TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Allison Swisher, Director of Public Utilities
SUBJECT:
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Award of Contract for the 2025 Drinking Water Sodium Hypochlorite Purchase to Univar Solutions USA LLC in the Amount of $467,325.00
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BACKGROUND:
Sodium Hypochlorite Solution is used in the disinfection process for the City of Joliet drinking water supply. The chemicals must meet the requirements of NSF Standard 60 - Drinking Water Treatment Chemicals.
An advertisement for bids for the 2025 Drinking Water Sodium Hypochlorite purchase was published in the Labor Record on Thursday, December 26, 2024. The Public Service Committee will review this matter.
CONCLUSION:
Bids for the 2025 Drinking Water Sodium Hypochlorite purchase were opened at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Three (3) bids were received for the Contract and read out loud. The bid summary is as follows:
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Bidder |
2025 Bid Price |
2026 |
2027 |
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Univar Solutions USA LLC |
$467,325.00 |
$467,325.00 |
No Bid |
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Hawkins Chemical Corp |
$481,998.00 |
No Bid |
No Bid |
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Alexander Chemical Corp. |
Rejected** |
No Bid |
No Bid |
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Engineer’s Estimate |
$573,352.00 |
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The low bid by Univar Solutions USA LLC is 18% below the engineer’s estimate.
**During review of the bids, City Staff discovered the price submitted by Alexander Chemical Corp was based on bulk delivery to one site instead of the specified mini-bulk delivery to multiple sites. Therefore, the bid submitted by Alexander Chemical Corp was rejected.
Funds will be charged to the Water & Sewer Operating Fund / Water Supply / Chemicals (Org 50080011, Object 536108, $467,325.00).
RECOMMENDATION:
recommendation
Based on the above, it is recommended that the Mayor and City Council authorize the award for the 2025 Drinking Water Sodium Hypochlorite purchase, in the amount of $2.325 per gallon of solution for 201,000 gallons, for a not to exceed amount of $467,325.00, on behalf of Univar Solutions USA LLC.
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