ADDENDUM 1 - Ocean Pines FET #1 Cleaning (Q&As) 082526

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Worcester County Administration Office 1 West Market Street, Room 1103 Snow Hill, MD 21863 Ph. 410-632-1194 Addendum # 1 –Ocean Pines WWTP FET #1 Cleaning (Questions & Answers) Date of Addendum: August 25, 2026 NOTICE TO ALL BIDDERS AND PLANHOLDERS The Bid Documents for the above-referenced Project are modified as set forth in this Addendum. The original Bid Documents and any previously issued addenda remain in full force and effect, except as modified by this Addendum, which is hereby made part of the Bid Documents. Vendors will take this Addendum into consideration when preparing and submitting a bid and shall acknowledge receipt of this Addendum in the space provided in the Bid Documents. BID SUBMITTAL DEADLINE The bid submittal time has not been changed. 1.0 – ATTACHMENTS Item Description 2.0 – CLARIFICATIONS The following clarifications are provided as a matter of information to clarify issues raised about the Bid Documents. Item Description 3.0 – QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS The following questions and answers are provided as a matter of information to clarify issues raised about the Bid Documents. Item Questions and Answers It is my understanding that the water and sludge removed from the tank will be deposited in a "drying bed" for dewatering, and the distance is roughly 50 feet from the tank in question. Given the concern for excess noise, what is the possibility of using a hydraulic sludge pump and 50 or more feet of discharge line to pump directly to the drying bed? 1 Response: The drying beds are roughly 500ft from FET#1. There are access roads between the FET and the drying beds that must remain clear for vehicle access. 2 3 4 Once the sludge is dewatered, is there anything that the winning contractor would need to do with the remaining waste? Response: Once sludge is dewatered the contractor will be responsible for moving the material to the drying bed location. County staff will be responsible for placing the material in the drying bed in a manner that works with current sludge drying operations. Projects of this type, historically the water that drains from the sludge drains back into the system, is this also the case with this drying bed? Response: The WWTP drying bed is connected with a series of piping that allows liquid from the area to be returned to the head of the plant for processing.