the actual volume of sludge removed and will be based on a per gallon quantity. The volume of sludge shall be certified by both the plant operator and driver by signing all tickets supplied by the contractor. The Township shall have the right to inspect the tanker before and after loading. 5. The Contractor shall transport and dispose the sludge at the Passaic Valley Sewage Commission located in Newark, NJ or Spectraserv Inc, located in South Kearney NJ, or another location which is designated by the Township. The Contractor shall be responsible for the discharging of sludge at the designated facility, and the Township shall not be responsible for any waiting time or pumping charges at said facilities. The Township shall not be responsible for any expenses incurred for the storage or disposal of sludge in the event an emergency exists at the designated facility for the load being transported. The Township will only be responsible for the cost of disposal of said sludge in accordance with the current dumping charges being charged by the designated facility at the time of said emergency.
