User Guide for Area2A-5chemical contract 2017.pdf

Contract Name: Water Treatment & Services Area 2 - 5

Contract Number: 505ENT-M14-WTRTRTMHAC-00

Date: September 27, 2017

1.0 SCOPE:

The State of Wisconsin’s qualified vendors provides long term, cost effective comprehensive water treatment program for heating and cooling systems located in WI. This water treatment service includes chemicals, laboratory /test equipment, other items and technical services from a water treatment contractor to treat, protect and to produce clean heat transfer surfaces for:

1. Steam boiler systems and steam distribution systems.

2. Condensate return system.

3. Cooling system (designated locations only).

This program is based on appropriate recommendations with quantifiable justification and training for plant personnel on the implementation of the program by water treatment representatives.

2.0 AGENCY ABBREVIATION:

The following is a listing of agency names and agency abbreviations as shown on the bid pages:

1. CHPP Capitol Heat & Power Plant - Madison

2. GBCI Green Bay Correctional Institution - Green Bay

3. HFHP Hill Farms Heating plant – Madison

4. MMHI Mendota Metal Health Institution/Central Wisconsin Colony

5. NWC Northern Wisconsin Center - Chippewa Falls

6. OCI Oak Hill Correctional Institution - Madison

7. PDCI Prairie Du Chien Correctional Institution – Prairie du C

8. SWC Southern Wisconsin Center – Union Grove

9. TCI Taycheedah Correctional Institution – Fon du Lac

10. UWEC University of Wisconsin Eau Claire - Eau Claire

11. UWGB University of Wisconsin Green Bay – Green Bay

12. UWLC University of Wisconsin La Crosse – La Crosse

13 UWMIL University of Wisconsin Milwaukee - Milwaukee

14. UWO University of Wisconsin Oshkosh – Oshkosh

15. UWP University of Wisconsin Parkside - Kenosha

16. UWPL University of Wisconsin Platteville - Platteville

17. UWRF University of Wisconsin River Falls - River Falls

18. UWSP University of Wisconsin Stevens Point - Stevens Point

19. UWST University of Wisconsin Stout – Menomonie

20. UWSU University of Wisconsin Superior -Superior

21. UWW University of Wisconsin Whitewater- Whitewater

22 WCI Waupun Correctional Institution - Waupun

23 WMHI Winnebago Mental Health Institution – Winnebago

24. WVH Wisconsin Veterans Home – King

2.1 OVERVIEW OF PROCURING AGENCY:

All State agencies, including University of Wisconsin campuses, will purchase from the statewide contract resulting from this procurement. State agencies may be located within a single city or have remote locations statewide. Contractor shall bill individual agencies directly.

Under Wisconsin Statutes, the State is authorized to enter into contracts and extend those contracts to Wisconsin municipalities. In submitting your response, please indicate your willingness to make the product(s) or service(s) available to Wisconsin municipalities on the enclosed

Wisconsin Cooperative Purchasing Service Agreement form.

3.0 VENDORS:

For Areas 2A,2, 4, & 5

For Area 3

* FREMONT INDUSTRIES INC.

4400 VALLEY IND.BLVD.N.

Shakopee, MN 55379

Phone: (952) 445-4121

Fax: (952) 496-3027

FEIN: 411-548943

email:

* US WATER SERVICES.

12270 43rd St. NE

St Michael, MN 6

Phone: (612) 859-1874

Fax: (612) 553-0613

FEIN: 411-255017

email:

4.0 CONTRACT TERM:

Initial contract term is for three (3) years. At the end of the initial contract period, Division of Facilities Development reserves the right to renew the contract for two (2) additional one (1) year terms, or re-bid upon completion of each one-year term.

During the contract period, the Division of Facilities Development reserves the right to eliminate individual bid areas and/or heating plants from the terms and conditions of the contract due to sale or lease of the bid area and/or heating plant. Termination of contract water treatment services and contractual obligations for specific bid areas and/or heating plants will become effective upon written

30-day notice by the Division of Facilities Development.

5.0 FIRM PRICES:

Pricing must remain firm for the initial contract term. Any proposed price increases after the initial contract term must be submitted to DOA/DFD in writing. All increases in pricing for future contract periods must be fully documented by contractor, shall be based upon industry-wide effects, and must be approved or rejected by DOA/DFD 90 days prior to the renewal of the next contract term.

5.1 The total Price Guarantee: The vendor shall guarantee the total cost stated for each location and each area for the operating conditions stated.

The quantity & quality of make-up water will have an effect on the total cost. Any variation in make-up quantity in any system 5% above /below the specified amount make-up quantity will result in a price adjustment. Refer to respective

CONTRACT SUMMARY AND TERMS ADJUSTMENT pages for price adjustment computation.

5.2 All bid prices and subsequent price adjustments are based on make-up water and/or steam use in each system.

5.3 All agencies are responsible for ensuring that all systems have accurate make-up water meters/steam meters. Mechanical defects that cause the plant not to meet the bid’s operating specifications must be identified and repaired as soon as possible. State of Wisconsin has the responsibility to ensure that all defective meters are immediately identified and repaired as soon as possible.

5.4 Complete and accurate documentation of equipment failure as detailed above, will be used to determine any necessary contract price adjustment.

6.0 F.O.B. DESTINATION:

Per attached STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS, , products are to be delivered FOB to our dock(s) at CHPP, GBCI, HFHP MMHI, OCI, PCF, SWC, TCI, NWC, UWGB, UWEC, UWLC, UWP, UWMIL, UWO, UWPL, UWRF, UWSP,UWST, UWSU, UWW, WCI, WMHI, and WVH address indicated on the agency purchase order. All trucks delivering shipment to U.W. Milwaukee, U.W.

Green Bay and Winnebago MHI are required to have a lift gate - no loading dock.

Delivery should be F.O.B. and there shall be no additional charges for packing, transportation, delivery into on-site storage tanks and insurance charges.

7.0 INSURANCE RESPONSIBILITY:

Insurance will be required from the contractor (see Standard Terms and Conditions of Bid, paragraph #23.0.)

8.0 MUNICIPAL COOPERATIVE PURCHASING:

*FREMONT INDUSTRIES INC. and * US WATER SERVICES have agreed to participate in Municipal

Cooperative Purchasing. Agencies have the option chose any one of the listed vendors to purchase chemicals for their location.

9.0 CONTRACT AREAS:

This contract is divided into four geographical areas. These areas are as follows:

AREA 2A

Capitol Heat & Power Madison

AREA 2

Hill Farms Heating Plant Madison Mendota Mental Health Institute Madison Mendota Central Colony Madison Oakhill Correctional Institution Madison Prairie du Chien Correctional Institution Prairie du Chien U.W. Platteville Platteville Fomite Data Center Madison

AREA 3

Southern Wisconsin Center Union Grove U.W. Milwaukee Milwaukee U.W. Parkside Kenosha U.W. Whitewater Whitewater

AREA 4

Green Bay Correctional Institution Green Bay Taycheedah Correctional Institution Fond du Lac U.W. Green Bay Green Bay U.W. Oshkosh Oshkosh U.W. Stevens Point Stevens Point Winnebago Mental Health Institute Winnebago Waupun Correctional Institution Waupun Wisconsin Veterans Home King

AREA 5

Northern Wisconsin Center Chippewa Falls U.W. Eau Claire Eau Claire U.W. La Crosse La Crosse U.W. River Falls River Falls U.W. Stout Menomonie U.W. Superior Superior

10.0 PRICE:

Cost shown below for each location is an annual cost. The vendor shall submit monthly invoices with a constant figure equaling to 1/12 the Total bid cost for each specific individual location with in the bid area.

AREA 2 A

Vendor: Fremont Industries Boilers Cooling systems Monthly Billing

Capitol Heat & Power Madison $2,187.72 $55,413.10 $4,617.76

Total $55,413.10

AREA 2

Vendor: Fremont Industries

Hill Farms Heating Plant Madison $918.76 $76.56

Mendota Mental Health Institute Madison $4,659.46 $6,205.24 $905.39

Mendota - Central Colony $480.60 $40.05

Oakhill Correctional Institution Madison $483.77 $40.31

Prairie du Chien Correctional Institution Prairie du Chien

$572.89 $47.74

U.W. Platteville Platteville $2,138.77 $178.23

Femrite Data Center Madison $9,480.00 $790

$8,773.65 $16,165.84

Total $24,939.49

AREA 3

Vendor: US Water

Southern Wisconsin Center Union Grove $2,041.63 $11,823.99 $1,155.47

U.W. Milwaukee Milwaukee $8,145.53 $21,359.48 $2,458.75

U.W. Parkside Kenosha $1,970.81 $7,587.67 $796.54

U.W. Whitewater Whitewater $7,240.58 $603.38

$12,157.97 $48,011.72

Total $60,169.69

AREA 4

Vendor: Fremont Industries

Green Bay Correctional Institution Green Bay $1,286.87 $107.24

Taycheedah Correctional Institution Fond du Lac $699.13 $58.26

U.W. Green Bay Green Bay $1.298.54 $5,639.74 $578.19

U.W. Oshkosh Oshkosh $1,402.51 $3,500.97 $408.62

U.W. Stevens Point Stevens Point $2,711.66 $225.97

Winnebago Mental Health Institute Winnebago $970.72 $80.89

Waupun Correctional Institution Waupun $2,597.08 $2,157.87 $396.25

Wisconsin Veterans Home King $1,069.39 $1,807.77 $239.76

$12,035.90 $13,106.35

Total $25,142.25

AREA 5

Vendor: Fremont Industries

Northern Wisconsin Center Chippewa Falls $1,298.54 $108.21

U.W. Eau Claire Eau Claire $2,113.31 $176.11

U.W. La Crosse La Crosse $2,609.81 $217.48

U.W. River Falls River Falls $1,082.12 $90.18

U.W. Stout Menomonie $1,183.96 $98.66

U.W. Superior Superior $1,133.04 $94.42

Total $9,420.78 $9,420.78

Total Cost for Areas (2A,2,3,4,5) $140,057.87

11.0 PRODUCTS:

Successful bidder shall promptly notify the State of Wisconsin DOA/DFD, in writing, of proposed new or discontinued items.

At the discretion of the State of Wisconsin DOA/DFD, new products proposed by contractor in writing may be added to this contract without an increase in the guaranteed price. Products the contractor proposes to discontinue may be deleted from this contract with the approval of DOA/DFD.

Contractor shall be responsible for:

(a) Monitoring the inventory of the various chemicals required.

(b) Assuring that adequate quantities of each chemical are available on-site for field use.

(c) All liquid chemicals must be available in (i.e. 5, 15, 55, 200-gallon etc.) reusable and/or returnable containers and improve or match same method of storage and feed as existing at each site.

(d) All permanent containers provided by the vendor for hazardous chemicals must include spill containment. The vendor must collect and dispose of chemical containers at no cost to the

State of Wisconsin. Type & size of the container actually used will be determined to serve the best interests of State of Wisconsin.

12.0 PURCHASE ORDERS/INVOICES

The using agency shall issue a purchase order to the successful contractor. Contractor is advised not to make delivery until such purchase order has been received. Contractor shall submit a copy of the original invoice to respective agency.

Contractor must submit a quarterly report showing all the services and purchases made in this contract during the quarter and any deviation from the specification. Report shall be received in

DOA/DFD office 10 working days from the end of reporting period and a copy of the report should be sent to using facility.

Please note: There is to be no more than a three-month inventory of each product in storage at the plant. This shall be a common responsibility of contractors and owner to see that no excess product is ordered or delivered.

Invoices shall be submitted monthly to the address indicated on the purchase order so that the

State of Wisconsin meets the thirty-day invoice payment commitment. The invoice shall indicate the address to which the payment is to be forwarded.

The monthly Invoices shall be a constant figure equaling to 1/12 the total bid for each specific individual location within the bid area.

The Contractor will submit to the State the “Contract Summary and Terms Adjustment” sheet within 30 days of the completion of each year of this contract (refer to respective pages) for any cost adjustments.

Any location that has annual make-up water use that deviates more than 5% from specified amount of make-up for that location will result in a cost adjustment that either credits the State of Wisconsin or provides additional payment to the contractor.

If the contract is extended any outstanding rebate to State of Wisconsin, rebate shall be applied to the following contract period. In case of any major upsets/emergencies at a given location due to system operation or changes in water chemistry, cost adjustments shall be made in the subsequent invoice period.

13.0 SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION:

13.1 If contractor fails to meet the performance standards, the State of Wisconsin may terminate this Agreement at any time for convenience, with or without cause, by delivering 30 days written notice to the Contractor.

13.2 Upon termination, the State of Wisconsin's liability will be limited to the pro rated cost of the chemicals used and the services performed by contractor as of the date of termination as determined under Contract Summary and Terms Adjustment.

Unopened product shall be returned to the contractor at contractor's expense.

13.3 Contract obligations of the contractor shall continue during the notice period as if the contract were in full force.

13.4 The bid document contains historical data referring to steam production and feed water make-up for each plant or by system. Your contract is based on a specific amount of chemicals to treat a system, boiler or cooling systems, at a designated cost.

14.5 The plant superintendent (or designee) must approve any variance from the recommended concentration ratio before DOA/DFD approves any changes in the original program cost. Failure to meet these requirements will result in immediate contract termination.

14.0 ON-SITE SERVICE:

14.0.1 Routine Service: Scheduled service by a qualified representative must be conducted monthly at each site. If the boilers/Towers are off line for the season, no visits are required unless requested by the Plant Superintendent.

14.0.2 The purpose of these service visits will be to prevent potential problems from arising that will reduce equipment efficiency and/or result in equipment damage. All scheduled visits must be scheduled by contractor in advance.

Note: For U.W. Milwaukee, one visit per month is required for the Central plant and two visits per year at each of the nine satellite plants (Alumni, Cozzens, Cudahy, G.L.R.F. Heftner, I.C.A.B. Kenilworth, USRB, Zelazo, Zilber).

13.0.3 Emergency Service. Response time for the service person for emergency problems shall not exceed four (4) hours after notification on the same day.

14.0.4 For in-plant testing and analysis relative to boiler/cooling chemical treatment primary service representative will spend a minimum of one hour per visit at the plant and will provide the following:

Plant visits may include:

a.) In plant sample collection of boiler feed water, boiler water, condensate, softener, and / or hot water loop system and cooling water systems for field analysis. Perform all tests necessary to evaluate performance of treatments used in the program that assures the protection of the systems.

b.) Checking quality of plant's field testing reagents c.) Review of plant's field test results/records. Calibration of RO, Cooling water controllers, OH meter and Conductivity meter.

d.) Provide, dissolved oxygen testing – onsite (quarterly) e.) Provide mini-bulk/drum less delivery service for tower scale/corrosion inhibitor and non-oxidizing biocide for MMHI.

f.) Routine service for Capitol Heating Plant shall be conducted 24 times per year.

The duration of each visit shall be three hours.

Each visit shall include:

Perform necessary tests to evaluate the tower & chilled water treatment program in the main loop and the thermal storage system.

1. Microbio testing of water in the thermal storage tank and chilled water loop.

2. ClO2 in the chilled water system.

3. Scale /corrosion inhibitor and oxidizing biocide.

4. Microbiological counts shall be run weekly on all systems.

14.0.5 Water Management Service Reporting, Data Logging and Reporting

During the service visit it is the responsibility of the service representative to generate a service report using the bidder’s on line reporting tool. This report should be available via the on line reporting site to all supervisors and facility managers. Recommendations should be made via the on line service reporting tool. All urgent recommendations should be forwarded via email to the responsible supervisor. Graphical and table form trend data as well as performance dashboard should be available via the on line reporting tool.

Provide on line log sheets for use by the facilities operators for the recording of operator's test results, and review completed on line log sheets monthly. All MSDS, test instructions, inspection reports, and service report data should be available to the operators via the on line reporting tool.

Provide annual laboratory analysis from the contractor's laboratories on all appropriate samples of the treated and monitored systems covered in the water management program. The facility will provide sample connections and apparatus for samples required.

The contractor will provide sample containers and report results in writing to the responsible supervisor. All laboratory data should be available via the bidders on line reporting tool.

If and where “continuous” level sensors are present, they should be used to assist the facility in establishing reorder levels for all chemicals. The inventory level and reorder point shall be done using the on line reporting tool. All low chemical inventory alarms should generate an email to the responsible supervisor and service representative.

The recommended internet based control system shall be real time two-way communication to all installed automatic water treatment systems, and allows Buyer access to all water treatment controller data and set points. The control system shall provide daily email system summaries and weekly data logs to include performance dashboard and all trend data should be available via the bidders on-line reporting site. The control system shall have the ability to communicate via Ethernet, analog modem, or cellular modem.

15.0 Research, Laboratory back-up and Problem solving:

15.0.1. The qualified bidder must have an in-house laboratory or access to a contract laboratory capable of assisting in solutions of problems that may arise and cause loss of efficiency or equipment damage. When samples are taken for resolution of problem issues and submitted for analysis, results must be reported to the end-user within three weeks.

15.0.2. Examples of written laboratory reports which are representative of the above types of analysis capability are to be submitted when requested. For contract laboratory services, submit appropriate laboratory equipment inventory which support the ability to perform the above mentioned analyses.

15.0.3 Problem solving:

To solve any specific problem, and at the request of the plant superintendent, vendor must provide analysis for the following analyses. Analysis reports shall be submitted, within ten days from the date of collection, to the Plant Superintendent and a copy sent to the State Heating Plant Engineer at P.O. Box 7866, Madison WI

53707-7866.

HEATING SYSTEMS:

a). Complete elemental water analysis Boiler(s), raw water, and make-up & feed water as needed.

b). Deposit analysis Boiler waterside as needed.

c). Corrosion coupon analysis for boilers Feed Water, Condensate.

d). Metallographic analysis as needed for specific problems.

e). Zeolite resin analysis as needed for specific problems.

f). Remote condensate testing Twice per year- as needed (UWMIL only) g). Fuel oil testing as needed h). Boroscope inspection as needed for specific problems i). Oxygen level Deaerator, as needed for a specific problem

j) Amine studies as needed for specific problems

k) Steam quality studies as needed for specific problems

COOLING SYSTEM:

A). Complete elemental water analysis Tower water, chilled water, as needed for specific problems b). Micro biological analysis Tower water, chilled water- as needed.

c). Deposit analysis Tower water, chilled water – as needed.

d). Corrosion Coupon analysis. Vendor must provide coupons that meet owner’s materials specification.

e). Metallographic analysis as needed for specific problems.

h). Borescope inspection as needed for specific problems (UWMIL)

I). Chloride analysis Tower water, chilled water – as needed.

16.0 Technical Requirements and/or performance standards:

16.0.1 Use of the bidder's products in strict accordance with instructions must result in clean heat transfer surfaces and low corrosion rates in condensate lines, boiler and chiller systems. These criteria will be monitored by the bidder using:

Corrosion coupon monitoring with rates not to exceed .0005" (.5 mil per year) on non-ferrous metals and .002" (2 mil per year) on mild steel. Bidder shall supervise the installation of the corrosion coupons. Failure to meet corrosion goals may result in contract termination.

16.0.1.0 INSPECTION.

When units are opened for annual inspection, perform boiler/chiller internal inspection a minimum of once per year on each boiler and each chiller. Provide deposit analysis and inspection report for each unit. Plant personnel shall provide reasonable advance notice to schedule inspection with the service representative.

Along with the plant staff, collect (existing) corrosion coupon of boiler feed water & condensate, tower water and chilled water for laboratory analysis. Reinstall coupons for subsequent operating periods.

For onsite testing and analysis relative to cooling water chemical treatment, primary service representative will spend a minimum of one hour per visit and will provide the following:

a.) Microbio testing of tower water in open loop system.

b.) Microbio testing of chilled water in closed loop system.

c.) pH and conductivity of tower water system.

d.) Inhibitor levels in open and closed systems.

For each plant visit, written report results of that visit must be discussed with the

Plant Superintendent or with the Assistant Superintendent. In the absence of both Superintendents, reports shall be discussed with the Supervisor/ Operator in charge on duty. A copy must be left with the Plant Superintendent and a copy sent to the State Power Plant Engineer at P.O. Box 7866, Madison WI 53707.

These formal written reports must be received no later than 10 calendar days after the plant visit/inspection date.

Annual boiler inspections will be conducted by the boiler inspector. Boilers shall have clean tubes and headers. Every contract year photographs or videos shall be taken by the contractor of the boilers waterside and fireside. Formation of any new scale or deposits in tubes or headers may result in contract termination.

Prior to the cooling season, contractor shall submit a report on cooling towers, heat exchangers and piping, demonstrated by visual inspection, supplemented with video or photographs on the following.

a) Tower nozzles and basins

b) Piping

c) Internal surfaces of each separate heat exchanger.

16.0.1.1 The contractor shall be responsible for all-cleanup costs and repair due to any failure of contractor's treatment program, products, or service.

Such clean up and repair will be limited to restoring condition of boiler, condensate or chiller system to condition as found by contractor as described as by the initial inspection report.

16.0.1.2 Return of Unused Chemicals. If the contract is terminated at any time, the contractor shall be responsible to collect and take back all surplus chemicals, testing hardware, and all surplus chemical testing reagents that had been provided by the contractor and purchased by individual agencies.

16.0.1.3 Termination of contract can occur at any point of the program if owner cannot maintain control of the boiler, condensate or chiller tower system.

The water conditions of the heating systems and cooling System must remain under control and within the target values of the contractor per the contract program.

16.0.1.4 Return of Unused Chemicals. If the contract is terminated at any time, the contractor shall be responsible to collect and take back all surplus chemicals, testing hardware, and all surplus chemical testing reagents that had been provided by the contractor and purchased by individual agencies.

17.0 PRIME CONTRACTOR:

Contractor will be responsible for contract performance whether or not subcontractors are used.

No subcontracting will be allowed without the prior approval of the Contract Officer managing this contract.

Any relocation of chemical feed point, and or purchase of test kits & reagents, pumps, piping and any other changes required to meet bidder's proposed treatment program needs, shall be provided and installed by the contractor at no cost to the owner. Cost shall be included in the bid. No installation of any such equipment to be made without express written approval by owner.

18.0 TRAINING:

18.0.1 For each plant, a formal training program shall be conducted once a year. This training program shall include the test instructions, analytical procedures and handling/feeding methods of chemicals. During the training program, analytical procedures must be performed by owner's operating staff in order to carry out the proposed contract program efficiently. This requirement can be satisfied by providing a formal off-site seminar.

18.0.2 One month in advance, Contractor must schedule the training sessions with the Plant

Superintendent so that he can have all operators he wishes to be present.

18.0.3 As part of the training sessions, Representative may provide an audit (blind) sample to test each operator to perform analyses. The results of the operators' performance shall be submitted in writing to Plant Superintendent. As an alternative to this procedure, representative may compare his test results to the operator’s test results for that day.

18.0.4 Contractor will discuss with the Plant Superintendent, based on the test results, whether additional training is required to establish operator competency for carrying out uniform water treatment program testing and treatment procedures.

18.0.5 For each plant, the audit testing procedure shall be done twice during the contract period. The contractor must provide two copies of a chemical treatment manual to each plant. Audit testing procedures on actual plant samples may be satisfied by comparing representative test results to the operator’s test results for that day

18.0.6 Contractor shall provide a briefing resulting in a basic understanding of the new chemical treatment program by plant personnel prior to beginning of the contract period. Method of presentation is optional. Provide chemical testing procedures for the chemical treatment program.

18.0.7 Chemical Testing Program

18.0.7.1 Provide updated electronic written instructions and testing procedures for all control tests.

18.0.7.2 Provide Test equipment bulletins pertinent to control test.

18.0.7.3 Vendor shall supply one Hach DR890 Colorimeter per facility per five year contract for boiler-only facilities.

18.0.7.4 Vendor shall supply two Hach DR890 Colorimeters per facility per five year contract for combined boiler & cooling facilities.

18.0.7.0.5 If the DR890 is damaged by misuse, it shall be the responsibility of the

State to pay for the replacement of the DR890.”

18.0.7.0.6 Provide O2 test kit for Deaerator.

BOILER CHEMICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

19.0. Feed points of any chemical shall be as existing at plant. Cost for relocation of feed point, laboratory equipment, including all reagents, pumps, piping and any other changes, shall be included in the bid.

20.0. All chemicals must be in liquid form except for Oxygen scavenger and coal fire side treatment.

Liquid oxygen scavenger shall be provided for UW Milwaukee.

21.0. Products Types:

21.0.1 Powdered Oxygen Scavenger:

Inorganic Catalyzed Product with a 98% active and a minimum of

0.15% Cobalt

Liquid Oxygen Scavenger: (for UWM, TCI & WCI)

Sodium Metabisulfite: 15% minimum

Erythorbate: 0.2% minimum

21.0.2 Resin Cleaner: Sodium Hydrosulfite or Citric acid/phosphonic acid or industry approved equivalent (for annual cleaning).

21.0.3 Boiler internal chemicals: Solubalizing technology

The program shall include one or more following type of chemicals.

21.0.3.1 Scale inhibitor: Polymer program for all locations unless it is specified.

A single blend Polymer chelant program, chelant not to exceed 5%, is acceptable.

21.0.3.2. Organic based Dispersant: Polymer based or Organic based.

21.0.3.3. Sludge conditioner: If needed shall be organic only.

21.0.3.4. Anti-foam: If needed shall be compatible with other boiler compounds.

Tannins and Lignin's are acceptable as tracers only.

The following programs are not acceptable:

Chelants, Phosphates, Polyphosphates, Chelant/Phosphate blends and

Polymer chelant blends where chelant exceeding 5%. Phosphates, Polyphosphates or organophosphonates are not acceptable where the makeup water contains orthophosphates or polyphosphates.

21.0.4. Return (Condensate) System:

21.0.4.1. Neutralizing: Blended amine product is required at all locations unless it is specified. (Minimum of 8.0 pH should be maintained in the Condensate system).

Blends must have the following three ingredients:

a. A minimum of 5% Morpholine.

b. A minimum 10% Cyclohexylamine.

c. A minimum of 5 % Diethylaminoethanol (DEAE)

For Southern Wisconsin Center, UW La Crosse, & UW Stout, provide

Dual blend (Morpholine & Cyclohexylamine).

For UW Green Bay provide Diethylaminoethanol (50%or greater active ingredient.)

For CHP provide a blend of morpholine and DEAE.

Active ingredients percentages must be shown in the MSDS. All products must be F.D.A approved.

21.0.5 Fuel oil treatment for MMHI & UWMIL.

Organic fuel stabilizer/biocide

21.0.6 Fireside treatment for, MMHI.

Coal slag/corrosion inhibitor - Magnesium oxide 65%. (Powder)

COOLING SYSTEM PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS:

22.0. Feed points of any chemical shall be as existing at plant. Cost for relocation of feed point, laboratory equipment, including all reagents, pumps, piping and any other changes, shall be included in the bid.

23.0. Product Types:

The treatment program must be comprehensive and shall include the integrated use of scale control agents, dispersants, and corrosion inhibitors. pH control agents (only if necessary), and biocides/microbiocides. All chemicals shall be in liquid form except oxidizing biocide.

24.0 TOWER WATER

24.0.1 Cooling Tower Program must comply with Federal, State and local regulations with regard to use of phosphates, polyphosphates and heavy metals such as zinc and molybdenum.

Chromates are prohibited.

24.0.2 Except for UW Whitewater, program shall not use acid or any chemical type concentration that will cause or aggravate tower drift to precipitate any compounds that are harmful to persons or property (such as buildings or automobiles located next to the plant).

24.0.3 For UW Whitewater, Scale control, dispersion, and pH control shall be achieved with use of non-toxic organic compounds and/or polymers and with the supplementary use of acid feed.

24.0.4 Corrosion inhibitor(s) shall be non-toxic organic compounds. Corrosion protection is provided for all metal surfaces encountered in this tower loop system. Bidder shall guarantee to achieve (less than) <2.0 MPY (mils per year) metal loss for ferrous, (less than) <0.5 MPY copper & Brass. Provide white rust inhibitor in for MMHI.

24.0.5 Microbiocide: Micro biological growth control shall limit formation of algae, slime forming bacteria, legionnaire’s disease bacteria (Legionella pneumophilla), molds, fungi, and any biological fouling organisms anywhere within the entire treated open loop cooling water system.

24.0.6 Continuous feeding of oxidizing biocides, bromine shall be used in conjunction with slug feeding a non-oxidizing biocide.

Maintain a minimum of .5 ppm free halogen in all cooling towers. Provide liquid stabilized bromine (minimum 12%) for UW Whitewater.

Provide hydanation for CHPP at a minimum dosage rate of 14 ppm with a total product of

(minimum 90%) Hydantoin.

Provide 8-ppm minimum Hydantoin (C3H4N2O2) with a total product (minimum 90%) for

MMHI.

Provide 12 ppm minimum Hydantoin with a total product of (minimum 90%) or a total product of (minimum 90%) hydanation for UW GB and UW Parkside. Biodispersant – Slug feed once per week.

Maintain microbiological activity below ten thousand organisms per milliliter of treated cooling water. Provide dip slides to monitor effectiveness of biocide treatment in (open systems) at each site on a weekly basis.

24.0.7 Tower water Lay-up: All organic water soluble type corrosion inhibitor. Bidder shall guarantee to achieve (less than) <2 MPY (mils per year) metal loss for ferrous metals and surfaces.

24.0.8 For Femrite Data Center, all chemicals used must be compatible with the Smart Release

Technology’s solid-feed treatment system.

25.0 CHILLED WATER:

25.0.1 Corrosion inhibitors for ferrous and non-ferrous metal with pH buffers to protect all different types of metals in the system. Except for UW Milwaukee, a minimum of 9.0 pH must be maintained in the system. Bidder shall guarantee to achieve (less than)

<0.5 MPY (mils per year) metal loss for non-ferrous metals and surfaces.

25.0.2 Microbiocide: Non-oxidizing biocides to maintain microbiological activity below 1,000 organisms per milliliter of treated chilled water. Provide Gluter

Alderhyde, minimum 15%.

Provide Isothiazolin, minimum 1.5% as active ingredient for UW Milwaukee &

Capital Heat & Power.

Provide chlorine di oxide precursors, 25% sodium chlorite, 12.5%sodium hypochlorite, 17%sulfuric acid for UW Milwaukee & 10% Hydrochloric acid for Capitol Heat & Power.

Provide dip slides to monitor effectiveness of biocide at each (closed systems) site on a weekly basis.

Microbio testing of water for TES (thermal Energy systems)

25.0.3 Shock feed 10 gallons per month isothiazolin (minimum 1.5%) and 55 gallons hydrogen peroxide (less than 35% but at least 30%) to chilled water each month at UW Milwaukee for bacteria and odor control. Provide additional micro-biocide treatments as needed to maintain micro biological activity below one thousand organisms per milliliter of treated cooling water.

UW Milwaukee C.W system shall me monitored and treated year around.

Provide dip slides to monitor effectiveness of biocide treatment in (closed systems) at each site on a weekly basis.

25.0.4 Provide closed loop inhibitor treatment for UW Milwaukee to protect corrosion attack, and prevent fouling in heat exchangers. The product shall be non-toxic organic compounds, shall not be subjected to microbiological degradation, and must employ a combination of Molybdate based synergistic corrosion inhibitors and deposit control agents. A minimum of 9.0 pH shall be maintained for UWM and a minimum of 8.5 pH for UW G.B system.