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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Robert Leible, Superintendent of Water Production
DATE: November 13, 2023
SUBJECT:
A Resolution Awarding Contracts to Supply Process Chemicals for the Water Production Division (WPD) to Kemira Water Solutions, Rowell Chemical Corporation, Pencco Inc., Norit Americas Inc., Mississippi Lime Company, Airgas Specialty Products, Inc., Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., and Polydyne Inc.
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 solicits bids for process chemicals to be used at the Water Treatment Plant, bid No. 23-86. These chemicals are essential and necessary to the operations of the various treatment processes such as softening, disinfection, clarification, filtration, fluoridation, and taste & odor control, as well as regulatory compliance with drinking water standards. Sealed bids for this purpose were opened on October 18, 2023 and the bid tabulation is attached.
DISCUSSION:
The recommended contracts to be awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible bidders are for a one-year period commencing on January 1, 2024.
The following suppliers are submitted as the lowest responsive, responsible bidders:
Airgas Specialty Products, Inc. - Anhydrous Ammonia
Pencco Inc. - Fluorosilicic Acid
Rowell Chemical Corp. - Sodium Hypochlorite
Polydyne Inc. - Cationic Polymer
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. - Carbon Dioxide
Kemira Water Solutions - Ferric Chloride
A one-year extension with no price increase was agreed to with Norit Americas Inc. Norit Americas Inc. supplies powdered activated carbon for taste & odor control. The specific product purchased is recognized within the industry for providing cost-effective performance in water treatment. Mississippi Lime Company (MLC) is a major supplier of calcium oxide and is considered a prime vendor to the WPD, supplying the ...
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