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Council approves IDIQ chemical contracts for water and wastewater treatment
Summary
City staff recommended and the council approved indefinite‑delivery/indefinite‑quantity contracts for liquid polyphosphate and polymer used at city water and wastewater plants, not to exceed a combined budget of $225,000 for the fiscal year.
The City of Nacogdoches City Council voted unanimously Sept. 17 to award multiple indefinite‑delivery/indefinite‑quantity (IDIQ) contracts for chemicals used in drinking‑water corrosion control and wastewater treatment.
Kaye Soberman, director of public works and city engineer, told the council the city solicited bids this year for liquid polyphosphate (a corrosion inhibitor used in drinking water) and polymer (a coagulant for sludge dewatering). She said Hawkins Inc. was the low bidder for liquid polyphosphate at $13.50 per gallon. A low bidder for polymer withdrew a wet‑pound bid that did not meet the city's dry‑pound requirement, and S & F Polydyn Inc. became the low bidder for polymer at $4.231 per dry pound for the wastewater plant and $4.286 per dry pound for the water plant.
Soberman recommended awarding contracts to those suppliers for the coming fiscal year; the council moved to approve the bid awards as presented and authorized purchases under these IDIQ agreements within the available budget. The item was described in the agenda as not to exceed a total budget of $225,000 for the year and the motion carried unanimously.
The IDIQ structure allows the city to call vendors as needed over the contract period and includes renewal options for up to two additional one‑year renewals when specified in the original contract language. Soberman noted budgeted funds are available for the orders and said staff would answer follow‑up questions as required.
