TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF APRIL 18, 2024
COMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT
Mr. Brian A. Perkovich, Executive Director
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Issue purchase order to Grignard Company, LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Struvicide O PM to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $241,000.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1615877
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Dear Sir:
Authorization is requested to issue a purchase order to Grignard Company, LLC, to furnish and deliver fifty (50), 275-gallon totes of Struvicide O PM to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant. Struvicide O PM is a proprietary product that has potential to reduce/eliminate struvite accumulation in equipment in the solids processing stream at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant. Incorporation of this product into the wastewater treatment process will allow for a full-scale trial which will include cost/benefit analysis and comparison with current struvite remediation practices such as the use of carbon dioxide and water jetting of germane infrastructure. The Struvicide O PM chemical used in this trial will offset funds that would otherwise have been spent on carbon dioxide, resulting in a minimal additional cost to the District. All material will be delivered before December 31, 2024.
Grignard Company, LLC, the sole source provider of Struvicide O PM, has submitted pricing for the chemicals required. Inasmuch as Grignard Company, LLC, is the only source of supply for the chemicals required, nothing would be gained by advertising for bids (Section 11.4 of the Purchasing Act).
Grignard Company, LLC is not registered to transact business in Illinois, but it is registered, active and in good standing with the State of New Jersey. The Director of Maintenance and Operations has requested to move forward with the recommendation to award.
The Multi-Project Labor Agreement (MPLA) is not applicable because the requirement does not fall under the provisions of the MPLA.
The Affirmative Action Ordinance, Revised Appendix D and Appendix V are not applicable because Grignard Company, LLC is the sole provider of the chemical.
In view of the foregoing, it is recommended that the Director of Procurement and Materials Management be authorized to issue a purchase order to Grignard Company, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $241,000.00.
Funds are available in Account 101-69000-623560.
Requested, John P. Murray, Director of Maintenance and Operations
Recommended, Darlene A. LoCascio, Director of Procurement and Materials Management, DAL:SEB:MS:cc
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 April 18, 2024