SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Authorize a blanket purchase order to Odyssey Manufacturing Company of Tampa, FL, for the purchase of liquid sodium hypochlorite, in the annual not-to-exceed amount of $550,000, with option for three one-year term extensions, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.564 Exceptions to Bidding and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
Liquid Sodium Hypochlorite (bleach) is used as a disinfectant at the City of Clearwater’s potable water treatment plants, water reclamation facilities, and reclaimed water pump stations, to maintain regulatory compliance with the City’s Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) operating permits.
Public Utilities current cost for liquid sodium hypochlorite is $.50 per gallon. This authorization request is to piggyback Pinellas County’s contract Number 178-0270-B Sodium Hypochlorite Liquid (awarded July 2018; expires July 2023), pursuant to City Code Section 2.564 (1)(d) Exceptions to Bid - Other Government Entities’ Bids, beginning on October 1, 2019 through the July 2023 contract expiration date.
The County’s bid pricing is $.437 per gallon for tanker loads of 4,500 gallons; and $.52 per gallon for loads between 500 gallons (minimum) and 4,499 gallons. Public Utilities’ typical delivery load is 4,500 gallons which will result in an approximate savings of $30,000 annually.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
Budgeted funds for FY20 are available in Public Utilities’ cost center 551000 Lab Supplies - Chemicals:
• FY20 $550,000
Future fiscal year budgets will include requests for funding:
• FY21 $550,000
• FY22 $550,000
• FY23 $550,000 ($460,000 through July 2023 contract expiration)