INVITATION TO BID: LOADING, HAULING AND DISPOSAL OF LIME THICKENED SLUDGE

City of North Miami Beach - NMB Water has issued invitation to bid, solicitation ITB-2026-082.

The City of North Miami Beach, FL (the "City"), is soliciting sealed responses for INVITATION TO BID: LOADING, HAULING AND DISPOSAL OF LIME THICKENED SLUDGE. Responses are to be submitted via the City's eProcurement Portal via https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/citynmb PRIOR TO 5:00 PM on September 28, 2026. Late responses will not be accepted. Project work includes the loading, hauling, and disposing of lime-thickened sludge generated at the City of North Miami Beach Norwood Water Treatment Plant, located at 19150 NW 8th Avenue, Miami Gardens, FL 33169. Services shall be performed on a daily basis, Monday through Saturday. The sludge typically has a solids concentration ranging from approximately 30% to 50%. The estimated volume to be hauled is an estimated 51,000 pounds (about 25.5 net tons) per load. This currently equates to an average of approximately 85 to 90 loads per month (about four (4) loads per day), Monday through Saturday. This is not a guaranteed quantity and is subject to change based on treatment facility operating conditions.

The City of North Miami Beach operates the Norwood Water Treatment Plant, which produces lime-thickened sludge as a byproduct of the drinking water treatment process. To ensure the continuous and efficient operation of the treatment facility and maintain compliance with applicable environmental regulations, the City requires a qualified contractor to provide loading, hauling, and disposal services for the lime-thickened sludge generated at the plant. The purpose of this solicitation is to establish an agreement with a qualified contractor to furnish all labor, equipment, materials, transportation, and other resources necessary to perform these services in accordance with the requirements set forth in this solicitation.

Responses are due September 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT.

Questions must be submitted by September 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT.

Contact: Kemesia Clarke, Senior Purchasing Agent (kemesia.clarke@citynmb.com, (305) 948-2946).

3 documents are attached to the notice: Lime Thickened Sludge - Estimated Annual Quantity; Sludge Characterization Report; Sample Agreement (Do Not Complete).

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/citynmb/projects/281448. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.