Title
RFB 1097 High Calcium Lime Material
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Agenda of: November 29, 2017
Item No.: 2017-445
Amount: $2,922,660.00
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Sue F. McCormick
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: November 6, 2017
RE: RFB 1097 High Calcium Lime Material - Carmeuse Lime, Inc.
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Suzanne Coffey, the Interim Chief Operating Officer of the Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF), the Board of Directors (Board) of the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), authorizes the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to enter into an Agreement for High Calcium Lime Material with Carmeuse Lime, Inc. at a cost not to exceed $2,922,660.00 for three years with two one-year renewal options at $974,220.00 per year for a total of $4,871,100.00; and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
Proper handling and disposal of biosolids is an important component of compliance with GLWA's NPDES Permit. WRRF operations prioritizes biosolids disposal as follows: 1) use of the biosolids dryer facility for the production of fertilizer pellets, 2) incineration of solids utilizing onsite incinerators and 3) landfilling or land application using the Central Offloading Facility (COF). All biosolids processed through the COF are stabilized using high calcium lime which also provides for odor control. This agreement will provide the high calcium lime needed for WRRF operations.
JUSTIFICATION
Procurement Method
The Procurement Group, Supply Chain Operations Team, competitively bid this project to obtain the lowest responsive and responsible vendor.
Advertised: August 10, 2017
On MITN - Request for Bid (RFB) 1097
Distributed to: 122 vendors
Downloaded bid documents: 17 vendors
Response due date: August 31, 2017
Responses received: Two (2) vendors submitted bids
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