Furnish & Deliver Liquid Caustic Soda to Suffolk County Water Authority Pump Station located at Broadhollow Road and Smith St. East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (With Option to Extend)

The Suffolk County Water Authority (SCWA) is seeking bids for Contract #7390 to furnish and deliver liquid caustic soda to a pump station located at Broadhollow Road and Smith Street in East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York. The procurement is structured as an Invitation to Bid (ITB) for a one-year contract period from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017, with an option to extend for two additional one-year periods. The primary deliverable is approximately 10,000 gallons of liquid caustic soda to be delivered to the specified pump station. Bidders are required to submit a bid bond for 5% of the total bid amount, and the successful vendor must provide a performance bond for 10% of the total bid price before contract execution. The bid submission deadline is October 13, 2016, at 11:00 AM, with bids to be publicly opened and read aloud at that time. Bid documents are available for download on multiple websites including www.scwa.com, www.nyscr.ny.gov, and www.empirestatebidsystem.com. The ITB specifies that initial unit prices proposed by the selected bidder shall remain fixed for the entire contract term.

The contract has no specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, with 0% goals listed for Minority Owned, Women Owned, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, and Disadvantaged Owned sub-contracting. However, the notice explicitly encourages Minority and Women Owned Businesses to bid. While specific budget details are not comprehensively outlined, a previous bid tabulation from 2014 for a similar contract showed a low bid of $23,200.00 at a unit price of $2.32 per gallon. The Suffolk County Water Authority, a public benefit corporation, is exempt from federal excise and New York state sales taxes, and will make payments based on periodic invoices submitted after deliveries are completed. The procurement is open to qualified vendors capable of meeting the detailed product specifications and delivery requirements outlined in the ITB. Interested bidders can obtain additional information and documentation from the SCWA Purchasing Department located at 3525 Sunrise Highway, Great River, New York 11739.