SUBJECT: Authorization to Waive the Competitive Bidding Requirements to Allow Cooperative Purchasing Through the Competitively Bid Bay Area Chemical Consortium and Authorization to Purchase Chemicals for Wastewater, Water, and Facilities for a Three (3) Year Term Ending June 30, 2027, for a Total not to Exceed Amount of $2,910,353 REPORT IN BRIEF Considers authorizing to waive competitive bidding requirement to purchase chemicals from the competitively bid Bay Area Chemical Consortium for a three-year term for a total not to exceed amount of $2,910,353. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion: A. Waiving the City’s competitive bidding requirement as permitted by Merced Municipal Code section 3.04.210 and authorizing the purchase of chemicals for wastewater, water, and facilities from vendors competitively bid through the Bay Area Chemical Consortium for a three-year term for a total amount of $2,910,353; and, B. Authorizing the City Manager execute the necessary documents and to approve additional expenditures not to exceed 10% of the three-year total for bid pricing changes in year two and three; and, C. Authorizing the Finance Officer to make the necessary budget adjustments.

Consent Item Passed Introduced February 28, 2024

What this record is

Amount: $2.91M
Runs until: June 30, 2027 303 days — goes back out to bid date quoted from the award document
Type: purchase
Field: Utilities & energy

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Committee: City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority
Requested by: Public Works
Introduced: February 28, 2024
On agenda: April 15, 2024
Passed: April 15, 2024