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Danbury City board approves low-bid awards for annual water-chemicals procurement
Summary
The Danbury City Board of Awards voted June 24 to award its annual water-department chemicals bid to the low bidder per item following a 17-bid solicitation; the board read vendor names and prices into the record and carried the motion to award.
The Danbury City Board of Awards on June 24 approved awards for the Water Department’s annual chemicals bid, specifying low bidders by item after the City received 17 bids.
Purchasing agent Chip Vulcan moved to award the chemicals bid to the low bidder per item and read the recommended awards and prices into the record. Vulcan listed the recommended vendors and reported prices as follows: sulfate of alumina to ChemTrade at 0.1671 per wet pound; hydrofluorosilicic (fluoride) to Shannon Chemical at $1.27 per wet pound; copper sulfate to ChemRite at $140.49 per 50-pound bag; sodium hydroxide to Univar at reported per-pound pricing; sodium hypochlorite to King Chemical at 0.1967 per wet pound; ortho acid to the transcript-listed "George s coin company" at 0.7327 per wet pound; and potassium permanganate to Kenroy at $2.04 per pound.
Vulcan confirmed these purchases will be made as needed by purchase order. The transcript shows the board called for a vote with no further discussion and the motion carried; the text does not provide a full numerical vote tally.
Why it matters: The awarded chemicals are used in municipal water treatment processes; awarding by low bidder per item is a typical procurement approach intended to control costs while maintaining supply.
Next steps: Staff will issue purchase orders as needed under the awarded low-bid arrangements. The transcript does not record contract or delivery timelines; those details were not specified.
