Title
Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals - IFB-2021-WPP-308 - Amendment (Ordinance S-51393) - Citywide
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee to allow additional expenditures under Contracts 153938, 153956, 153943, 153957, 153958, 153959, 153960 with Hill Brothers Chemical Company, Thatcher Company of Arizona, Inc., Donau Carbon US LLC, Dubois Chemicals Inc., DPC Enterprises, LP and Chemrite Inc. for the purchase of Acidified Copper Sulfate, Caustic Soda, Hydrofluorosilicic Acid, Powdered Activated Carbon, Silica Dioxide, Sodium Bisulfite and Sodium Hypochlorite for the Water Services Department. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional expenditures will not exceed $14,500,000.
Report
Summary
The purpose of the amendment is to request additional funds for the supply of Acidified Copper Sulfate, Caustic Soda, Hydrofluorosilicic Acid, Powdered Activated Carbon, Silica Dioxide, Sodium Bisulfite and Sodium Hypochlorite for the water and wastewater treatment processes. These contracts have experienced extreme fluctuations to price over the past three-and-a-half-years, creating a lack of funding required for the remaining term of the contract period. The additional funds allow the contracted vendors to supply the products required for the Water Services Department water production and water treatment processes to provide clean drinking water to the City of Phoenix residents.
Contract Term
The contract term remains unchanged, ending on March 31, 2026.
Financial Impact
The initial authorization for Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals was for an expenditure not-to-exceed $25,500,000. This amendment will increase the authorization of the agreement by an additional $14,500,000, for a new not-to-exceed value of $40,000,000. Funds are available in the Water Services Department’s budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council previously approved this request:
Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals Contracts 153938, 153956, 153943, 153957, 153958, 153959, 153960 (Ordinance S-47340) on March 3, 2021.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Ginger Spencer and the Water Services Department.