Title
Requisition No. REQ-0001735
Ferric Chloride
O&M
Body
Agenda of: April 23, 2025
Item No.: 2025-122
Amount: $23,356,200.00
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Suzanne R. Coffey, P.E.
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: March 30, 2025
RE: Requisition No. REQ-0001735
Ferric Chloride
Vendor: Kemira Water Solutions
Status: New Contract/PO
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Navid Mehram, Chief Operating Officer - Wastewater Operating Services, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), authorizes the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to enter into Requisition No. REQ-0001735, "Ferric Chloride" with Kemira Water Solutions, at a cost not to exceed $7,590,000.00 for a duration of one (1) year with two (2) one (1) year renewal options at a cost not to exceed $7,790,775.00 for renewal one (1) and a cost not to exceed $7,975,425.00 for renewal two (2) for a total amount not to exceed $23,356,200.00; and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
The Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) at GLWA is required to remove phosphorus to meet effluent limits required in the plant's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. The primary method for removing phosphorus at the WRRF is by adding iron salts (ferric chloride) to the wastewater stream, which reacts with the phosphorus and precipitates out of the flow stream. Phosphorus removal is desired to reduce the impact of higher nutrient loadings (eutrophication) on the receiving waters.
JUSTIFICATION
The WRRF is required to remove phosphorus to meet effluent limits required in the WRRF's NPDES permit. Ferric chloride is an essential chemical necessary for the treatment of phosphorus at the WRRF to ensure compliance with its permit. The usage of the chemical is weather dependent and exact usage is difficult to predict.
FINANCIAL PLAN IM...
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