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TO: Mayor John Laesch
FROM: Robert Leible, Superintendent of Water Production
DATE: November 9, 2026
SUBJECT:
A resolution authorizing the award of contracts to supply process chemicals for the Water Production Division.
PURPOSE:
To obtain city council approval for the execution of contracts with suppliers of various process chemicals for the Water Production Division.
BACKGROUND:
Each year the Water Production Division (WPD) solicits bids for process chemicals to be used at the Water Treatment Plant, bids 26-081 and 26-103. The chemicals supplied are essential and necessary to the operations of the various treatment processes such as softening, disinfection, clarification, filtration, fluoridation, corrosion control and taste & odor control as well as regulatory compliance with drinking water standards. Competitive bidding for these chemicals was completed via reverse auction and through OpenGov procurement. Bid tabulations for each solicitation are attached.
DISCUSSION:
The following suppliers are listed as the lowest responsive, responsible bidders and are recommended for a one-year period commencing on January 1, 2027.
Rowell Chemical Corp. - Sodium Hypochlorite
Tanner Industries, Inc. - Anhydrous Ammonia
Water Solutions Unlimited - Dipotassium Orthophosphate
Arq Purification, LLC - Powdered Activated Carbon (PAC)
Pencco, Inc. - Fluorosilicic Acid
The following suppliers are listed as the lowest responsive, responsible bidders and are recommended for a two-year period commencing on January 1, 2027, and ending December 31, 2028. Year two of the agreement is an option year and is subject to mutual agreement.
Kemira Water Solutions - Liquid Ferric Chloride
Polydyne Inc. - Cationic Polymer
MLC - Calcium Oxide
An attachment lists the recommended bidders, unit prices, and total estimated contract amounts.
In addition, a special circumstance occurred with the 2026 supplier of PAC, with Atlas Carbon ceasing operations effective August 1, 2026. As...
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