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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET <br />PURCHASING DIVISION <br />DATE: April 26, 2022 <br />TO: Board of County Commissioners <br />THROUGH: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />Kristin Daniels, Budget Director <br />FROM: Jennifer Hyde, Purchasing Manager <br />SUBJECT: Amendment to Annual Award for Sulfuric Acid (Bid 2022004) <br />BACKGROUND: <br />On September 21, 2021, the Board awarded bid 2022004 to Shrieve Chemical Company, LLC for <br />sulfuric acid, which is used to treat water before it is fed into the RO membranes at the County's <br />water treatment plants. The period of the award was October 1, 2021 through September 30, <br />2022, with two one-year renewal options available. <br />ANALYSIS: <br />Shreive has approached staff with a request to increase the contract price, due to a significant <br />increase in the cost of sulfur since the time of the bid. The most recent increase is in large part due <br />to sanctions against Russia, one of the largest exporters of sulfur. <br />Index Release Date <br />Tampa Contract Price <br />Change <br />July 16, 2021 <br />$195/liquid ton <br />N/A <br />Bid price $1.83/gal <br />September 17, 2021 <br />$183/liquid ton <br />-6.15% <br />Price per <br />January 7, 2022 $282/liquid ton <br />54.10% <br />April 1, 2022 <br />$481/liquid ton <br />70.57% <br />Requested adjusted price I $2.33/gal <br />Shrieve is asking for a standing adjustment to the price, whether an increase or decrease, based on <br />the Green Markets Tampa Sulfur contract posting. Their request is for a change equal to 1/3 of the <br />price change be made (as one ton of liquid sulfur is used to produce three tons of sulfuric acid). <br />r^,. 1... .1..+:.. ..� 4: +L....,6.-. - r ..ncfori to ho Af-artivo Mav'A im% ArP Shnwn below. <br />New <br />Previous <br />Sulfur <br />New <br />Sulfur <br />Sulfur <br />Price <br />Acid Price Change (Sulfur <br />surcharge (acid price <br />Price per <br />Price <br />Price <br />Change <br />price Change x.33) <br />change/130.72 gal/ton) <br />gallon <br />$481/lt <br />$282/lt <br />$199/It <br />$65.67 <br />$0.50 <br />$2.33 <br />50 <br />