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Salisbury council awards polymer chemical contract, approves major water-project change orders
Summary
Council approved an ITB award for wastewater polymer supply and approved two change orders for water projects: a large construction administration/inspection change order for Naylor Mill water main and a PFAS testing change order for the paleo filter replacement.
The Salisbury City Council on April 28 approved the city's procurement recommendations: awarding a competitively bid polymer chemical supply contract for wastewater operations and approving two major change orders tied to water-system projects.
Procurement staff recommended the award of Invitation to Bid ITB-25-114 for a 12-month supply of polymer used in rotary drum thickening and sludge belt dewatering to Solenis LLC of Wilmington, Delaware. Procurement reported the estimated annual expenditure for the product is about $218,000 and the contract includes an initial one-year term with two optional one-year renewals. The council approved the award by voice vote.
The council also approved two separate change orders. The first, for RFP 24-102 related to the Naylor Mill water-main extension design services, increases the contract for A. Morton Thomas and Associates (Rockville, MD). Procurement said the original contract value was $183,700; the new total contract value after the change order will be $578,900 and the change order being approved tonight totals $395,200 to add construction administration and inspection services during construction. The council approved that change order by voice vote.
A second change order was approved for RFP 21-107, the paleo water treatment filter replacement project with GHD Inc. (Pasadena, CA). The original contract value was $296,737; the cumulative contract value after prior and the current change order is $757,337. The change order approved April 28 was for $27,600 for additional sample collection, testing and data evaluation related to PFAS removal. The council approved the change order by voice vote.
All three procurement items were presented by Jennifer Miller in procurement and carried without recorded roll-call tallies during the meeting; the chair called the ayes and announced the motions passed.
Ending: Council staff said the accounts identified in agenda materials will fund the awards and change orders and that the purchase arrangements are requirements contracts or change-order amendments to existing projects. No further debate preceded the approvals.
