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File #: 20-349    Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 5/15/2020 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/27/2020 Final action: 5/27/2020
Title: Resolution approving purchase agreements for the furnishing bulk process chemicals at the Water Quality Control Plant for fiscal year 2020-21; and authorizing the City Manager to execute the necessary agreements.
Attachments: 1. Exhibit A Draft 2020-2021 Univar Sodium Hypochlorite and Bisulfite Purchase Agreement.pdf, 2. Exhibit B Draft 2020-2021 Thatcher Ferric Chloride Purchase Agreement.pdf, 3. Exhibit C Draft 2020-2021 Polydyne Purchase Agreement.pdf

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Resolution approving purchase agreements for the furnishing bulk process chemicals at the Water Quality Control Plant for fiscal year 2020-21; 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 2019-20; and

 

WHEREAS, the lowest responsive bids for the chemicals to be purchased through the BACC were Univar USA, Inc. for sodium bisulfite; Univar USA, Inc. for sodium hypochlorite; and Thatcher Company of California for ferric chloride; 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, due to the COVID-19 health emergency, the BACC negotiated to extend pricing with the previous fiscal year's low bidders; and

 

WHEREAS, the BACC no longer facilitates the bidding process for polymer and agencies must facilitate this process individually; and

 

WHEREAS, City staff negotiated with Polydyne, Inc., and that entity has agreed to discount pricing for twelve months for: SNF/Polydyne for WE-527 Polymer (solids dewatering) and SNF/Polydyne for WE-984 Polymer (enhance primary treatment); and

 

WHEREAS, staff recommends the City enter into purchase agreements attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibits A, B and C, respectively with Univar USA, Thatcher Company of California, and Polydyne, Inc. through fiscal year 2020-21, for the respective process chemicals identified above.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco hereby approves purchase agreements attached hereto as Exhibits A, B and C and incorporated herein:

 

A.                     Draft Univar USA, Inc. for Sodium Bisulfite and Sodium Hypochlorite (“Exhibit A”)

B.                     Draft Thatcher Company of California for Ferric Chloride (“Exhibit B”)

C.                      Draft SNF/Polydyne for WE-527 Polymer and WE-984 Polymer (“Exhibit C”)

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the purchase agreements in substantially the same form as in Exhibits A, B and C, conditioned on timely execution by each vendor of the agreement and submission of all required documents and conformance with requirements related to the BACC Chemical Requirements for the fiscal year 2020-21 bid package, and subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the City Manager is hereby authorized to take any other action necessary to further the intent of this resolution.

 

 

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