Award of the bid to Subject:
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Award of bid to Brenntag Mid-South Inc. for liquid chlorine one-ton cylinders.
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Recommended Action:
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Approval of the award of bid to Brenntag Mid-South Inc. for liquid chlorine one-ton cylinders.
• This contract is for supply of liquid chlorine one-ton cylinders on an as-needed basis used in the treatment of water.
• This contract will replace contract no. 190-0526-B with Allied Universal Corporation which expires October 10, 2025; Allied Universal could not hold pricing resulting in a mutual agreeable cancellation.
• Allied Universal Corporation closed their nearest delivery plant and are no longer able to make deliveries within Pinellas County.
• There was one responsive/responsible submittal to this solicitation Brenntag Mid-South Inc. (Brenntag)
• With Brenntag as the sole bidder, staff negotiated the offered pricing from $4,000.00 per one ton cylinder to $2,800.00 per one ton cylinder; for a unit price savings of $1,200.00 per one ton cylinder. Even with negotiation, the price of chlorine has more than doubled since award of the prior contract.
• The contract is for a twelve-month term in the not to exceed amount of $1,792,000.00, with provision for four, twelve-month extensions allowing unit prices to be adjusted annually per the Producer Price Index.
• Funding is derived from the Utilities and Solid Waste Operating Funds. Pinellas County Utilities is the primary user of this contract and has partially budgeted for this contract. Solid Waste has fully budgeted for its anticipated expense.
Contract No. 23-0385-ITB; for a twelve-month term expenditure not to exceed $1,792,000.00; Authorize the Chairman to sign and the Clerk of the Circuit Court to attest.
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Strategic Plan:
Practice Superior Environmental Stewardship
3.3 Protect and improve the quality of our water, air, and other natural resources.
Practice Superior Environmental Stewardship.
5.2 Be responsible stewards of the public’s resources
Summary:
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This contract provides for the delivery of liquid chlorine one-ton cylinders critical to Pinellas County Utilities wastewater operations. Duration of the contract shall be for a period of twelve months with unit prices adjustable annually at the term extension of the contract. The contract may be extended for an additional four, twelve-month periods.
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Background Information:
The Purchasing and Risk Management Division on behalf of the Utilities Department (Utilities), released an invitation to bid on March 21, 2023, to establish a contract for Liquid Chlorine Cylinders. This contract replaces a current contract that shall expire on October 20, 2025.
Fiscal Impact:
Twelve-month not-to-exceed expenditure: $1,792,000.00.
Funding is derived from the Utilities and Solid Waste Operating Funds. Pinellas County Utilities (PCU) is the primary user of this contract and has budgeted $729,450.00 in FY24, which is $1,062,550.00 less than the proposed contract amount. The department will need to adjust spending or seek a budget amendment in FY24 if the total $1,792,000.00 is utilized.
Staff Member Responsible:
Jeremy Waugh, Director, Utilities
Paul Sacco, Director, Solid Waste
Merry Celeste, Division Director, Purchasing and Risk Management, Administrative Services
Joe Lauro, Director, Administrative Services
Partners:
N/A
Attachments:
Goods and Services Agreement
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