Furnishing Chemicals for the Department of Public Utilities-2025

The City of Troy, New York, through its Department of Public Utilities, is soliciting sealed bids for RFB # 24-0006 to procure eight different chemical products for water treatment in 2025. The procurement covers liquid aluminum sulfate, hydrated lime, liquid chlorine, sodium silicofluoride, liquid sodium hypochlorite, liquid phosphoric acid, liquid sodium chlorite, and potassium permanganate crystals. These chemicals will be delivered to multiple city facilities, including the John P. Buckley Water Treatment Plant, Melrose Chlorination Station, Eddy's Lane Pump Station, and Reservoir Intake Building. The bid requires vendors to provide detailed chemical specifications, including purity levels, packaging requirements, and compliance with American Water Works Association (AWWA) standards. Bidders must submit one original and two copies of their sealed bid, accompanied by a certified check or bid bond for 5% of the total bid amount. The bid opening is scheduled for November 15, 2024, at 11:00 AM at City Hall, with contract pricing guaranteed for twelve months and potential extension for one additional year under identical terms and conditions.

While no specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are explicitly mentioned, the City of Troy reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to purchase items from New York State Contracts when available. Pricing must be net FOB at any point in the City of Troy, with prices including delivery costs. The bid includes requirements for water treatment chemical forms, toxicity information, and various certifications, with chemical testing to be performed every four hours to ensure maximum levels are not exceeded. Vendors will be required to submit Water Treatment Chemical (WTC) forms for hydrated lime and potassium permanganate, and must provide specific documentation including material safety data sheets and compliance certificates. Although the exact budget range is not specified, the comprehensive nature of the chemical procurement suggests a significant annual investment in water treatment supplies. The city has indicated a preference for specific delivery methods, such as drop-off totes for phosphoric acid, and has provided detailed specifications to ensure precise chemical requirements are met.