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F, <br />7.F. BID #3020 - ZINC ORTHOPHOSPHATE - CALciOuEST. INC. (UTILITIES <br />DEPARTMENT) <br />The Board reviewed a Memorandum of October 18, 2000: <br />DATE: October 18, 2000 <br />TO: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />THRU: James E. Chandler, County Administrator <br />Thomas Frame, General Services Director (ktat--A.-- <br />FROM: Fran Powell, Purchasing Manager <br />SUBJECT: Bid Award: IRC #3020 Annual Bid for Zinc Orthophosphate <br />Utilities Department <br />BACKGROUND INFORMATION <br />Bid Opening Date: <br />October 4, 2000 at 2:00 P.M. <br />Advertising Dates: <br />September 20, & 27, 2000 <br />Notices Sent to: <br />Twelve (12) Vendors <br />Replies: <br />Two (2) Vendors <br />No Bids: <br />Four (4) Vendors <br />Vendor <br />Est Qty <br />Unit Price <br />Bid Total <br />Current Year Prices <br />4,800 gals <br />$4.78 gal <br />$22,944.00 <br />Calciquest Inc. <br />4,800 gals <br />$3.78 gal <br />$18,144.00 <br />Belmont, N.C. <br />Sweetwater Technologies <br />4,800 gals <br />$3.869 <br />$18,571.20 <br />Water Treatment Controls <br />Nashville, TN <br />LAST YEAR EXPENDITURE $20,985.00 <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />CalciQuest Inc. is a vendor incorporated with the State of North Carolina. It is not presently <br />registered in the State of Florida nor does it have a registered agent here in Florida. Should any <br />problem develop between CalciQuest Inc., and Indian River County that would -require any legal <br />proceedings, the County Attorney cautions that jurisdictional and venue questions may arise, i.e., <br />whether a lawsuit would be properly brought in a North Carolina court or in a Florida court. <br />The second and only other bidder was a firm from Tennessee also unregistered within Florida. <br />CalciQuest, Inc., has been a vendor fosthe County since 1994 with $100,000 in open purchase <br />orders over that period of time with no problems. Based on this history, staff recommends that <br />the County continue to purchase from CalciQuest, Inc., as follows: <br />OC����22Q�Q <br />��� -24- <br />