Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has Universal Term Contracts in place and in process for Sodium Hypochlorite, Hydrofluosilicic Acid, Liquid Caustic Soda, Soda Ash with the companies listed below. The Division of Power and Water needs to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, based on these current and pending contracts, for the purchase of water treatment chemicals during 2011. It is requested that this ordinance be handled in an emergency manner in order to receive an uninterrupted supply of water treatment chemicals. The current UTC contracts for Sodium Hypochlorite, Hydrofluosilicic Acid, and Liquid Caustic Soda will expire on March 31, 2011. Without this emergency action, it is estimated that new funding could not be established until April 14, 2011. None of the vendors listed below have certified MBE/FBE status.
Definition of use for each water treatment chemical
Sodium Hypochlorite-Disinfection
Hydrofluosilicic Acid-Maintain Required Fluoride Residual
Liquid Caustic Soda-Non Carbonate Hardness
Soda Ash-Non Carbonate Hardness
Vendor Contract # Contract Compliance #
Bonded Chemicals, Inc. (Sodium Hypochlorite) pending 61-1162384
Key Chemical, Inc. (Hydrofluosilicic Acid) pending 90-0053161
Bonded Chemicals, Inc. (Liquid Caustic Soda) pending 61-1162384
Bonded Chemicals, Inc. (Soda Ash) FL004281 61-1162384
Contract Compliance Exp. Date
Bonded Chemicals, Inc. September 03, 2012
Key Chemical, Inc. February 14, 2013
Bonded Chemicals, Inc. September 03, 2012
Bonded Chemicals, Inc. September 03, 2012
FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Power and Water has allocated $17,000,000.00 for water treatment chemicals in the 2011 Budget.
$15,711,798.74 was expended in 2010.
$17,245,549.42 was expended in 2009.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish Blanket Purchase Orders for Water Treatment Chemicals from Universal Term Contracts with Bonded Chemicals, Inc., Key Chemical, Inc., Bonded Che...
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