Addendum 1- 354-RFB-27-06 Caldium Nitrate.pdf
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- Calcium Nitrate
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- 354-RFB-27-06
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- Wake County, Cleveland Town, North Carolina
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This addendum clarifies bid procedures and answers vendor questions for Request for Bids 354-RFB-27-06 issued by the Town of Cary, North Carolina for calcium nitrate supply. The Town seeks approximately 140,000 gallons annually of calcium nitrate for odor control at seven pump stations throughout Cary. Bidders may submit pricing for both short-truck tankers (35 feet or shorter, approximately 1,500 gallons) and full-size tanker trailers (up to 53 feet, approximately 4,000 gallons per load). The deadline for bidder questions and approved product equals was August 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM, with responses provided on August 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM. Site visits are available through September 8, 2026 and must be coordinated with Bryan Campbell at bryan.campbell@carync.gov. Bids are due September 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM, with anticipated contract award in October 2026. The contract is fixed-price for one year with options to extend for four additional one-year periods, subject to price adjustments based on the All-Urban Consumers Price Index (CPI-U). Tank capacities at delivery locations range from 1,100 gallons at Destin Pump Station to 10,000 gallons at Winding Pines Pump Station.
The current supplier is Cape Fear Water Solutions at $2.695 per gallon. The calcium nitrate must be domestically produced from domestic raw materials, meet specific technical requirements including 3.5 pounds of nitrate oxygen content per gallon and specific gravity between 1.42 and 1.48 pounds per gallon, and be delivered FOB destination Monday through Friday between 7:30 AM and 3:00 PM. Bidders must have been established in chemical manufacturing and procurement for at least five years and must submit product certifications, commitment letters, Safety Data Sheets, specification sheets, and references from at least three large municipal water utilities. Based on the previous bid tabulation from April 2023, Cape Fear Water Solutions submitted the lowest bid at $2.659 per gallon for short-truck delivery, while Aulick Chemical Solutions bid $3.18 per gallon and Evoqua Water Technologies did not submit pricing for full-sized tanker delivery.
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TOWN O f CARY
316 North Academy Street • Cary, NC 27513 • PO Box 8005 • Cary, NC 27512-8005 tel 919-469-4030 • fax 919-460-4935 • www.townofcary.org
354-RFB-27-06 Request for Bids for Calcium Nitrate
ADDENDUM 1 (August 27, 2026)
Please note that this addendum is to clarify the bid and answer questions submitted during the “RFB Questions” open period. All other terms and conditions given in the RFB are in full force and effect.
To allow for Site Visits, we are amending the Bid Schedule to the following dates and times:
BID SCHEDULE:
Action Time Date
Bid issued ---- August 19, 2026
Deadline for Questions & Approved Equals
3:00 PM August 26, 2026
Responses to Questions 5:00 PM August 27, 2026
Site Visits 4:00 PM Now thru September 9, Bids Due 1:00 PM September 3, 2026 September 17, 2026
Anticipated Award ---- October 2026
QUESTION & ANSWER
1) Q: On the Pricing Bid Form, there are spots for both short truck and full-size tankers (1,500 -3,200 gallon loads), can you clarify what short-truck is describing, is it short loads via tanker or do we need a short truck for the delivery location? If short loads, can you define estimated quantities on those? Are you looking for pricing on both?
A: Yes we are looking for pricing for full-size tanker trailers up to 53ft long while short-truck would be tankers 35ft or shorter. Staff consider small tankers carrying capacity should be around 1,500 gallons while full loads would be around 4,000 gallons per load.
2) Q: Can you provide the current supplier and pricing?
A: Our current supplier is Cape Fear Water Solutions and the pricing is $2.695 per gallon.
3) Q: Do you have an estimated contract start date?
A: Estimated contract start date is October 2026
4) Q: Can you provide tank capacities at delivery locations
A:
5) Q: Would it be possible to arrange site visits prior to bid opening and if so, who would be the best contact for that?
A: Site visits can be arranged by reaching out to Bryan Campbell, bryan.campbell@carync.gov. We will allow for site visits to be arranged until September 8th.
6) Q: Can you please provide the previous bid tabulation?
A: Please see Attachment A for previous bid tab
7) Q: What is your current pricing?
A: Our current pricing is $2.695/gallon
8) Q: Why is there exclusionary language for non domestic calcium nitrate produced from non-domestic raw materials?
A: Section 2a Minimum Specifications was established to ensure availability of supply and to reduce additional charges such as tariffs.
Location Tank Capacity
Winding Pines Pump Station 10,000 gallons
Morris Branch Pump Station 2,500 gallons
Crossroads Pump Station 1,700 gallons
Blanch Pump Station (2) 2,500 gallons
1-40 (SAS_ Pump Station 1,550 gallons
Destin Pump Station 1,100 gallons
Weddington Pump Station 2,000 gallons mailto:bryan.campbell@carync.gov
ATTACHMENT 1
TOWN Of CARY North Carolina
BID TABULATION
354-RFB-23-06
Calcium Nitrate Opened: April 10, 2023, at 2pm
This is the bid tabulation ONLY for Calcium Nitrate as per the Specifications, Terms and Conditions listed in the RFB 354-
RFB-23-06.
Joining on the Webex were:
Kathryn McMillan, Town of Cary Ryan O’Dell, Town of Cary Jesse Chula, Aulick Chemical Solutions Maurice Hester, Cape Fear Water Solutions, Inc.
Tricia Donald Smith, Town of Cary
Vendor
UNIT PRICE
(Per Gallon)
Via Short Truck
LINE TOTAL
(40,000 gal x Unit Price)
*Price Per Gallon if Delivered via Full-
Sized Tanker Truck
Pencco, Inc. No Bid - -
Aulick Chemical Solutions
$3.18 $127,200.00 $2.97
Cape Fear Water Solutions, Inc. $2.659 $106,360.00 $2.659
Evoqua Water Technologies, LLC
$3.589 $143,560.00 No Price Submitted
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