TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF FEBRUARY 1, 2024
COMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT
Mr. Brian A. Perkovich, Executive Director
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Authority to advertise Contract 24-641-11, Furnishing and Delivering Liquid Carbon Dioxide to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $2,153,500.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1611808
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Dear Sir:
Contract documents and specifications have been prepared for Contract 24-641-11, Furnishing and Delivering Liquid Carbon Dioxide to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, at the request of the Maintenance and Operations Department.
The purpose of this contract is to procure liquid carbon dioxide to inhibit struvite formation in the centrifuges and associated piping in the solids handling equipment at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant.
The estimated cost for this contract is $2,153,500.00. The estimated 2024, 2025, and 2026 expenditures are $555,025.00, $1,080,300.00, and $518,175.00, respectively.
The bid deposit for this contract is $107,000.00.
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 subcontracting opportunities.
The tentative schedule for this contract is as follows:
Advertise March 13, 2024
Bid Opening April 2, 2024
Award April 18, 2024
Completion May 31, 2026
Funds are available in 2024 in Account 101-69000-623560. Funds for the subsequent years, 2025 and 2026, are contingent on the Board of Commissioners’ approval of the District’s budget for those years.
In view of the foregoing, it is recommended that the Director of Procurement and Materials Management be authorized to advertise Contract 24-641-11.
Requested, John P. Murray, Director of Maintenance and Operations, EJS:JS:SH:JR:MM:JC
Recommended, Darlene A. LoCascio, Director of Procurement and Materials Management
Respectfully Submitted, Marcelino Garcia, Chairman Committee on Procurement
Disposition of this agenda item will be documented in the official Regular Board Meeting Minutes of the Board of Commissioners for February 1, 2024
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