REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: NICHOLAS D. MASCIA, PE, Assistant City Manager
Interim-Director-Capital Projects Department
PAUL AMICO, PE, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: CASSIE L. SCHOLZ, PE, Assistant Director
Capital Projects Department, Utilities Project Management Division
JOSE VALENZUELA, Project Manager
Capital Projects Department, Utilities Project Management Division
SUBJECT
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Award a Product Purchase Contract to UGSI Chemical Feed, Inc. of Vineland, New Jersey in the amount of $356,036.00, for two Dry Polymer Batching Systems (Bid File No. 12700057) (District 6)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council award a Product Purchase Contract to UGSI Chemical Feed, Inc., for two Dry Polymer Batching Systems for the Northeast Surface Water Treatment Facility (NESWTF) in the total amount of $356,036.00, and authorize the Purchasing Manager to sign and execute all documents on behalf of the City.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The existing NESWTF polymer batching systems have reached the end of their useful service life and require replacement. The City of Fresno issued a formal bid for a Product Purchase Contract for two Dry Polymer Batching Systems. Following a competitive bidding process, UGSI Chemical Feed, Inc. was deemed to be the lowest responsive and responsible bidder in the amount of $356,036.00.
BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) operates and maintains three surface water treatment facilities and more than 260 municipal groundwater wells to meet the City’s water customers’ demands. The NESWTF has a treatment capacity of 30 million gallons per day, and is the primary source of drinking water for Northeast Fresno. Surface water enters the NESWTF from the Friant-Kern Canal Pipeline, and is mixed with dry polymer at the start of the treatment process. The polymer initiates the flocculation process in untreated water, causing fine particles to clump together when agitated and create larger, heavier ...
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