Sodium Bisulfite

The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) in Wayne County, Michigan is soliciting bids for bulk delivery of food-grade sodium bisulfite to three regional facilities: the Water Resource Recovery Facility in Detroit, the Water Works Park Water Treatment Plant in Detroit, and the Lake Huron Water Treatment Plant in Fort Gratiot. The sodium bisulfite will be used for municipal wastewater treatment and drinking water treatment operations, with an estimated annual usage of approximately 1,200 tons beginning July 2026. The product must be supplied in liquid form with a concentration between 38 and 42 percent and must be NSF-certified for drinking water treatment. Delivery requirements vary by location, with the Water Resource Recovery Facility requiring bulk deliveries into two 34,500-gallon storage tanks, the Water Works Park Water Treatment Plant requiring 3,500-4,500 gallon deliveries into two 6,000-gallon bulk tanks, and the Lake Huron Water Treatment Plant requiring one delivery every 8-9 months into two 3,000-gallon bulk tanks. All deliveries must be completed within two days of notification and must be accompanied by a delivery ticket, Certificate of Analysis, Bill of Lading, and Safety Data Sheet. Prospective contractors must demonstrate minimum qualifications by providing evidence of at least three completed projects involving bulk chemical delivery within the past ten years. The solicitation was posted on April 15, 2026, with an optional solicitation meeting scheduled for April 23, 2026, at 1:30 PM EST via Microsoft Teams, a question submission deadline of April 27, 2026, at 12:00 PM EST, and a bid due date of May 11, 2026, at 12:00 PM EST, with an estimated work start date of August 1, 2026. Evaluation will be weighted 97 percent on lowest cost from a responsive and responsible vendor and 3 percent on Business Inclusion and Diversity considerations.

The Great Lakes Water Authority has established mandatory Business Inclusion and Diversity (B.I.D.) Program requirements that all responding vendors must meet, including submission of comprehensive diversity plans and diversity certifications such as DBE, MBE, WBE, or SBE designations. Vendors may receive up to three percent bonus points based on economic equity criteria, including one percent for Michigan business presence, one percent for presence in economically disadvantaged GLWA service territory areas such as Detroit, Flint, Pontiac, Hamtramck, and Ecorse, and one percent for presence in any GLWA service territory area. All vendors must maintain a validated GLWA Vendor Performance Score of at least 70 percent to be deemed responsible and must submit required bonding documentation including a 5 percent bid bond, 100 percent performance bond, and 100 percent payment bond. Contractors must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including Workers' Compensation at statutory limits, Employers' Liability of $1,000,000, Commercial General Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, Automobile Liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit, and Umbrella/Excess Liability of $2,000,000, with all policies naming GLWA as an additional insured. The contract shall commence upon written purchase order issuance with an initial term of one year and two optional one-year renewal periods, and bids should be quoted per wet ton based on estimated annual usage of 1,200 tons. No specific budget range or award value is provided in the solicitation documents; however, the actual contract value will be determined by the submitted bid pricing and actual consumption at the three delivery locations during the contract term.