Title
Supply of Dry Ice Contract (Ordinance S-46430)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with The Tool Den, to provide dry ice for the purpose of mosquito mitigation at the 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant and Tres Rios Wetlands. Further request to authorize execution of amendments to the agreement as necessary within Council-approved expenditure authority as provided below, and for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The total agreement value will not exceed $21,200.
Report
Summary
The purpose of this contract is to obtain dry ice for the purpose of attracting mosquitoes into traps at the 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant and Tres Rios Wetlands. The dry ice is placed into the traps, and lasts approximately 12 hours. Traps are set and retrieved once per week at fixed trapping locations throughout the wastewater treatment plant and wetlands. Due to the limited shelf life of dry ice, a weekly supply is required during periods of high mosquito activity.
The Tool Den's services include, but are not limited to, provision and storage of dry ice.
Procurement Information
The selection was made using a Request for Quotation (RFQ) procurement process as set forth in the City of Phoenix Administration Regulation 3.10.
The RFQ was sent to 64 vendors.
Selected Vendor
The Tool Den
Contract Term
The term of the agreement is five years and will begin April 1, 2020.
Financial Impact
The agreement value for the Contractor will not exceed $21,200.
Location
91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant and Tres Rios Wetlands
Council District: 7
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters and the Water Services Department.