Title
Ferric Chloride Contract (Ordinance S-45054)
Description
Request City Council to authorize additional funds for contract 146295 with Kemira Water Solutions, Inc. (Kemira), to supply ferric chloride to the Water Services Department. Further request making funds available for this contract which were approved but not used under Ordinance S-43121. Request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional funds will not exceed $700,000.
Report
Summary
The Water Services Department (WSD) requires additional funding to purchase ferric chloride. Ferric chloride is a necessary chemical used during water production and during wastewater treatment, and more of this chemical is required when temperatures are high. The 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) requires more ferric chloride than anticipated as summer temperatures were higher than previously estimated. WSD is in the process of re-soliciting for this product. The additional funds will enable the plants to function until a long term contract can be put in place.
Contract Term
The contract term is effective through March 31, 2019.
Financial Impact
The additional funds will not exceed $700,000, and the total contract will not exceed $6,141,448. Funds are available on Ordinance S-43121.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council approved Ordinance S-43121 on Dec. 14, 2016, in the amount of $44,000,000. The Ordinance authorized the City Manager to execute two separate contracts with Pencco, Inc., and Kemira Water Solutions, Inc. to provide ferric chloride. On Sept. 20, 2017, City Council approved Ordinance S-43928, in the amount of $5,573,568, for the emergency contract with Thatcher Company of Arizona, Inc. On Nov. 1, 2017, City Council approved Ordinance S-44017 in the amount of $5,441,448 for the emergency contract with Kemira.
Location
91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant
23rd Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant
24th Street Water Treatment Plant
Union Hills Water Treatment Plant
Council Districts: 2, 6, and 7
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters and the Water Services Department.