09 - Water Treatment Plant-Petra Chemical BidItem No. 9
TO: City Council
John Godwin, City Manager
FROM: Doug Harris, Director of Utilities
SUBJECT: AWARD WATER TREATMENT CHEMICAL BID
DATE: 10/10/2017
BACKGROUND: Bids for water and wastewater treatment chemicals were initially received
and opened on 07/25/2017; vendors/suppliers notified the City of Paris they would be unable to
Donor the submitted bids for liquid caustic (50% sodium hydroxide), due to the Impact of
Hurricane Harvey on production costs.
STATUS OF ISSUE: This water treatment chemical was published for rebid. A bid notice was
advertised in The Paris News on 09/24/2017 and 10/'01/2017; published on the City of Paris
Department of Utilities website; published on the Texas Comptroller Electronic State Business
Daily website; and bid packets were direct mailed to twelve (12) vendors, eight (8) submitted
bids. Bid submittals were opened on October 10, 2017; the low bid for liquid caustic (50%
sodium hydroxide) was received from Petra Chemical Company at $667,00/ton. The tabulation
is attached. All original bid documents are available for review in the office of the City Clerk.
BUDGET: Department 82 - Water Production 10-0211-82-00: $166,750,00,
RECOMMENDATION, Approve the low bid received from Petra Chernical Company for liquid
caustic (50% sodium hydroxide) to be used at the water treatment plant in FY 2017/2018.
City of Paris — Department of Utilities
Liquid Caustic (50% Sodium Hydroxide) Bid Tabulation
Bids received and opened October 10, 2017, pricing effective October 2017 — September 2018
VENDOR/SUPPLIER U1d`UID CAUSTIC (50% Sodium Hydroxide) 81
B_renntag Southwest, Inc,
$676,00
DPC Industries
$672.00
FSTI, Inc.
Olin Chlor Alkali Products & Vinyls
$925.00
Petra Chemical' Company
$667.00
Shrie,ve Chemical
$749,00
Sycamore Life Sciences--
6—nivar USA,
$717.50,
Petra Chemical Company submitted the low bid for liquid caustic (50% sodium hydroxide) at $667.00/ton