TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Rod Tonelli, Interim City Manager
SUBJECT:
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Award of Contract for the 2024 Blended Phosphate Purchase to Carus Corporation in an amount not to exceed of $127,680.00
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Joliet adds a blended phosphate chemical to the water system as a corrosion-inhibiting agent. This agent is used to reduce the leaching of lead and copper from the home plumbing into the water system and sequester the iron which occurs naturally in the water. The blended phosphate product used is a 60/40 blend. The City's IEPA operating permit is very specific that only a 60/40 blended product is approved for our system. An advertisement for bids for the 2024 Blended Phosphate Solution purchase was published in the Labor Record on Thursday, September 28, 2023. The Public Service Committee reviewed this memo at the November 6, 2023 meeting and recommended for approval by full Council.
CONCLUSION:
Bids for the 2024 Blended Phosphate Solution Purchase were opened at 10:15 a.m. on Thursday, October 19, 2023. Four (4) bids were received for the Contract and read out loud. The bid summary is as follows:
Bidder
2024 Bid Price
2025
Carus Corporation
$127,680.00
$131,040.00
Hawkins, Inc.
$141,000.00
$147,000.00
Water Solutions Unlimited
$153,750.00
$168,750.00
Shannon Chemical Corp.
$212,100.00
$212,100.00
Engineer's Estimate
$172,050.00
The low bid by Carus Corporation is 25% below the engineer's estimate.
In addition to year 2024, the contract requested bidders to submit pricing for a one-year optional extension to be evaluated at the end of 2024.
Funds will be charged to the 2024 Water / Sewer Operating Fund / Water Production-Chemicals (Org 50080011, Object 536108, $127,680.00).
RECOMMENDATION:
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Based on the above, it is recommended that the Mayor and City Council authorize the award for the 2024 Blended Phosphate Solution Purchase, in the amount of $8.512 per gallon of solution, not to exceed $127,68...
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