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| April 13, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting | |
| Title 10. Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Contract for the Purchase of Wastewater Sludge Disposal Chemicals for the City's Water Reclamation Facility on President Street in an Amount Not to Exceed $200,000. This system adds chemicals to the treated wastewater to solidify sludge so it can be removed from the water treatment process for disposal. The chemicals will be used by the Water Reclamation Department to assist with the sludge processing and disposal process. (Water Reclamation) | |
| Strategic Priority Infrastructure | |
| Description This is a contract for sludge disposal chemicals for the President Street and Regional Plants from Colonial Chemicals in an amount not to exceed $200,000. The odor control system is composed of a dual-stage chemical scrubber utilizing sulfuric Acid, caustic (sodium hydroxide), and bleach (sodium hypochlorite) to effectively remove odorous compounds (ammonia) from the air stream. The President Street and Regional Plants are requesting the chemicals to be used in conjunction with the two-stage scrubber in addition to membrane cleaning at the regional plants. Colonial Chemical Solutions is the only bidder to bid on all required items. The bidders were: L.B. Colonial Chemical Solutions (916 W. Lathrop Ave.Savannah, GA 31415 )(B) $ 214,774.78 Brenntag Mid-South (Charleston, SC)(D) $73,448.55* Shannon Chemical Corporation (Malvern, PA) (D) $15,030* Thornton, Musso, and Bellemin (Zachary, LA) (D) 15,300*
(B) indicates local, non-DBE-owned business. (D) Indicates non-local, non-DBE business (*) indicates a partial bid
Local available: Yes | |
| Recommendation Approval | |
| Contact Health Lloyd, Assistant City Manager and Chief, Infrastructure and Development | |
| Financial Impact Expenditure of $200,000 from the Water & Sewer Fund | |
| Review Comments | |
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Attachments Exhibit 1: Funding Verification - Sludge Disposal Chemicals.pdf Exhibit 2: Purchasing Notes - Sludge Disposal Chemicals.pdf |
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