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FPUA board hears staff recommendation to award wet lime hauling contract to local bidder
Summary
Staff described the utility’s approach to removing lime residuals at the water treatment plant and recommended awarding a wet lime hauling contract to Accurate Septic Services of Fort Pierce for up to $330,000 annually; the board asked no substantive questions before the item moved to vote.
Fort Pierce Utilities Authority staff presented a bid award recommendation April 1 to contract for wet lime residual hauling at the water treatment plant and recommended awarding the contract to Accurate Septic Services of Fort Pierce for an amount not to exceed $330,000 annually.
Water Resources Superintendent Keith Stevens explained that lime softening produces a lime residual that can be handled either wet or dry. The plant uses both drying ponds and direct wet hauling as complementary disposal methods; staff said maintaining both options ensures continuity if one disposal method becomes unavailable. Stevens told the board the procurement was advertised on DemandStar on Jan. 16, 2025, opened Feb. 20 and attracted three responses, one of which was local. The recommended contract covers the wet hauling option and is sized to cover a full year if needed; Stevens said typical annual wet-hauling use is closer to $100,000 but the $330,000 ceiling gives a contingency if dry-hauling capacity is lost.
The recommended initial contract term would run April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2030, contingent on receipt of required insurance certificates. Staff invited questions; none substantive were raised by board members before the item moved to a vote that was recorded in the meeting’s actions summary.
Why it matters: Ensuring multiple disposal methods for lime residuals protects continuous water treatment operations. The contract ceiling is set to cover a worst-case year in which dry-hauling is unavailable.
The item as presented did not itself change plant processes; it would formalize a multi-year vendor relationship if the board approves the contract via the formal motion recorded on the meeting’s votes-at-a-glance.
