Title
Purchase of Polymers for Water Treatment and Production - Amendment (Ordinance S-48863)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an amendment to Contract 146988 with Polydyne Inc., to provide additional time and funding to the agreement. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional expenditures included in this amendment will not exceed $16,862,000.
Report
Summary
The purpose of the amendment is to extend the term of the agreement for an additional one year to allow the volatile market to stabilize before soliciting for the polymer. The current polymer market is volatile with surges and significant shifting in supply and demand. The polymer market has experienced increases in pricing between 20-30 percent over the past year. Additional funding is requested to support purchase of polymers on this agreement and to account for variances in price that have been absorbed over the past year.
This agreement will provide Cationic polymers used at the 91st and 23rd Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plants. Polymers are necessary for removing organic matter from water and are used to condition solids while improving dewatering efficiency.
Contract Term
This amendment will extend the end date of the contract term from Feb. 28, 2023 to Feb. 28, 2024.
Financial Impact
The initial authorization for Contract 146988 was for an expenditure not-to-exceed $25 million. This amendment will increase the authorization for the contract by an additional $16,862,000, for a new total not-to-exceed contract value of $41,862,000.
Funding for this amendment is available in the Water Services Department’s budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council approved Contract 146988 (Ordinance S-44265) on Feb. 21, 2018.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters and the Water Services Department.