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October 7, 1997
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CITY O F SAN LUIS O B I S P O
FROM: John Moss, Utilities Director
Prepared By: Gary W. Henderson,Water Division Manager
SUBJECT: Utility Chemical Bids for 1998/99
CAO RECOMMENDATION
By motion, approve bid package for 1998-1999 Water Treatment Plant and Water Reclamation
Facility chemicals; authorize staff to solicit bids, and authorize CAO to award the contract to
lowest responsible bidder(s)if bid is within the staff cost estimate.
DISCUSSION
Specifications have been prepared for the soliciting of competitive bids for chemicals required
over the next year for the Water and Water Reclamation Treatment processes. The competitive
chemical bidders list included with the package is the result of similar City requests for bids for
treatment chemicals over the years. The chemicals, estimated at a combined annual cost of
$59,500 in 1998/99, are listed below:
CHEMICAL BLTDGET LINE ITEM 1998-99
WATERTREATMENPFLANT
Liquid Alum 500-5515-360-282 $28,000
Filter Aids 500-55I5-360-305 $7,500
Sodium Silicofluoride 500-5515-360-412 $5,000
Sodium Hydroxide 500-5515-360-292 %000
TOTAL $49,500
WATER RECLAMATIONFACIIdTY
Sodium Hydroxide 520-5533-360-292 $ 10,000
TOTAL $10,000
All chemical suppliers are required in the bid documents to supply chemicals in accordance with
applicable American Water Works Association standards and the City specifications.
As in past years, specification packages will be sent to all of the various chemical companies(16)
that supply the required chemicals and the lowest responsive/responsible bidder for each chemical
will be selected to supply the City's treatment chemicals.
Council Agenda Report- 1998/99 Chemical Bids
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FISCAL EM PACT:
A total of$49,500 in the Water Treatment Plant operating budget (Water Fund) and $10,000 in
the Water Reclamation Facility operating budget (Sewer Fund) was approved as a part of the
1998-99 Budget to support the purchase of the specified chemicals to treat water and wastewater
(1997-99 Financial Plan).
Current chemical contracts extend through January 31, 1998. This bid process is for contracts to
begin February 1, 1998 and continue through January.3.1, 1999.
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Liquid Alum - - 28,000
Filter Aids - - 7,500
Sodium Silicofluoride 5,000
Sodium Hydroxide - - - 9,000
Total Water Fund 49,500
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Sodium Hydroxide 10,000
Total Sewer Fund 10,000
The bid package is available in the Council Office for review.