Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with Ohio Mulch, Inc. for the purposes of providing a biosolids beneficial reuse program called Deep Row Hybrid Poplar (DRHP) program for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage.
This contract is for the implementation of the DRHP program on the 1,012 acre New Lexington Tree Farm, LLC, located in Perry Township, Perry County, Ohio, and owned by Ohio Mulch. This contract will authorize Ohio Mulch to remove a minimum of 27,000 and up to a maximum of 30,000 wet tons of biosolids annually from the DOSD's Wastewater Treatment Facilities (WWTFs) and reuse the biosolids in their DRHP program. All biosolids removed from the WWTFs will be Class B biosolids, with the majority of biosolids originating from the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant and with a smaller fraction of the biosolids originating from the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant. The biosolids will be utilized as a nitrogen source to grow hybrid poplar trees which will later be harvested for mulch. In addition, the biosolids will add valuable organic material to the old abandoned mine site that is now repurposed as the New Lexington Tree Farm. Approximately 30 acres will be utilized per year at the New Lexington Tree Farm site with trees being harvested every 6 to 8 years.
The Director of Public Utilities received the Ohio Mulch, Inc proposal on April 15, 2011 in response to the DOSD Request for Proposals for Innovative Reuse of Biosolids and it was the only proposal received with the DRHP concept. Other proposals received include three mechanized dryer processes that would dry and pelletize biosolids for commercial wholesale and two biosolids-cake land application proposals. Of all proposals submitted under the Innovative Reuse of Biosolids RFP, the selection committee deemed the DRHP as the best fit for the DOSD Biosolids Program.
The terms for the award contract and modification 1 are as follow...
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