Wastewater Treatment Plant Polymer IFB

The City of Bismarck is seeking cost proposals for dewatering polymer from qualified vendors for use with the City of Bismarck’s solid waste processing equipment at the Wastewater Treatment Facility. The product must meet or exceed the Solenis K274FLX performance and be shown to be equal to or more economical to use based on cost per dry ton of biosolids produced. The enclosed trial procedures and specifications provide parameters by which the City will accept submissions.

Vendors must comply with all trial, testing, and specifications as noted.

Vendors must provide the following information and supporting documentation to the City of Bismarck by 3:00 pm CST on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Cost proposals will be publicly opened and reviewed at 4:00 pm CST on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. To be eligible for consideration, the cost proposal must contain the following:

Bid Sheets indicating unit price per pound of polymer(s) delivered to the Bismarck Wastewater Treatment Facility. The price shall be all inclusive of shipping, delivery charges, etc. All fuel surcharges must be included as part of the bid amount submitted.

The Safety Data Sheet (SDS) and Technical Data Sheet (TDS) of the proposed polymer(s).

Documentation from the City of Bismarck Wastewater Treatment Facility indicating approval and satisfactory performance of the polymer(s) per the Trial Procedures and Specifications section.

Supporting documentation indicating the ability of the vendor to meet the product delivery requirements.

Information regarding the ability to fulfill training and support requirements.

Bids must be submitted on blanks furnished by the City of Bismarck and in accordance with specifications and conditions therein contained. Copies of bid blanks and specifications may be obtained from Public Works Utility Operations, 601 South 26th Street, Bismarck, ND 58504, by contacting Amber Araujo at For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. or 701-355-1700 option 4, or can be downloaded at https://www.bismarcknd.gov/bids.aspx . All bidders are invited to be present at the opening.

The right is reserved to hold all bids for a period of thirty

1. days, to reject any or all bids, and to waive technicalities or to accept such as may be determined in the best interest of the City of Bismarck.

WWTP Polymer IFB

Submittal: Deadline for Submission: November 3, 2026 at 3:00pm CST

Bid opening: November 3, 2026 at 4:00pm CST

Special requirements: Bids may be rejected if they show any alteration of form, additions not called for, conditional or alternate cost proposals, incomplete cost proposals, irregularities of any kind, or if they contain a clause in which the vendor reserves the right to accept or reject a contract awarded to him. Bids in which the prices are obviously unbalanced or are otherwise regular which are not accompanied by satisfactory requirements will be rejected. Purchases by the City of Bismarck are not subject to the North Dakota State Sales Tax.

Successful full-scale testing per the Trial Procedures and Specifications Section is required to be complete prior to cost proposal submission. The award shall be based on price and performance of the specified polymer(s) or approved equal polymers (lowest overall polymer cost per dry ton of biosolids produced based on the price per pound of polymer and the tested polymer consumption). The highest solids capture rate, highest cake solids, and lowest filtrate solids obtained during the plant trials by the City will be considered as part of the overall analysis and award, in addition to the provisions outlined in this request.

Any accepted bid because of this solicitation is not exclusive. The City reserves the right to test competitive products at any time to allow the City to remain current with polymer technology and perform background work with other products. The unit price bid shall reflect the total cost of the delivered chemical to the Bismarck Wastewater Treatment Facility or other specified location.

No additional charges or surcharges will be allowed during the life of the agreement. A good faith effort has been made to provide estimated quantities, however, the City does not guarantee a specific quantity of polymer that will be purchased.