REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BROCK D. BUCHE, PE, PLS, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: RUSSELL B. GUILLIAMS, Water Manager - Certified
Department of Public Utilities- Water Division
MARTIN WENDELS, Project Manager
Department of Public Utilities - Water Division
SUBJECT
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Award a Product Requirements Contract for Bulk Sodium Hypochlorite with Thatcher Company of California, Inc., for three years with an option for two one-year extensions; with a total not to exceed contract amount of $5,371,126.20, plus annual Consumer Price Index increases (Bid File 12401016-1) (Citywide).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council award a Product Requirements Contract for the purchase of Bulk Sodium Hypochlorite (NaOCl), to Thatcher Company of California, Inc. (Thatcher), a Salt Lake City Corporation, for three years with provisions for two optional one-year extensions, in the amount of $1,074,225.24 per year plus annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) increases; and authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to sign agreement on behalf of the City of Fresno (City).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities (DPU), Water Division (Water), seeks to award a Product Requirements Contract to Thatcher with an annual total of $1,074,225.24 for three years with an option for two one-year extensions for a total not to exceed contract of $5,371,126.20 for NaOCl. Water Division currently uses NaOCl at the Northeast Surface Water Treatment Facility (NESWTF), the Southeast Surface Water Treatment Facility (SESWTF), T3, and at various water well locations throughout the City to disinfect treated drinking water before it enters the water distribution system. Award of this contract will allow for the continued protection of the water distribution system.
BACKGROUND
The City is required by federal and state drinking water regulations to always maintain a chlorine residual greater than 0.2 mg/L in the farthest ...
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