10 W & WWT ChemicalsMEMORANDUM
City of Paris Utilities Department
To: Mayor & City Council, City of Paris
From: Jon L. Clack, Director of Utilities ~
Subject: Recommendations for Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals
Date: September 9, 2004
Sealed bids were received on September 7, 2004 for the furnishing and delivery of chemicals for
use at the Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants.
Recommendations are as follows:
Chemical
Chlorine
Liquid Alum
Liquid Anhydrous Ammonia
Hydrated Lime (Bulk)
Hydrated Lime (Bagged)
Activated Carbon (PAC)
Potassium Permanganate (PPM)
Sulfur Dioxide (S02)
Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH)
Polymer (PAM)
Fluosilicic Acid (Fluoride)
Bidder
Brenntag Southwest
General Chemical
BBB Fertilizer, Inc.
Texas Lime Company
Texas Lime Company
Norit Americas, Inc.
JLM Marketing
Harcros Chemicals, Inc.
Harcros Chemicals, Inc.
Atlantic Coast Polymers, Inc.
Harcros Chemicals, Inc.
Bid price
$495.00/ton
$134.95/ton
$527.94/ton
$91.50/ton
$122.50/ton
$0.365/lb.
$1.375/lb.
$507.00/ton
$417.00/ton
$0.937/lb.
$1.83/gal.
These are all the low bids meeting the bid specifications.
Attached is a bid tabulation spreadsheet showing all bidders, chemicals bid, bid prices, changes
from current prices, estimated chemical costs for the upcoming fiscal year and other information.
City of Paris
Bid Tabulations
Bids Received: Sep 7, 2003
Effective: Oct 1, 2004Sep 30, 2005
Chemical:
Chlorine
Alum
Ammonia
Lime (Bulk)
Lime (Bag) P A C
P P M
SO 2
NaOH Polymer
Fluoride
FY03-04 Price:
$ 344.00
$ 125.00
$ 492.18
$ 87.50
$ 118.00 $ 0.367
$ 1.5900
$ 410.00 $
239.00 $ 0.96
$ 1•82
Unit
ton
ton
ton
ton
ton ib.
Ib.
ton
ton Ib.
gal.
FY03-04 Supplier:
Harcros Chem
Gen Chem
BBB Fert
Texas Lime
Texas Lime Norit Amer
Univar
Brenntag SW
Univar Atlantic Coast
Pennco
Bidder: Chlorine Alum Ammonia Lime (Bulk) Lime (Baal P A C P P M SO 2 NaOH Polvmer Fluoride
Altivia Cor oration 550.00
0.516
460.00
1.69
American Carbon Services
0.448
Atlantic Coast Pol mers, Inc.
0.937
Austin White Lime
99.00
129.00
BBB Fertilizer, Inc.
527.94
Brennta Southwest
495.00
1.90
530.00
600.00
Chameleon Industries, Inc.
140.00
DPC Industries, Inc.
570.00
660.00
570.00
433.96
Fort Bend Services, Inc.
1.30
General Chemical
134.95
GEO S ec. Chemicals
250.19
Harcros Chemicals, Inc.
533.00
160.00
1.63
507.00
417.00
1.83
JLM Marketin
1.375
LaRoche Industries Inc.
700.00
Norit Americas, Inc.
0.365
Old World Industries
438.00
Pencco, Inc.
1.973
Southern lonics Inc.
195.00
Southwest Chemical
680.00
0.365*
Sweetwater Technolo ies
1.529
Tanner Industries
880.00
Texas Lime Com an
91.50
122.50
Univar
440.00
1.52
435.00
hign:
4i
b/U.UU
$
1bU.19
$
88U.UU
$
99.00
$
440A0
$
0.516U
$ 1.9UUU
$
5/U.UU
$
EiUU.UU
$
1.ti9
$
1.9/
Low:
$
495.00
$
134.95
$
527.94
$
91.50
$
122.50
$
0.3650
$ 1.3750
$
507.00
$
417.00
$
0.937
$
1.83
Unit Cost Difference:
$
151.00
$
9.95
$
35.76
$
4.00
$
4.50
$
(0.00)
$ (0.22)
$
97.00
$
178.00
$
(0.02)
$
0.01
Estimated Units WTP:
120
1200
30
100
10
25000
10000
280
15000
Estimated Units 1NWTP:
50
50
20000
Change per Chemicat:
$
25,670.00
$
11,940.00
$
1,072.80
$
400.00
$
45.00
$
(50.00)
$ (2,150.00)
$
4,850.00
$
49,840.00
$
(460.00)
$
139.50
Total Cost per Chemical:
$
84,150.00
$
161,940.00
$
15,838.20
$
9,150.00
$
1,225.00
$
9,125.00
$13,750.00
$
25,350.00
$
116,760.00
$
18,740.00
$ 27,450.00
Total Chemical Cost:
$
483,478.20
Overall Change:
$
91,297.30
'Did not meet delivery specifications