IFB#_7406_Chemicals_Water_Treating_-_Bid_Tabulation_-_awarded.pdf

This is a Bid Tabulation document from the City of St. Petersburg, Florida, for Invitation for Bid (IFB) #7406 concerning the procurement of water treatment chemicals. The solicitation sought qualified vendors to supply ten different chemical products used in swimming pool operations, including calcium chloride (420 bags of 50 lb), calcium hypochlorite (20 drums of 100 lb), sodium bicarbonate (880 bags of 50 lb), sodium hypochlorite in both 15-gallon and 55-gallon drums (5 and 454 drums respectively), sulfur dioxide (15 one-ton cylinders), diatomaceous earth (300 bags of 25 lb), muriatic acid in both 15-gallon drums and one-gallon bottles (410 drums and 5,800 gallons), and pool filter media (175 bags of 12 lb). Four vendors submitted bids: American Chemical & Building Maintenance Supply, Inc. dba Amchem (St. Petersburg, FL), Allied Universal Corporation (Miami, FL), Leslie's Poolmart, Inc. dba Leslie's Swimming Pool Supplies (Phoenix, AZ), and Brenntag Mid-South, Inc. (Orlando, FL), with delivery timeframes ranging from two to seven days and net 30-day payment terms.

The bid tabulation reflects significant price variations across vendors, with total extended prices ranging from $80,725.00 to $142,194.80, and an award pending status as of the document date. American Chemical & Building Maintenance Supply, Inc. submitted the lowest total bid at $80,725.00, followed by Allied Universal Corporation at $93,657.89 after an SBE discount of $5,978.16. The contract represents an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $100,000 for a base term of three years with a potential two-year renewal option. The City of St. Petersburg reserves the right to contract with other companies for similar goods and is not obligated to exclusively purchase from the awarded vendor, and all vendors were required to comply with E-Verify requirements and maintain pollution liability insurance with minimum coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence.