Ammonia, anhydrous, bulk, purchase and delivery, (RE-bid)

Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners issued Invitation for Bid #22-066R/SM on May 20, 2022, for the purchase and delivery of anhydrous ammonia in bulk, with bid responses due on June 23, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. The procurement seeks refrigeration-grade anhydrous ammonia (99.9% purity) to be delivered to four water treatment facilities: Water Treatment Plant #2 in West Palm Beach, Water Treatment Plant #3 in Delray Beach, Water Treatment Plant #8 in West Palm Beach, and Water Treatment Plant #9 in Boca Raton. The estimated annual quantity is 170,400 pounds, and the County intends to award a firm, fixed-price contract on an all-or-none basis for a five-year period consisting of an initial twelve-month term with four optional twelve-month renewal periods, subject to mutual written agreement and Board appropriation of funds. All unit prices must be firm and fixed with no escalation clauses, presented within two decimal points, and must include all delivery, unloading, supervision, labor, equipment, materials, transportation, and handling fees. Delivery is required within forty-eight calendar days of receiving a term contract delivery order with F.O.B. point at destination, and the successful bidder must comply with ANSI/NSF61.1 refrigeration-grade standards and Compressed Gas Association Inc. standards (G-2 and G-21), with all deliveries accompanied by a Safety Data Sheet. Successful bidders must maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance of at least $500,000 per occurrence, Pollution Liability Insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence, Business Auto Liability Insurance of at least $500,000, and Workers' Compensation Insurance in accordance with Florida Statute Chapter 440.

Bidders must register as vendors in the County's Vendor Self Service system and comply with the County's Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) program requirements, with S/M/WBE (Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Enterprise) participation documentation required if applicable. Local preference and drug-free workplace certifications are available as tie-breaker preferences in the evaluation process. A Criminal History Records Check is required for all delivery personnel accessing critical facilities. The County reserves the right to add or delete delivery locations as necessary throughout the contract term. No incumbent vendors or budget ranges were specified in the solicitation documents, though the estimated annual quantity of 170,400 pounds across four facilities provides insight into the potential contract value for interested bidders.