REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: PAUL AMICO, PE, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: CORY ASHER, Assistant Director
Department of Public Utilities - Wastewater Management Division
KRISTINA MATTHEWS, Program Manager
Department of Public Utilities - Wastewater Management Division
SUBJECT
Title
Actions pertaining to a Requirements Contract with Kemira Water Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation, for the purchase of ferric chloride (Bid File 12600814) (Council District 3):
1. Approve the award of a Requirements Contract with Kemira Water Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation, for a three-year term with two optional single-year extensions for the purchase of ferric chloride at an annual cost of $1,874,361.71 plus annual Producer Price Index increases, with a total not-to-exceed amount of $9,951,240.88 for the entire term, including optional extensions;
2. Authorize the Purchasing Manager, or designee, to execute the Requirements Contract with Kemira Water Solutions, Inc., on behalf of the City of Fresno.
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council award a Requirements Contract (Contract) with Kemira Water Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Kemira) for three years with two optional one-year extensions, at an amount of $1,874,361.71 plus annual Producer Price Index (PPI) increases, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $9,951,240.88, and authorize the Purchasing Manager or designee to execute a Contract with Kemira Water Solutions, Inc., on behalf of the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) uses ferric chloride at the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility (RWRF) to control hydrogen sulfide concentrations in the liquid waste stream, thereby reducing hydrogen sulfide emissions in the digester gas. Hydrogen sulfide emissions are regulated under Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules administered by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District.
BACKGROUND
The RWRF cur...
Click here for full text