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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET <br />PURCHASING DIVISION <br />DATE: September 10, 2021 <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: Award of Annual Bid 2022005 for Liquid Aluminum Sulfate <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The Department of Utility Services requested the solicitation of annual bids to furnish and deliver <br />aluminum sulfate (liquid alum), used in wastewater and biosolids treatment facilities to aid in the <br />settling of the biosolids in the clarifiers. The additional settling reduces the total phosphorus in the <br />treatment facility's final effluent, and ensures compliance with FDEP permits. The current bid, <br />awarded to ChemTrade on September 11, 2018, expires on September 30, 2021. The term of the <br />new annual bid is October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022, with the option for two <br />additional one-year renewals. <br />BID RESULTS: <br />Advertising Date: <br />Bid Opening Date: <br />Broadcast to: <br />Bid Documents Obtained by: <br />Replies: <br />August 10, 2021 <br />September 3, 2021 <br />413 Subscribers <br />5 Vendors <br />4 Vendors <br />Firm <br />Location <br />Unit <br />Price per <br />gallon <br />Total Annual Cost <br />at estimated <br />70,000 gallons <br />Chemtrade Chemicals US LLC <br />Parsippany, NJ <br />$0.7573 <br />$53,011 <br />C&S Chemicals <br />Marietta, GA <br />$0.935 <br />$65,450 <br />Univar Solutions USA, Inc. <br />Kent, WA <br />$0.99 <br />$69,300 <br />Thatcher Chemical of Florida, Inc. <br />Salt Lake City, UT <br />$1.035 <br />$72,450 <br />ANALYSIS: <br />The low bid represents a 10% increase in per gallon price of $0.689 from the previous bid. <br />