Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has current and pending 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 and pending contracts, for the purchase of these chemicals during 2012. None of the vendors listed below have certified MBE/FBE status.
Emergency Action is necessary so that purchase orders can be issued as soon as possible. Without this emergency designation, it is estimated that new funding could not be established until May 9, 2012. Liquid Chlorine, Powdered Activated Carbon, Carbon Dioxide, and Quicklime contracts expire on March 31, 2012.
Definition of use for each water treatment chemical
Sodium Hypochlorite-Disinfection
Hydrofluosilicic Acid-Maintain Required Fluoride Residual
Liquid Caustic Soda-Non Carbonate Hardness
Liquid Chlorine-Disinfectant
Powdered Activated Carbon-Total Organic Carbon
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
Bonded Chemicals, Inc. (Liquid Caustic Soda) FL004865 61-1162384
Univar USA, Inc. (Liquid Chlorine) Pending 91-1347935
Cal-Pacific Carbon (Powdered Activated Carbon) Pending 68-0381609
Shannon Chemical (Zinc Orthophosphate) FL004579 23-1856793
Continental Carbonic (Carbon Dioxide) Pending 36-2876213
United States Aluminate (Aluminum Sulfate) FL004279 38-2359435
Carmeuse Lime & Stone (Quicklime) Pending 25-1254420
Bonded Chemicals (Potassium Permanganate) FL004615 61-1162384
Bonded Chemicals (Soda Ash) FL004281 61-1162384
Contract Com...
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