REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: PAUL AMICO, PE, Interim 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
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Approve the Second Amendment to the Requirements Contract with Kemira Water Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation, to increase the not-to-exceed amount by $1,703,279.59 and increase the total contract amount not-to-exceed $9,721,461.39, for the fifth and final year of the Contract to purchase ferric chloride and authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to sign the second amendment on behalf of the City. Bid File 9562 (Citywide)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council approve the second amendment to the Requirements Contract (Contract) with Kemira Water Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Kemira), to increase the not-to-exceed amount by $1,703,279.59 for the fifth and final year of the Contract for a revised total contract amount of $9,721,461.39, for the continued purchase of ferric chloride, a chemical additive used for controlling hydrogen sulfide levels in the waste streams at the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility, and authorize the Director of Public Utilities or designee, to sign the second amendment on behalf of the City.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities seeks approval for the second amendment to the current Requirements Contract with Kemira. This amendment increases the not-to-exceed amount by $1,703,279.59 for the fifth and final year of the Contract, for a total contract not-to-exceed amount of $9,721,461.39. Ferric Chloride (Ferric) is used at the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility (RWRF) to control hydrogen sulfide concentrations in the liquid waste stream, which ultimately reduces hydrogen sulfide emissions in the digester gas. Hydro...
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