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File #: 2215-2012    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 10/4/2012 In control: Public Utilities Committee
On agenda: 11/12/2012 Final action: 11/14/2012
Title: To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish Blanket Purchase Orders for water treatment chemicals from current Universal Term Contracts for the Division of Power and Water, and to authorize the expenditure of $3,517,900.00 from Water Systems Operating Fund. ($3,517,900.00)
Explanation

BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has current Universal Term Contracts for water treatment chemicals with the companies listed below. The Division of Power and Water needs to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, based on these current contracts, for the purchase of these chemicals during 2012. 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 Chlorine-Disinfectant
Zinc Orthophosphate-Corrosion Inhibitor
Carbon Dioxide-Stabilizer
Aluminum Sulfate-Coagulant
Quicklime-Hardness
Potassium Permanganate-Oxidizing Agent
Soda Ash-Non Carbonate Hardness

Vendor Contract # Contract Compliance #
Bonded Chemicals, Inc. (Sodium Hypochlorite) FL004866 61-1162384
Key Chemical, Inc. (Hydrofluosilicic Acid) FL004867 90-0053161
Univar USA, Inc. (Liquid Chlorine) FL005154 91-1347935
Shannon Chemical (Zinc Orthophosphate) FL004579 23-1856793
Continental Carbonic (Carbon Dioxide) FL005155 36-2876213
United States Aluminate (Aluminum Sulfate) FL004279 38-2359435
Carmeuse Lime & Stone (Quicklime) FL005153 25-1254420
Bonded Chemicals (Potassium Permanganate) FL004615 61-1162384
Bonded Chemicals (Soda Ash) FL004281 61-1162384

Contract Compliance Exp. Date
Bonded Chemicals, Inc. July 14, 2014
Key Chemical, Inc. February 14, 2013
Univar USA, Inc. September 29, 2013
Shannon Chemical November 17, 2012
Continental Carbonic March 4, 2013
United States Aluminate October 17, 2013
Carmeuse Lime & Stone August 1, 2014
Bonded Chemicals July 14, 2014
Bonded Chemicals July 14, 2014

FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Power and Water has allocated $18,893,772.00 for this commodity in the 2012 Budget. This ordinance is contingent upon the passage of Ordinance Number 2173-2012 ...

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