ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
East Central Solid Waste Commission Sanitary Landfill, SW-17
Phase 6A Cell Construction
The East Central Solid Waste Commission, Mora, Minnesota, will receive sealed bids for EAST CENTRAL SOLID WASTE COMMISSION SANITARY LANDFILL, SW-17 PHASE 6A CELL CONSTRUCTION, which includes, but is not limited to, furnishing all necessary labor, materials and equipment, and performing all Work required under the Bid Schedule. Work will include grading, clay liner placement, geosynthetics installation, drainage material placement, piping and pump utilities, haul road construction, and various mechanical and electrical work.
A prebid conference will be held at 1:00 p.m. on February 24, 2010, at the East Central Solid Waste Commission Office, Minnesota Highway 23 & County Road 60, 1756 - 180th Avenue, Mora, Minnesota, 55051. Representatives of the OWNER and ENGINEER will be present to discuss the project. BIDDERS are encouraged to attend and participate in the conference. This conference will conclude with a site walk through.
The East Central Solid Waste Commission will receive sealed bids until 10 A.M. on March 4, 2010 at the East Central Solid Waste Commission Office, Minnesota Highway 23 & Country Road 60, 1756 - 180th Avenue, Mora, Minnesota, 55051 (320-679-4930 x 10). Bids received after this time and date will not be accepted. The Commission will then review bids and issue the Notice of Award at the regular County Board meeting on March 8, 2010.
Project specifications and bid forms are available electronically from R. W. Beck, Inc., Attention Tonya Koller, tkoller@rwbeck.com, 1380 Corporate Center Curve, Suite 305, St. Paul, Minnesota 55121-1200, phone 651-994-8415, fax 651-994-8396.
Bid security in the amount of five (5) percent of the Bid must accompany the Bid in accordance with Instructions to Bidders, payable to the East Central Solid Waste Commission. In the event that the selected Bidder fails to enter into a contract, the security shall be forfeited to the Commission.
The East Central Solid Waste Commission reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation the rights to reject any or all nonconforming, non-responsive, unbalanced, or conditional Bids; and to reject the Bid of any Bidder if the Commission believes that it would not be in the best interest of the Project to make an award to that Bidder, whether because the Bid is not responsive or the Bidder is unqualified or of doubtful financial ability or fails to meet any other pertinent standard or criteria established. The Commission also reserves the right to waive all informalities not involving price, time, or changes in the Work and to negotiate contract terms with the Successful Bidder.
DATED at the East Central Solid Waste Commission, Mora, Minnesota, this 8th day of February, 2010.
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Janelle Troupe, Executive Director
The next regular meeting will be held on Monday - March 8, 2010 at 9:00 a.m.
AGENDA
1.0 Call to Order
2.0 Pledge of Allegiance
3.0 Agenda Approval
4.0 Meeting Minutes - February 8, 2010 Comm. Mtg
5.0 Claims
6.0 Old Business
6.1 Neighbor Communication
6.2 Carbon Credits
6.3 Phase 6A Landfill Expansion
6.4 Designation
7.0 Public Comment
8.0 New Business
8.1 January Financial Statement
8.2 Executive Director Report
9.0 Public Comment
10.0 Next Meeting Date - April 12, 2010
10.0 Adjournment
Job Opening - Part-time Summer Weighmaster. Cambridge Transfer Station. Will need to work Saturdays and most Fridays during the summer. Deadline for application is March 12, 2010.
Brush/Tree Disposal Site located at the East Central Solid Waste Commission Cambridge Transfer Station, 4 miles east of Cambridge on Hwy 95. Open to residents of Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine Counties.
Fridays – 8 AM to 4PM Minimum Charge $5
Saturdays – 8 AM to Noon Compact Pickup/2-wheel trailer $5
No trash,stumps,grass,leaves Pickup/4-wheel trailer $10
Commercial loads $3/yard
East Central Solid Waste Management Plan
Revised Draft Solid Waste Designation Plan
Mattress Recycling Program
The ECSWC in conjunction with its five member counties has expanded its recycling program by including mattresses (and box springs) based on the successful results of a pilot project recently initiated by the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District (WLSSD). In order to provide incentive for generators to recycle, dry mattresses can be recycled at our facilities for a charge of $11. The charge for disposal of mattresses that are not recycled is $19.
The mattress recycling program includes the following steps:
n Educating retailers, residents, and haulers of the mattress recycling program;
n Offering three mattress collection points: one at the East Central Sanitary Landfill in Mora and one at each at the ECSWC owned transfer stations in Hinckley and Cambridge;
n Storing the mattresses in dedicated trailers and/or a dedicated building; and
n Transporting the mattresses to Goodwill Industries in Duluth.
The deconstruction of mattresses results in several marketable by-products including steel, cotton, foam, and wood. From the pilot study, WLSSD identified markets for these materials including:
n Mattress covers or toppers (foam sewn to cover) are used to make low-end carpet pads.
n Mattress foam/polyurethane foam is used to manufacture high-end carpet pads.
n Cotton stuffing is used as filler for packaging, shipping pads, wall insulation, and road noise abatement material in vehicles.
n Wood is shredded and used as mulch or it is composted.
n Steel is used to manufacture new steel products. One interesting market for the metal bed-springs is a company called Green Glass in Wisconsin for use as vase holders and sconces.
HOURS FOR OUR THREE LOCATIONS: MORA, HINCKLEY, CAMBRIDGE
Monday to Friday - 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturdays - 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Sundays - Closed
Directions to Mora Location: North from Cambridge on hwy 65 to the first stop light in Mora.
Turn left (west) on hwy 23 approximately 2 miles. Watch for a sign that says Sanitary Landfill. This is the first road that goes to the right (north) since turning on hwy 23 (Cty Rd 60). Go through the double gate (stop at the scale house for directions).
ECSWC Board
There is a charge for bringing in untarped loads of garbage and demolition debris
Contacts for the Five Counties
Pine County Land and Zoning (320) 216-4220, Pine County's website can be reached at http://www.pinecounty.org
Teresa Bearce, Kanabec County Environmental Services-(320) 679-6456, Kanabec County's website can be reached at http://www.co.kanabec.mn.us
Tim Anderson - Isanti County Zoning Administrator-(763) 689-5165, Isanti County's website can be reached at http://www.co.isanti.mn.us
Mille Lacs County Zoning -(320) 983-8205, Mille Lacs County's website can be reached at http://www.mille-lacs.mn.us
Lisa Thibodeau-Chisago County Interim Recycling and Education Coordinator(651)237-0836. Chisago County's Website can be reached at http://www.co.chisago.mn.us
Janelle Troupe, Executive Director-(320) 679-4930 ext. 10 or (763) 444-6818 ext. 10 e-mail at jtroupe@youbetnet.net
Hinckley Transfer Station - (320) 384-6596
Cambridge Transfer Station - (763) 689-4056
Mora Scale House - (320) 679-4930 ext. 14
