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<br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />APRIL 7, 2008 <br /> <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />CONTRACT AWARD FOR <br />WATER TREATMENT SALT <br />(SPEC. NO. 08-008) <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />o As Recommended <br />o As Amended <br />o Ordinance on 1 sl Reading <br />o Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />o Implementing Resolution <br />o Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />Ma <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />...-/ <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Award a contract to Gallade Chemical, Inc. for water treatment salt for a <br />one-year period, with provision for four, one-year renewals in the annual <br />amount not to exceed $35,000. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />Last fiscal year, the Public works Agency Water Division produced 27,821 <br />acre-feet of water from 20 groundwater wells and purchased another 18,427 <br />acre feet of treated water from the Metropolitan Water District for <br />delivery to businesses and residents in Santa Ana. In compliance with the <br />National Sanitation Foundation Standard 60 requirement for safety, salt is <br />used in a non-hazardous disinfection process at the well sites. <br /> <br />The notice inviting bids was advertised on February 12, 2008 and bids were <br />solicited. A summary of the bid invitations and bids received is as <br />follows: <br /> <br />19 Invitations For Bid mailed <br />3 Invitations For Bid mailed to Santa Ana vendors <br />3 Bids received <br />1 Bid received from a Santa Ana vendor <br /> <br />Bids were received, opened on February 26, 2008, and evaluated (Exhibit 1). <br />The bid received from Gallade Chemical, Inc., a Santa Ana vendor, is <br />responsive to the specifications and meets the City's requirements. The <br />annual amount is based upon past usage and staff's projection for the next <br />contract period. <br /> <br />22C-1 <br />