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Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing a three-year agreement with Fort Bend Services, Inc. for Polyacrylamide Cationic Emulsion Liquid Polymer at a unit price of $1.25 per pound in an amount not to exceed $224,250 (Director of Public Works)
Background:
Approval of this resolution will authorize an agreement with Fort Bend Services, Inc. for the purchase of Polyacrylamide Cationic Emulsion Liquid Polymer for a period of three (3) years from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $224,250 with two (2) one-year renewal options.
This commodity is used for municipal wastewater sludge conditioning and mechanical dewatering at the City of League City’s wastewater treatment facilities; Dallas Salmon Wastewater Treatment Plant (DSWWTP) and Southwest Water Reclamation Facility (SWWRF). It acts as a flocculent agent in the solids/water separation of digested sludge, significantly increasing the water removal efficiency, reducing the overall volume of sludge disposal, therefore reducing costs.
On June 30, 2020 the City issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) #20-WW-011 for this item. Three (3) responses were received on July 20, 2020 from: Fort Bend Services, ZK3 Industries, LLC., and Befour Chemicals. A three-member evaluation team comprised of City staff (Wastewater Superintendent, Chief Plant Operator, and Senior Plant Operator) evaluated all proposals. Each committee member scored the proposals based on the following criteria:
• Qualifications and Experience - 25pts
• Product Performance - 30 pts
• Pricing and Fees - 30 pts
• References - 15 pts
Cumulative totals from three (3) committee members are as follows:
• Forts Bend Services, Inc. - 283 pts
• ZK3 Industries, LLC. - 225.33 pts
• Befour Chemicals - 196.11 pts
Bid tabulation based on a three-year contrac...
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