REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BUD TICKEL, Assistant Director - Water
Department of Public Utilities - Water Division
BY: MARTIN WENDELS, Project Manager
Department of Public Utilities - Water Division
SUBJECT
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Approve an increase to the Requirements Contract with Air Liquide U.S. LP, doing business as Alliance Gas Products, for Bulk Liquid Oxygen to an annual amount of $275,000, and extend the contract for an additional two years (Bid File 9452) (Citywide).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council approve an increase in contract amount and extend the duration by two additional years for the Requirements Contract for Bulk Liquid Oxygen (LOX) - Bid File 9452.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities - Water Division (Water) utilizes LOX to disinfect water for protection against viruses and bacteria pursuant to the California Department of Public Health regulations. The City's Northeast Surface Water Treatment Facility (NESWTF) and the Southeast Surface Water Treatment Facility (SESWTF) collectively produce over 80 million gallons of drinking water per day. Ozone is produced on site at both locations utilizing LOX to achieve the desired disinfectant. LOX is necessary for both facilities to produce potable drinking water and without it, production of ozone cannot occur and the NESWTF and SESWTF cannot operate.
Council approval of an increase in the annual contract amount to $275,000 and an additional two-year extension of the Requirements Contract with Alliance Gas Products (Alliance), will allow the continued delivery of LOX to both the NESWTF and the SESWTF and continued production of safe drinking water will continue.
BACKGROUND
The NESWTF produces up to 30 million gallons of drinking water a day and the SESWTF produces over 50 million gallons of drinking water a day. To protect the public against viruses and bacteria, the State Water Resources Control Board Division of Drinking Water' regulations require that the wat...
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