CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Bid 26-221, Biosolids Removal Services, to Stewart Spreading, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $924,300 and for a two-year term
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DEPARTMENT: Water Utilities
SUBMITTED BY: Darrell Blenniss, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
This contract provides removal, transportation, and land application of residual solids generated by the wastewater treatment process. The biosolids are hauled from the Springbrook Water Reclamation Center (SWRC) by a qualified licensed contractor to agricultural farmland and/or sod farms and applied in accordance with United States Environmental Protection Agency (40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 503) and other federal, state, and local regulations.
DISCUSSION:
On September 11, 2026, the Water Utilities issued Bid 26-221, Biosolids Removal Services, seeking qualified contractors to remove, transport, and land apply biosolids for beneficial reuse.
Bids were received from the following vendors:
Vendor Name
Proposed Cost
Unit Price per Cubic Yard
Stewart Spreading, Inc.
$924,300
$35.55
Synagro Central, LLC
$1,079,000
$41.50
Staff recommends awarding the contract to Stewart Spreading, Inc., as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for the procurement of Biosolids Removal Services. Stewart Spreading is also the incumbent contractor.
The term of this contract is two years from January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2028, with two, one-year options to extend.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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Costs related to biosolids removal will be charged to the Operational Service account number listed below and are proposed in the FY2027 budget at $443,950. Pending City Council’s approval of the budget in December, the requested contract award is favorable to the budget. The remainder of the agreement will be budgeted appropriately for 2028.
Account Number
Fund Description
Total Budget Amount
41251530-531308
Water Utility Fund
$488...
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