City of Meridian

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

The City of Meridian will accept competitive sealed bids until 11:00 AM, Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at City Hall, Purchasing, 601 23rd Avenue, Meridian, Mississippi 39301 for a twelve (12) month source supply of:

LIQUID CHLORINE

BID #16-31

Specifications may be obtained by contacting Eugene Perry, Purchasing Agent at

601-485-1938, , or from the address above.

The City of Meridian is an equal opportunity employer and hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that, in any contract entered unto pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, age, disability or national origin in consideration for an award.

The City of Meridian reserves the right to reject any and or all bids, waive technicalities, informalities or irregularities in the bids received, solicit new bids or to choose that bid which is deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Meridian.

Eugene Perry

Purchasing Agent

Publishing Dates:9/01/16

9/08/16

INVITATION TO BID

LIQUID CHLORINE

BID #16-31

The intent of these specifications is to define the requirements for Liquid Chlorine as a Source of Supply for the period of October 20, 2016 through October 19, 2017. All bids must be equal in performance and quality to the following specifications.

The City of Meridian will accept competitive sealed bids until 11:00 AM, Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at City Hall, Purchasing, 601 23rd Avenue, Meridian, Mississippi 39301.

Bids shall be submitted on the bid form provided, sealed in an envelope with the following plainly marked on the outside of the envelope:

1. Company Name and Address

2. Bid Name and Number

3. Opening Date

When submitting more than one bid, each bid shall be in a separate envelope. A single mailing envelope, containing each separate bid envelope, may be used.

Detailed specifications may be obtained by contacting Eugene Perry. All procedural and technical questions, or if the attached specifications are incomplete, not clear, or not standardized, shall be made in writing and addressed to:

Procedural QuestionsTechnical Questions

Eugene Perry, Purchasing AgentHugh Smith, Public Works Director

601 23rd Avenue601 23rd Avenue

MeridianMS39301MeridianMS39301

Ph 601-485-1938Ph 601-485-1993

Fx 601-485-1979Fx 601-485-1864

No oral explanations by any member of the City staff will be binding. Receipt of addenda must be acknowledged in writing. Submitting vendors shall be responsible for ensuring that they have received any and all addenda.

Return the entire Bid package. DONOT remove any part. All Bids must be signed by anauthorized officer or agent of the company submitting bid. All signatures shall be in blue ink. DO NOTfax bid submittal.

References, for whom comparable work has been performed,shall be used to assist in evaluating each bid.

The City of Meridian reserves the right to reject any and or all bids, waive technicalities, informalities or irregularities in the bids received, solicit new bids or to choose that bid which is deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Meridian.

A copy of the prior year’s bid tab is enclosed.

Bidders must note their compliance to the specifications in the space provided. Deviations or changes must be noted and explained, MSDS literature must be submitted with bid.

Total Bid Price shall include any and all applicable fees.

The materials specified herein will be utilized on an "AS NEEDED BASIS" and should be available by the City of Meridian, without undue delay, for the twelve (12) month period of October 20, 2016 thru October 19, 2017.

Approximately 50 tons were used by the City of Meridian's Freshwater Treatment Plants and 25 tons were used by the Wastewater Plants this past year.

DESCRIPTIONYESNO

Shall meet the AWWA Standard B301and NSF Standard for chlorine as

mostrecently revised______

Containers must be fabricated according to current DOT specifications and

clearlymarked to convey information with regards to hazards______

DOT, ICC or CTC specification number, serial number, identifying symbol

and dateof hydrostatic test must be stamped on the cylinder______

CylinderValve and Fusible metal type safety relief devices; York valve torque

shall not exceed 35 foot pounds.Any tanks received that are beyond this limit

will be returned to the supplier at supplier's expense.______

Proof shall be provided that all containers have been purged, cleaned,

inspected inside and new valves installed______

Cylinders shall be provided without a deposit______

DELIVERY SHALL BE WITH A BOOM TRUCK per City of Meridian Risk

ManagementProgram as approved by the EPA______

To be delivered in one-ton cylinders on an as needed basis______

F.O.B.MERIDIAN, MS – to various job sites with the City ofMeridian and

shall include all delivery, environmental and fuelsurcharges.______

Price shall be good for the period of October 20, 2016 through October 19, 2017.

- delivery hours as 7 am - 2 pm unless specified by the City

- a 5 day delivery excluding holidays and weekends

- supplier to provide the City 8 hours per year training at a City selected location

Company Name: ______Date: ______

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REFERENCES

LIQUID CHLORINE

BID #16-31

COMPANY NAME______

SIGNATURE______

1.Company Name______

Contact Person______

Mailing Address______

Telephone No.______

E-mail Address______

2.Company Name______

Contact Person______

Mailing Address______

Telephone No.______

E-mail Address______

3.Company Name______

Contact Person______

Mailing Address______

Telephone No.______

E-mail Address______

4.Company Name______

Contact Person______

Mailing Address______

Telephone No.______

E-mail Address______

BID FORM

LIQUID CHLORINE

BID #16-31

TWELVE (12) MONTH SOURCE SUPPLY

OCTOBER 20, 2016 THRU OCTOBER 19, 2017

PRICE PER LIQUID TON$ ______

TOTAL PRICE PER 100 TONS$ ______

TOTAL BID IN WORDS: ______DOLLARS ______CENTS

(Bid price shall include all delivery, environmental and fuel surcharges)

Amounts are to be shown in both figures and words.

In case of discrepancy, the amount in words will govern.

Price(s) quoted- shall be firm for 90 calendar days from bid opening date.

This checklist is for the Bidder’s use in preparing his bid. It is not intended that it include all details necessary to prepare a bid nor is it intended as a substitute for the requirement of the Specifications. Use of this checklist does not relieve the Bidder from the responsibility of meeting all requirements of the Specifications concerning the preparation of an acceptable bid.

FAILURE TO PROVIDE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, 1 THROUGH 4, WITH BID OFFERING

MAY RESULT IN BIDDER BEING DISQUALIFIED

1.Entire Bid Packet - pages 1 through 6

2.MSDS Literature– page 3

3.Completed Reference sheet - page 4

4.Addendums, if any

COMPANY NAME:______

MAILING ADDRESS:______CITY, STATE, ZIP: ______

E-MAIL ADDRESS:______

TOLL FREE NO:______

TELEPHONE NO:______

FAX NO:______

PRINT NAME:______

TITLE:______

SIGNATURE:______DATE: ______

(SIGN IN BLUE INK)

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THIS IS LAST YEAR’S BID TABULATION

BID TABULATION

LIQUID CHLORINE

BID #15-23

This Source of Supply will be used at the Freshwater and Wastewater Treatment Plants

for the period of October 20, 2015 thru October 19, 2016

VENDORPRICE PERPRICE PER

LIQUID TON100 TONS

Allied Universal Corp $396.40 $39,640.00

MiamiFL

Harcros Chemicals, Inc. $570.00 $57,000.00

Vicksburg MS

DPC Enterprises $625.00 $62,500.00

Chickasaw AL

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