HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 69-2016 (16-470)City of South San Francisco P.O. Box 711 (City Hall,
400 Grand Avenue)
South San Francisco, CA
Staff Report: 69 -2016
File Number: 16 -470 Enactment Number: 69 -2016
RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AWARDING CONTRACTS FOR
FURNISHING BULK PROCESS CHEMICALS AT THE WATER
QUALITY CONTROL PLANT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 -2017; AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE
NECESSARY AGREEMENTS.
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco uses bulk chemicals in its operation of the South
San Francisco -San Bruno Water Quality Control Plant; and
WHEREAS, Section 4.04.040 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code ( "SSFMC ") expressly
authorizes the City to take advantage of valid contract terms that have been negotiated by another
governmental agency, where that agency had used a quote or bid process substantially conforming with
SSFMC Chapter 4.04 and State law; and
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco joined the Bay Area Chemical Consortium
(`BACC ") in 2012 to obtain the lowest possible pricing through joint leveraged purchasing; and
WHEREAS, the BACC conducted a competitive bid process for bulk purchase of numerous
chemicals for the fiscal year 2016 -2017; and
WHEREAS, the BACC bid the chemicals on March 01, 2016, and forty -one (41) bids were
received and opened on April 05, 2016; and
were:
WHEREAS, the lowest responsive bids for the chemicals to be purchased through the BACC
A. Univar USA, Inc. for Sodium Bisulfite
B. Univar USA, Inc. for Sodium Hypochlorite
C. Thatcher Company of California for Ferric Chloride
D. SNF/Polydyne for We -527 Polymer (solids dewatering)
E. SNF/Polydyne for We -984 Polymer (enhance primary treatment)
WHEREAS, as a member of the BACC, the City of South San Francisco is entitled to purchase
bulk chemicals from the BACC's low bidders at the bid prices stated above.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of South San
Francisco hereby takes the following actions:
Approves and awards purchase agreements with the following vendors for the bulk chemicals listed
below, in conformance with the BACC lowest responsive bids, conditioned on timely execution by each
vendor of the Standard Agreement contained in
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File Number: 16 -470 Enactment Number: 69 -2016
BACC Chemical Requirements for 2016 -2017 bid package ( "Standard Agreement') and submission of
all required documents:
Univar USA, Inc., for Sodium Bisulfite
Univar USA, Inc., for Sodium Hypochlorite
Thatcher Company of California for Ferric Chloride
SNF/Polydyne for WE -527 Polymer solids dewatering)
SNF/Polydyne for WE -984 Polymer (enhance primary treatment)
Authorizes the City Manager to execute the necessary purchase agreements with Univar USA., Thatcher
Company and SNF/Polydyne, respectively for bulk chemical purchases for fiscal year 2016 -2017,
subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney, and take any other action necessary to further the
intent of this Resolution.
At a meeting of the Special City Council on 6/22/2016, a motion was made by Liza Normandy,
seconded by Richard Garbarino, that this Staff Report be approved. The motion passed.
Yes: 5 Matsumoto, Nom)andy, Addiego, Gupta, and Garbarino
by
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