Title
CPAC Pool Chemicals - ITB 24-002 and ITB 24-032
History
On January 3, 2024, the Village issued Invitation to Bid (ITB) 24-002 “CPAC Pool Chemical” requesting bulk unit pricing for the purchase and delivery of pool chemicals for the 2024 pool season.
During the three (3) weeks that the bid was open for review, eighteen (18) firms downloaded either partial or complete bid packages. ITB 24-002 was opened on January 19, 2024, at which point two (2) firms submitted bids. All qualifying bid packages and an audit of the bid submittals are attached for reference. A summary of the bid prices is provided below and on the attached “ITB 24-002 Bid Summary Sheet”.
ITB 24-002 Bid Summary
BULK: Sodium Hypochlorite (12.5 -15%)
Hawkins, Inc.: $2.41/Gallon
BULK: Sodium Hypochlorite (18%)
No Bids Received
4x1Case: Sodium Hypochlorite (12.5 -15%)
Hawkins, Inc.: $31.00/Case
Hydrochloric Acid 20BE 31% Non-Fuming
Hawkins, Inc.: $3.28/Gallon
Hydrochloric Acid 20BE 35% Non-Fuming
No Bids Received
Liquid CO2
MacCarb Inc. - $0.35/lb
As in previous years, the number of bids submitted for CPAC Pool Chemicals was low. While the price submitted by MacCarb Inc. for Liquid CO2 was the same as in 2023 ($0.35 in 2023), no bids were received for the preferred concentrate of Sodium Hypochlorite (18%) and Hydrochloric Acid 20BE (35% Non-Fuming).
As a side note, bid prices were requested in ITB 24-002 for BULK: Sodium Hypochlorite (12.5 -15%) and Hydrochloric Acid 20BE 31% Non-Fuming, even though they are not the preferred concentration of these chemicals by CPAC staff, who are all Certified Pool Operators (CPOs). This was done to ensure pricing was available for these chemicals in the case that pricing for the preferred percentages were not available.
As such, in an effort to obtain pricing for the preferred chemical concentrations, ITB 24-032 “CPAC Chemicals - Sodium Hypochlorite and Hydrochloric Acid” was issued on January 25, 2024, requesting bids for the chemicals that were...
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