Title
Ferric Chloride Contract (Ordinance S-45892)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with Kemira Water Solutions, Inc. to provide ferric chloride for the Water Services Department’s Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The fee for services will not exceed $67 million.
Report
Summary
Ferric chloride is used more than any other chemical in the Water Production division to treat surface water at the Water Treatment Plants (WTPs). Ferric chloride aids in removing impurities by forming larger solids, which are then filtered out in the treatment process. Removal of the solids is critical in ensuring proper disinfection of the water prior to delivery to the distribution system.
Additionally, the ferric chloride process is used at the 23rd and 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) to enhance the solids settling performance of the primary sedimentation basins and to provide odor control. Ferric chloride addition is used to control emission of hydrogen sulfide released by burning digester gases at the flares.
Procurement Information
Request for Proposals (RFP)1819-WPP-190, Ferric Chloride, was conducted in accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10. Three offers were received. Two offers were determined to be responsive to the solicitation requirements. Offerors were required to submit unit prices for all geographic locations in a group. The maximum possible score was 1,000 points.
The proposals were scored by a three-member evaluation panel and the two responsive and responsible offerors and their scores are as follows:
Group I - WWTPs
Kemira Water Solutions, Inc.: 799 points
Pencco, Inc.: 770 points
Group II - WTPs
Kemira Water Solutions, Inc.: 840 points
The evaluation panel recommended acceptance of the offers from Kemira Water Solutions, Inc. as the highest scoring, responsive, and responsible offeror that is the most advantageous to the City.
Contract Term
The contract term will be for five years, effective on July 1, 2019, with an end date of June 30, 2024.
Financial Impact
The contract value will not exceed $67 million. Funding is available in the Water Services Department's Operating budget.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters and the Water Services Department.