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Resolution approving purchase agreements for the furnishing bulk process chemicals at the Water Quality Control Plant for fiscal year 2023-24; and authorizing the City Manager to execute the necessary agreements.
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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) 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 fiscal year 2023-24; and
WHEREAS, the lowest responsive bids for the chemicals to be purchased through the BACC were Kemira for ferric chloride; Hasa, Inc. for sodium hypochlorite and Univar USA, Inc. for sodium bisulfite; and
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; and
WHEREAS, the BACC no longer facilitates the bidding process for polymer and agencies must facilitate this process individually; and
WHEREAS, Polydyne, Inc. continues to provide competitive bulk polymer pricing and the WQCP will contract with Polydyne, Inc. through fiscal year 2023-24.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco hereby approves and awards purchase agreements, in the form of Standard Agreement contained in the BACC Chemical Requirements for the fiscal year 2023-24 bid package (“Standard Agreement”), with the following vendors for the bulk chemicals listed below as Exhibits A-D attached hereto and incorporated herein and in conformance with the BACC lowest responsive bids:
A. Kemira Company for Ferric Chloride (Exhibit A)
B. Univar USA, Inc. for Sodium Bisulfite (Exhibit B)
C. SNF/Polydyne for Polymer (Exhibit C)
C. Hasa, Inc. for Hypochlorite (Exhibit D)
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute the Standard Agreements in substantially the same form as Exhibits A-D, conditioned on timely execution by each vendor of the Standard Agreements and submission of all required documents, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney, and take any other action necessary to further the intent of this resolution.
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