Resolution No.
STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL
AUTHORIZE A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH SYNAGRO-WWT, INC. FOR REGIONAL WASTEWATER CONTROL FACILITY BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND AMEND THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 ANNUAL BUDGET The Municipal Utilities Department (MUD) operates the Regional Wastewater Control Facility (RWCF) for wastewater treatment. Biosolids are a residual organic byproduct of the wastewater treatment processes. Options for biosolids disposal are limited to either landfill or approved land application sites; and On July 19, 2022, a Request for Sealed Bids for the RWCF Biosolids Management Project was advertised in The Record and the City’s Bid Flash. This project includes the hauling of up to 40,000 wet tons of biosolids per year, a fuel surcharge of up to $3.00 per wet ton, and the cleaning of each of the five digesters located at the RWCF within the five-year period; and A mandatory pre-bid job walk was held on July 26, 2022, with three companies attending; and On September 1, 2022, the City Clerk opened, examined, and publicly declared the sealed bid offered for the RWCF Biosolids Management Services, PUR 22-016; and Synagro-WWT of Baltimore, MD, submitted a bid that is regular in all aspects with a not-to-exceed amount of $22,185,200; and Additional appropriation from the fund balance is necessary to ensure there is sufficient budget for the proposed additional cost for biosolids management services; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STOCKTON, AS FOLLOWS:
1. Approve the plans and specifications for the Request for Sealed Bids for Municipal Utilities Department Regional Wastewater Control Facility Biosolids Management Services (PUR-22-016).
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute a five-year contract with Synagro-WWT, Inc. of Baltimore, MD, with a not-to-exceed amount of $22,185,200, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 1 and incorporated by this reference.
3. The City Manager or designee is hereby authorized to amend the FY 202223 Annual Budget to appropriate $230,000 from the Wastewater Utility Fund Balance to the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations, Special Services account.
4. The City Manager or designee is hereby authorized to take whatever actions are necessary and appropriate to carry out the purpose and intent of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED November 15, 2022 .
KEVIN J. LINCOLN II
Mayor of the City of Stockton
ATTEST:
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ELIZA R. GARZA, CMC
City Clerk of the City of Stockton