FARMINGTON – Selectmen voted Tuesday to enter into a five-year contract for sludge removal from the town’s sewage treatment plant.
The bid was awarded to New England Organics for $44,300 a year. After the first year, the contract price is subject to increases based on the consumer price index.
The board accepted Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent Steve Moore’s recommendation to go with the company. The company transports the bio-solids, also known as sludge to Unity, according to Moore’s memo to selectmen.
They have the option of land spreading on “our sites,” Moore said, or composting at Hawk Ridge Compost Facility.
Although the company’s price is $5 a yard more for land spreading, Moore stated, the cost of composting will offset it.
Two other companies submitted bids: Soil Prep at $52,700 and Synagro at $62,760 annually for composting an estimated 1,000 cubic yards annually or $54,974 annually to compost an estimated 660 cubic yards and land spread an estimated 340 yards.
New England Organics would compost an estimated 660 cubic yards annually and land spread an estimated 340 yards for the $44,300 price.
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