2025-ISS-471_Att_A.pdf

This document is a Sole Source Form from Sarasota County's Public Works department for procuring DOW silicone joint sealants for bridge maintenance and repairs. The procurement involves purchasing specific DOW sealant products including DOW 888 Joint sealant, Dow 890-SC Joint, and Dow-sil 902 two-part joint sealant, as well as NS parking structure sealant, to be used by the Public Works department bridge crew during state bridge inspections. The estimated expenditure is $40,000 for the fiscal/contract year, with a not-to-exceed amount of $150,000.

Beacon Sales Acquisition Inc., doing business as Beacon Waterproofing Products, is the sole authorized vendor and distributor of these DOWSIL products in Florida. The sole source procurement is a replacement of a previous approval (SS 1999) with Coastal Construction Products, which Beacon Sales Acquisition acquired last year. The county justifies this sole source procurement by noting that no other product complies with State of Florida specification 932 and all applicable ASTM requirements for silicone bridge sealant. The sole source authorization is extended for a period of 3 years or until Beacon Sales Acquisition is no longer the sole provider of DOWSIL products in Florida, whichever occurs first.