This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Defiance, Ohio. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

This bid packet contains information on supplying sealed bids to the City of Defiance Water Division for the following chemicals: Fluorosilicic Acid LimeCure 50 (Lime Polymer) Liquid Carbon Dioxide Liquid Ferric Chloride Liquid Polyphosphate Liquid Sodium Hypochlorite Liquid Sodium Permanganate Pebble Quick Lime More than one bid packet may be available. Please be sure to verify packet content and to regularly check online for additional information, addendums, and bid results. Bidding Instructions: Each bidder is required to complete and submit this original bid form/specification sheet, if bidding on this chemical. You are required to bid in pounds, gallons, or tons as requested on Bid Form. We do not convert bids. Only return Bid Form of chemical(s) you are bidding on and any necessary items related thereto. Do not return Bid Form showing "No Bid." Bidders List Retention is maintained with a good working e-mail address. Addresses only deleted upon being returned as undeliverable. You are responsible to keep the right e-mail address in our system. If there are changes, e-mail changes to nandrist@cityofdefiance.com. Failure to meet all of the required specifications, and/or failure to supply all requested documentation, may result in rejection of any bid. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids. Bids will be received at Water Division Office 2nd Floor, 1356 Baltimore St., Defiance OH 43512-1904 up to one half hour before bid opening time. Any Bidders wishing to attend the bid opening may deliver their bids at the bid opening, provided that they are received by the City prior to the opening of the first bid. A bond must accompany each bid packet in the sum of $500 as surety for the execution of the purchase agreement Bid Tabulations will not be mailed back to Bidders. Once the tabulation is confirmed, it will be posted online Security/delivery Requirements: The vendor/supplier will be made aware of, and be required to comply with, any security and delivery requirements of the City which are currently in effect or that are introduced at a later date. Some typical security items are as follows: 1. All chemical shipments will require authorization for delivery at least two (2) days prior to the delivery date. Delivery times will be from 8am-3:30pm Monday through Friday (unless authorized by plant personnel). The Water Plant is a gated facility and no overnight or extended on-site parking will be permitted. 2. The identity of the vendor, driver, and serial numbers of the tanks in the shipment will be identified by the vendor at least two (2) days prior to delivery. The driver will be required to show a picture ID prior to accepting delivery. 3. The driver will be escorted while on-site or the truck/driver will be under video surveillance. 4. The driver will have restricted access to the site and the driver will use only the bathroom and waiting area designated by the City during transfer and paperwork activities. 5. The City reserves the right to be informed of the identity of the vendor's driver before delivery and may perform a background check on that driver. Each proposal must be accompanied by a bond with an approved Surety Company, in the sum of $500.00, as surety for the execution of the Purchase Agreement. A certified check on a solvent bank, drawn and made payable to 'The City of Defiance, Ohio' in the sum of $500.00 will be accepted in lieu of said bond. Said certified check or bond must be enclosed in the sealed bid envelope. Should any bid proposal be rejected, such certified check or bond shall be returned to the bidder, and should any bid proposal be accepted, such certified check or bond will be returned upon proper execution and securing of the Purchase Agreement. The City of Defiance, Ohio, reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, and to waive any irregularities in bidding.