The city of Hamilton, Ontario (Canada), has announced that bids for the Hamilton Biosolids Project has been submitted.

The Hamilton Water Division within the Public Works Department at the City of Hamilton intends to select a partner for the design, build, financing, operation, and maintenance of a new 60,0000 wet tonne per year biosolids processing facility at its Woodward Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant.

The new facility will treat biosolids processed by the City’s wastewater treatment system into a more safe and stable product capable of being marketed as a fertilizer or used to generate energy. This innovative approach will assure the city a long-term, sustainable biosolids management program and provide opportunities to explore more innovative technologies.

Among the bidding teams, the Harbour City Solutions consortium is comprised of Bird Capital, Maple Reinders PPP, Synagro Technologies and Operis, which would act as financial advisor and model auditor.

In August 2014, Hamilton issued a request for proposals (RFP) to hire a transaction advisor for the project​ The objective of this service was to assist the city with the development and management of the tender process for the selection and execution of the PPP agreement and to provide oversight during the construction phase of the PPP project through to successful construction completion and commissioning of the project.

In mid December 2013 the Canada P3 Fund will contribute CAD$22.9 million (US$22 million) for the project. The $1.2 billion P3 Canada Fund was created in 2008 and replenished in the government's 2013 Economic Action Plan. The Fund supports meritorious projects that expand Canada's market for P3s.