CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Bid 18-241, Liquid Cationic Emulsion Polymer for Gravity Belt Thickening, to SNF Polydyne Inc. for an amount not to exceed $131,971 and for a 24-month term
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DEPARTMENT: Water Utilities
SUBMITTED BY: Mark Curran, Interim Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
The Water Utilities issued Bid 18-241 seeking the services of a qualified vendor to provide liquid cationic emulsion polymer for use at the City's Springbrook Water Reclamation Center (SWRC). The liquid cationic emulsion polymer is used specifically in the gravity belt thickeners (GBTs) for processing aerobically digested waste activated sludge in the Gravity Belt Thickener Building. SWRC anticipates processing up to 10,000 dry tons of aerobic digester sludge during the 24-month contract term.
As part of the bid process, qualified polymer vendors' products were tested at full plant scale conditions and evaluated for most optimum performance. The performance testing established agreed upon representative dosages to accomplish required results per the Utilities' specifications for GBT thickening. Respective vendors' dosages were determined as a prerequisite prior to the bid cost numbers being submitted.
DISCUSSION:
Advertisement Date: 10/01/2018 Notices Sent: 74
Opening Date: 01/08/2019 Planholders: 10
Responses Received: 1
Bids were received from the following vendors:
Vendor
Total Bid Amount
SNF Polydyne Inc.
$131,971
Historically, there have been three vendors that participated in this bid: BASF Corporation, Polydyne and Solenis. BASF declined to bid because they are currently in the process of merging with Solenis. The remaining two suppliers, Polydyne and Solenis, participated in the pre-qualification process. Solenis did not qualify because they did not meet the minimum required average cake solids of 6.5%.
Polydyne's cost per pound of polymer increased $0.443 per pound from $0.747 t...
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