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Item No. 7 <br />memorandum <br />TO: City Council <br />John Godwin, City Manager <br />FROM: Doug Harris, Director of Utilities <br />SUBJECT: AWARD WATER & WASTEWATER TREATMENT CHEMICAL BIDS <br />DATE: 07/22/2015 <br />BACKGROUND: Bids for water and wastewater treatment chemicals are scheduled annually. <br />Bids were received and publicly opened at 3:00 p.m. on 07/21/2015. <br />STATUS OF ISSUE: Bids were advertised in The Paris News on 07/09/2015 and 07/14/2015 <br />and published on the City of Paris Department of Utilities website; bid packets were mailed to 50 <br />vendors, 20 submitted bids. Low bids received: Chlorine, $589.00 /ton, Brenntag Southwest; <br />Alum, $179.50 /ton, Chemtrade Chemicals US.; Ammonia, $1,500.00 /ton, Tanner Industries; <br />Bulk Lime, $163.29/ton, Austin White Lime Company; Bagged Lime, $268.60/ton, Texas Lime <br />Company; Powdered Activated Carbon, $0.495/lb., Norit Americas, Inc.; Sulfur Dioxide, <br />$730.00 /ton, Brenntag Southwest; Sodium Hydroxide, $437.00 /ton, Brenntag Southwest; <br />Polymer, $1.01 /lb., Polydyne Inc.; Fluoride, $2.49/gal, Univar USA, Inc. The bid tabulation is <br />attached. All original bid documents are available for review in the office of the City Clerk. <br />BUDGET: Department 82 - Water Production 10- 0211- 82 -00: $486,290.00; Department 86 — <br />Wastewater Treatment 10- 0211- 86 -00: $116,450.00; Overall total: $602,740.00. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Approve the low bids received for water and wastewater treatment <br />chemicals to be used in FY 2015/2016. <br />