North Dakota Bismarck Civic Plus #1367

Bismarck wastewater plant biosolids-dewatering polymer

The City of Bismarck is seeking biosolids-dewatering polymer for its wastewater treatment plant. - Buyer: City of Bismarck, Public Works Utility Operations, Wastewater Treatment Plant. - OEM named: Solenis, whose K274FLX polymer is the performance benchmark; no other bidder or supplier is named. - Product requested: Emulsion polymer for the facility’s screw-press system. It must meet or exceed Solenis K274FLX performance and be cost-effective based on cost per dry ton of biosolids processed. - Estimated usage is approximately 8,000 gallons per year, delivered in 275-gallon totes; typical orders are 10–14 totes. The City does not guarantee a purchase quantity. - Delivery is required within 10 business days of a purchase order. Pricing is to include delivery and applicable shipping or fuel charges. - Evaluation and testing: Successful full-scale testing under the City’s procedures is required before a cost proposal is submitted. Evaluation considers polymer cost per dry ton, consumption, solids capture, cake solids, and filtrate solids. - Support: The supplier must provide operator training and an operations evaluation with initial delivery, limited to eight hours, follow-up testing, and responses to service requests within 48 hours by experienced technical representatives. - Contract term: An initial term with options for two additional one-year extensions is described. The exact initial duration is not specified; this is not an annual subscription.

Description

The City of Bismarck is seeking cost proposals from qualified vendors for biosolids dewatering polymer used with solid waste processing equipment at its Wastewater Treatment Facility. The polymer must meet or exceed the performance of Solenis K274FLX and be equal to or more economical based on cost per dry ton of biosolids produced. Vendors must comply with the trial procedures and specifications, and successful full-scale testing must be completed before submitting a cost proposal. Proposals must include the delivered unit price, SDS and TDS, documentation of trial approval and satisfactory performance, and information on delivery, training, and support capabilities.

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