This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Salt Lake City, Utah. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Competitive sealed bids are solicited from qualified chemical suppliers to provide sodium hydroxide to the Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake & Sandy for a term of one (1) year at fixed prices. Potential suppliers must meet applicable American Water Works Association (AWWA) Standards, National Sanitation Foundation (NSF)/American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 60 Standard and the Districts specifications for sodium hydroxide. II. BACKGROUND The District is a wholesale provider of treated water to Salt Lake City Public Utilities Department, Sandy City Public Utilities Department, and others. The District owns and operates two (2) water treatment plants, the Little Cottonwood Water Treatment Plant and the Point of the Mountain Water Treatment Plant, . The Treatment Plants have full conventional treatment. Sodium hydroxide is used primarily for pH adjustment at the LCWTP. It may be used at the POMWTP in the future. The estimated annual dry weight equivalent of sodium hydroxide used at LCWTP is 1,250,000 pounds (lbs.). The estimated annual dry weight equivalent of sodium hydroxide used at POMWTP is 80,000 lbs. Numbers were calculated using a 50 percent (%) solution as the reference solution. Actual quantities will vary. Forces of nature, raw water quality, and other factors will determine the amount of sodium hydroxide required. For a more complete description of product and/or service requirements refer to Exhibit A of the attached sample Agreement. Because of the volatility in pricing for raw materials and other factors, contracts will be limited to a one-year term. Prices are to remain fixed for such term. Question Submission Close Date - 1/27/2021 1:00 PM MST