MEMORANDUM

On Tuesday, October 21, 2014, the City of Lawrence opened bids for the following:

2015 Water & Wastewater Treatment Chemicals – Utilities Department

Product

Vendor / Quantifier

Bid Price

Awarded Bid to

 

 

 

 

Water Treatment Chemicals

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quick Lime (Kaw – pebble)

Mississippi Lime Co.

0.06880 / lb

***

 

US Lime Co.

0.071525 / lb

 

 

Lhoist North America

0.12 / lb

 

 

 

 

 

Quick Lime (Clinton – Powder)

Mississippi Lime Co.

0.06880 / lb

***

 

US Lime Co.

0.071525 / lb

 

 

Lhoist North America

0.12 / lb

 

 

 

 

 

Sodium Bisulfite

Brenntag Mid South

1.90 / gal

***

 

 

 

 

Ferric Chloride

Kemira Water Solutions, Inc.

1.232 / gal

***

 

PVS Technologies, Inc.

2.32 / gal

 

 

 

 

 

Sodium Hypochlorite

Brenntag Mid South

0.65 / gal

***

 

DPC Industries, Inc.

0.744 / gal

 

 

 

 

 

Polymer (Kaw)

Brenntag Mid South – (GS Robin 120)

0.62 / lb

***

 

NALCO Co.

0.72 / lb

 

 

SWE, Inc. dba Southwest Engineers

0.79 / lb

 

 

 

 

 

Polymer (Clinton)

Nalco Co. (Nalco 8186)

0.70 / lb

***

 

 

 

 

Powdered Activated Carbon (PAC)

Carbon Activated Corporation

Does not meet bid spec #9

0.63 / lb

 

 

Standard Purification / for Kaw Plant

0.814 / lb

***

 

Calgon / for Clinton Plant

1.17 / lb

***

 

 

 

 

Carbon Dioxide

Air Products

0.04 / lb

***

 

Poet Ethanol Products

0.041 / lb

 

 

Continental Carbonic Products, Inc.

0.16 / lb

 

 

 

 

 

Sodium Hexametaphosphate

Harcros Chemical Inc.

0.9975 / lb

***

 

Carus Corporation

1.04 / lb

 

 

Shannon Chemical Corporation

1.27 / lb

 

 

DPC Industries, Inc.

1.42 / lb

 

 

Brenntag Mid South

1.60 / lb

 

 

 

 

 

Sodium Silicofluoride

Harcros Chemical Inc.

0.4645 / lb

***

 

Brenntag Mid South

0.50 / lb

 

 

Univar

0.642 / lb

 

 

 

 

 

Aqua Ammonia

Harcros Chemical Inc.

0.9730 / gal

***

 

Airgas Specialty Products

1.84 / gal

 

 

 

 

 

Aluminum Sulfate – Bulk

Brenntag Mid South

0.305 / lb

***

 

Chemtrade Chemicals

0.3225 / lb

 

 

 

 

 

Phosphate Solution

Carus Corporation

6.042 / gal

***

 

Brenntag Mid South

9.00 / gal

 

 

Shannon Chemical Corporation

9.87 / gal

 

 

 

 

 

Wastewater Treatment Chemicals

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quick Lime

Mississippi Lime Company

0.0688/ lb

***

 

Lhoist North America

0.12 / lb

 

 

 

 

 

Sodium Hypochlorite

Brenntag Mid South

0.65 / gal

***

 

DPC Industries, Inc.

0.744 / gal

 

 

 

 

 

Sodium Bisulfite

Brenntag Mid South

1.90 / gal

***

 

Univar USA, Inc.

3.57 / lb

 

 

 

 

 

Ferric Chloride

Kemira Water Solutions, Inc.

1.232 / gal

***

 

PVS Technologies, Inc.

1.24 / gal

 

 

 

 

 

Potassium Permanganate

DPC Industries, Inc.

Did not meet bid specifications notes # 11

2.64 / gal

 

 

Brenntag Mid South

3.60 / lb

***

 

Univar USA, Inc.

4.209 / lb

 

 

 

 

 

Anti-Foamer

Brenntag Mid South

1.02 / lb

***

 

TramFloc, Inc.

2.60 / lb

 

 

 

 

 

Polymer – Actiflo

Brenntag Mid South

1.43 / lb

***

 

SWE, Inc. dba Southwest Engineers

2.22 / lb

 

 

 

 

 

Polymer – Belt Press

Polydyne Inc.

1.02 / lb

***

 

 

 

 

Ferrous Chloride L.S. # 3

Kemira Water Solutions, Inc.

0.68 / gal

***

 

PVS Technologies, Inc.

1.53 / gal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ferrous Chloride L.S. #9

Kemira Water Solutions, Inc.

0.68 / gal

***

 

PVS Technologies, Inc.

0.75 / gal

 

 

 

 

 

Ferrous Chloride L.S. # 46

Kemira Water Solutions, Inc.

0.68 / gal

***

 

PVS Technologies, Inc.

0.75 / gal