STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: October 26, 2022
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Jack Ireland
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a three-year master agreement for the purchase of certified bulk liquid chlorine by railcar for the Water Utilities Department - Brenntag Southwest, Inc., lowest responsible bidder of two - Estimated amount of $20,035,560 - Financing: Dallas Water Utilities Fund
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a master agreement is to establish firm pricing for goods, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis according to annual budgetary appropriations. The estimated amount is intended as guidance rather than a cap on spending under the agreement, so that actual need combined with the amount budgeted will determine the amount spent under this agreement.
This master agreement will provide for the purchase of certified bulk liquid chlorine by railcar. Chlorine is used at Water Utilities' three water purification plants to disinfect drinking water as required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). In order to meet regulatory requirements, sufficient chlorine must be added to maintain a specified residual level. Further, chlorine is the common method used to treat wastewater at the City's two wastewater treatment plants for the disinfection of pathogens before the treated water is discharged into the receiving waterways in accordance with TCEQ regulations.
As part of the solicitation process and in an effort to increase competition, the Office of Procurement Services used its procurement system to send out email notifications to vendors registered under relevant commodity codes. To further increase competition, the Office of Procurement Services uses historical solici...
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