CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
Memo Date: September 3, 2024
Agenda Date: September 10, 2024
Prepared By: Brian Dale, Purchasing Manager
Through: John A. Walsh, P.E., Utilities Director
Requested Action:
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To Approve Awards to Carmeuse Lime and Stone, Inc.; Genesis Alkali, LLC; Tanner Industries, Inc.; Univar Solutions USA, Inc.; Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc.; Thatcher Chemical of Florida, Inc; and Linde, Inc. under solicitation B-25-01-BCPEPC. Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate Multi-Year Contracts if in the best interest of the City, Execute Related Amendments and Purchase Orders up to the approved budget amount, pending the Adoption of the FY2025 Budget.
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Cocoa as lead agency on behalf of the Brevard County Public Entity Purchasing Cooperative published Invitation to Bid B-25-01-BCPEPC on August 2, 2024 for the supply and delivery of water treatment chemicals for use by all members of the cooperative.
The solicitation was advertised in the Florida Today newspaper and published on the City's bidding platform VendorLink on August 2, 2024 with a bid due date of August 27, 2024. Notifications went out to 496 registered vendors. The City received 12 responses. The City's Purchasing division tabulated responses, and recommended awarding multiple agreements in accordance with the terms of the solicitation based on the lowest responsive and responsible bids as shown in the table below.
Vendor
Chemical
Price
Carmeuse Lime and Stone
Quick Lime
$518.40 / ton
Genesis Alkali, LLC
Soda Ash
$480.00 / ton
Tanner Industries, Inc.
Anhydrous Ammonia
$2,660.00 / ton
Univar Solutions USA, Inc
Hydro-fluosilicic Acid
$570.322 / ton
Ammonium Suflate
$2.499 / gal
Liquid Aluminum Sulfate
$1.98 / gal
Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc.
Carbon Dioxide
$425.00 / Ton
Thatcher Chemical of Florida, Inc.
Ferric Sulfate
$1.67 / gal
Linde, Inc.
Liquid Oxygen
$0.0721 / lb
These awards are made for the period from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 20...
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