TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF JANUARY 8, 2026
COMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT
Mr. John P. Murray, Executive Director
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Authority to advertise Contract 26-935-11, Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Hydroxide, estimated cost $1,861,300.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1648719
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Dear Sir:
Contract documents and specifications have been prepared for Contract 26-935-11, Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Hydroxide, at the request of the Maintenance and Operations Department.
The purpose of this contract is to procure sodium hydroxide for a two-year period to maintain the proper pH in the phosphorous recovery facility reactor at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant.
The estimated cost for this contract is $1,861,300.00. The estimated 2026, 2027, and 2028 expenditures are $447,800.00, $949,100.00, and $464,400.00, respectively.
The bid deposit for this contract is $93,000.00. The chemical is needed to comply with the District’s NPDES permit.
The Multi-Project Labor Agreement (MPLA) is not applicable to this contract because it is a furnish and deliver contract.
The Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D, and Appendix V will not be included in this contract because there are no practical opportunities for subcontracting available in this contract.
The tentative schedule for this contract is as follows:
Advertise February 11, 2026
Bid Opening March 3, 2026
Award March 19, 2026
Completion April 16, 2028
In view of the foregoing, it is recommended that the Director of Procurement and Materials Management be authorized to advertise Contract 26-935-11.
Funds are available in 2026, in Account 101-69000-623560. Funds for the subsequent years, 2027 and 2028, are contingent on the Board of Commissioners’ approval of the District’s budget for those years.
Requested, Pinakin V. Desai, Acting Director of Maintenance and Operations, JBS:BML:MM:JR:SSG
Recommended, Darlene A. LoCascio, Director of Procurement and Materials Management
Respectfully Submitted, Precious Brady-Davis, Chairperson Committee on Procurement
Disposition of this agenda item will be documented in the official Regular Board Meeting Minutes of the Board of Commissioners for January 8, 2026
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