TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Allison Swisher, Director of Public Utilities
SUBJECT:
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Award of Contract No. 2951-0126 for the 2026 Sodium Bisulfite Purchase to Alexander Chemical for the Not-to-Exceed Amount of $49,680.00
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BACKGROUND:
Sodium Bisulfite is used in the disinfection process for the City of Joliet Wet Weather Treatment Plant effluent prior to discharge to the Des Plaines River. An advertisement for bids for the 2026 Sodium Bisulfite Purchase was published in the Herald News on Thursday, December 18, 2025.
The Public Service Committee will review this matter.
CONCLUSION:
Bids for the 2026 Sodium Bisulfite Solution purchase were opened at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. One (1) bid was received for the Contract and read out loud. The bid summary is as follows:
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Bidder |
2026 Summary |
2027 |
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Alexander Chemical |
$49,680.00 |
No Bid |
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Engineer’s Estimate |
$58,329.00 |
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The bid from Alexander Chemical, in the amount of $2.07 per gallon of solution, for the estimated 24,000 gallons needed, is 14% below the engineer’s estimate.
Funds will be charged to the Water & Sewer Operating Fund / Eastside WWTP / Chemicals (Org 50080802, Object 536108, $49,680.00).
RECOMMENDATION:
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Based on the above, it is recommended that the Mayor and City Council authorize the award of Contract No. 2951-0126 for the 2026 Sodium Bisulfite Purchase, for a not-to-exceed amount of $49,680.00, to Alexander Chemical.
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