Project Information

Bid Title

Request for Proposal for Biosolids Management Alternatives

Issuing Agency

East Bay Municipal Utility District

Location

California

Published Date

Mar 13, 2026

Closing Date

Apr 17, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

EBMUD is soliciting proposals from qualified professional engineering consultants to assist staff in analyzing and recommending biosolids management alternatives.

EBMUD intends to award a one-year contract (with an option to renew for a one-year term) to the Proposer(s) who best meet the requirements.

Please respond to this RFP no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 17, 2026. Completed proposals must be submitted electronically via email to Rebecca Overacre ( rebecca.overacre@ebmud.com )*. Hardcopy proposals will not be accepted.

*The District's email has limitations on attachment size. Make sure your response is less than 25 megabytes. If the file exceeds the limit, you will need to send multiple emails. Proposers are solely responsible for ensuring timely delivery of the proposals. The District shall not be responsible for any issues related to transfer of the files through email.

Questions

If you have questions regarding this RFP, please send an email to Rebecca Overacre ( rebecca.overacre@ebmud.com ). To ensure a response, questions must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 27, 2026.

RFP document(s)

Document	Type	Size
RFP Biosolids Management Alternatives	PDF
MWWTP Master Plan Biosolids Management Alternatives Final Report	PDF	54.2 MB
Annotated Site Map	PDF
Notice And Necessary Information February 2025	PDF
Notice And Necessary Information May 2025	PDF
Notice And Necessary Information August 2025	PDF
Notice And Necessary Information November 2025	PDF

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

for Biosolids Management

Alternatives

ADDENDA

Prospective bidders are responsible for reviewing any

published addenda regarding this bid at

ebmud.com/business-center

CONTACT

Rebecca Overacre, Associate Civil Engineer

(510) 287-1251

rebecca.overacre@ebmud.com

RESPONSE DUE

April 17, 2026

4:00 p.m. PST

SUBMIT ELECTRONICALLY TO*

Rebecca Overacre, EBMUD

rebecca.overacre@ebmud.com

*Hardcopy proposals will not be accepted

375 ELEVENTH STREET . OAKLAND. CA 94607-4240. WWW.EBMUD.COM/BUSINESS-CENTER/

EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT

RFP for Biosolids Management Alternatives

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. STATEMENT OF WORK ........................................................................................................... 3

A. SCOPE ................................................................................................................................ 3

B. PROPOSER QUALIFICATIONS ............................................................................................. 4

II. CALENDAR OF EVENTS ........................................................................................................... 5

A. NON-MANDATORY PROPOSAL CONFERENCE AND SEPARATE SITE WALK......................... 5

III. DISTRICT PROCEDURES, TERMS, AND CONDITIONS ................................................................ 6

A. RFP ACCEPTANCE AND AWARD ......................................................................................... 6

B. EVALUATION CRITERIA/SELECTION COMMITTEE .............................................................. 7

C. NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD AND PROTESTS................................................................. 8

D. INVOICING ....................................................................................................................... 10

IV. RFP RESPONSE SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION .......................................... 10

A. DISTRICT CONTACTS ........................................................................................................ 10

B. SUBMITTAL OF RFP RESPONSE ........................................................................................ 10

C. RESPONSE FORMAT ......................................................................................................... 11

ATTACHMENTS

EXHIBIT A – RFP RESPONSE PACKET

EXHIBIT B – SCOPE OF WORK

EXHIBIT C – INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

EXHIBIT D – CONSULTING AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT E – IRAN CONTRACTING ACT CERTIFICATION

EXHIBIT F – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY INFORMATION TO BE EXCLUDED FROM

PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REQUESTS

REV 3/26/25

BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES

I. STATEMENT OF WORK

A. SCOPE

It is East Bay Municipal Utility District’s (District’s) policy to promote the beneficial,

sustainable, and cost-effective use of biosolids (Policy 8.02 – Biosolids Management).

The District produces approximately 75,000 wet tons per year of Class B biosolids at the

Main Wastewater Treatment Plant (MWWTP), which are safe for beneficial use as soil

amendments under strict handling protocol per U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

regulations. Biosolids are produced 365 days per year with an average of 200 wet tons

or eight truckloads per day. Those biosolids are currently managed by a single outside

vendor from truck loading at the MWWTP in Oakland, California, to the point of

beneficial use. To expand the portfolio of biosolids management options beyond the

current all-inclusive outsourcing of land application and composting services, the District

seeks proposals for Professional Services to assist staff in analyzing and recommending

biosolids management alternatives.

The drivers for this work are multiple:

1) The number of vendors capable of handling biosolids in the past practice of land

application and composting has dwindled due to consolidation of the biosolids

management business in California. Competitively bidding biosolids management

contracts in the future will not be possible, due to the lack of firms capable of

bidding for the services.

2) The San Jose-Santa Clara Water Reclamation Facility is in transition from drying

their biosolids in drying beds to producing Class B dewatered biosolids on a daily

basis similar to the District. This will add up to 100,000 wet tons per year of

biosolids production in the Bay Area, which reduces available capacity at existing

biosolids-receiving facilities and potentially increases costs for services.

3) The District has established a goal to become carbon neutral by 2030. There is

potential opportunity to obtain carbon offsets or sellable carbon credits through

biosolids handling. Some biosolids handling methods sequester carbon and thus

could be used toward this goal.

4) Beneficial use of biosolids on farmland requires buy-in from landowners, who

typically differ from the farmers who work the land. Landowners have fewer

incentives to beneficially use biosolids and anecdotal evidence suggests

increasing reluctance to do so. The District could benefit from owning farmland

to guarantee biosolids land application availability.

RFP NO. ####

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BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES

The scope of work includes analysis of the following topic areas:

• Topic 1 - in-house management of land application practices

• Topic 2 - construction of a biosolids storage facility

• Topic 3 - construction of a biosolids compost facility

• Topic 4 - rail or barge transportation of biosolids

• Topic 5 - carbon market potential

• Topic 6 - other beneficial use proposals

The scope of each topic area is described in more detail in Exhibit B.

To maximize opportunities for the best consulting expertise, Proposers are not required

to propose on the entire project. They are encouraged to submit on a single topic or

multiple topics. Each topic will be scored separately. There will be no extra points

scored for proposers who are capable of multiple tasks. Proposers who submit for all or

multiple tasks can still be selected to perform a portion of the work even if the District

selects a different proposer for some of those tasks. One or more Proposers may be

selected for the work.

It is the intent of this RFP and its terms and conditions to describe requested services to

study Biosolids Management Alternatives. See Exhibit B – Scope of Work for a

description of the desired services and potential tasks.

The District intends to award a one-year contract (with an option to renew for a one-

year term) to the Proposer(s) who best meets the District’s requirements.

B. PROPOSER QUALIFICATIONS

1. There are no minimum qualifications for proposers on this RFP. However, it is

expected that proposers will have professional experience in the topic on which

they propose and that proposers will exhibit this experience in their proposals.

2. Proposer shall possess all permits, licenses, and professional credentials

necessary to perform services as specified under this RFP.

RFP NO. ####

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BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES

II. CALENDAR OF EVENTS

EVENT

RFP Issued

Proposal Conference (not

mandatory)

Proposal Site Visit (not

mandatory)

DATE/LOCATION

March 12, 2026

March 23, 2026

10:00am – 11:00am

March 26, 2026

10:00am – 11:30am

Deadline for Questions March 27, 2026 4:00pm

Online

at: MWWTP

2020 Wake Avenue

Oakland, CA 94607

Interview Date (if short-

listed and if District

conducts interviews)

Response Due

Anticipated Contract Start

Date

May 6, 2026*

April 17, 2026, by 4:00 p.m.

August 1, 2026

Note: All dates are subject to change by District.

*Please notify Rebecca.overacre@ebmud.com if your team is unavailable for this date.

Unavailability will not affect proposal scores.

Proposers are responsible for reviewing https://www.ebmud.com/business-

center/requests-proposal-rfps/ for any published addenda. Hard copies of addenda

will not be mailed out.

A. NON-MANDATORY PROPOSAL CONFERENCE AND SEPARATE SITE WALK

An optional, non-mandatory proposal conference will be held online to:

1. Allow the District to discuss the scope of the project.

2. Provide an opportunity for Proposers to ask specific questions about the project

and request RFP clarifications.

3. Provide the District with an opportunity to receive feedback regarding the project

and RFP.

An optional, non-mandatory proposal site visit will be held at the MWWTP to:

1. Provide Proposers an opportunity to view existing biosolids load-out facilities and

railroad siding.

RFP NO. ####

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 541611Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

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