HomeMy WebLinkAbout033615 RES - 04/08/2025Resolution authorizing execution of supply agreement for one year
with the option to extend for two additional one-year periods, with
Chemtrade Chemicals US, LLC, of Parsippany, New Jersey, for the
purchase of liquid aluminum sulfate for Corpus Christi Water in an
amount of $4,253,082.00, with a potential amount of $16,424,346.00 if
options are exercised, with FY 2025 funding of $2,126,541.00 from the
Water Fund.
WHEREAS, liquid aluminum sulfate is a necessary chemical used as a primary
coagulant in the water treatment process;
WHEREAS, State law generally requires that procurements are subject to
statutory requirements, including competitive bids, unless an exception applies;
WHEREAS, there is a statutory exception for this procurement in Local
Government Code, Section 252.022(a)(2), as this purchase is necessary to preserve or
protect the public health or safety of the City's residents;
WHEREAS, liquid aluminum sulfate delivered by tons is a necessary chemical
used in the water treatment process as a primary coagulant and is volatile in the current
market; and
WHEREAS, given the necessity to receive this chemical for use in the water
treatment process, the City believes that it is in the best interest of the City's residents to
enter into an agreement with Chemtrade Chemicals US, LLC, that allows for some
flexibility in pricing up to a set maximum annual amount so as to avoid any interruption in
the City's supply of liquid aluminum sulfate which is necessary to preserve the public
health or safety of the City's residents.
Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas:
Section 1. The City Council specifically finds that the foregoing statements included in
the preamble of this resolution are true and correct and adopts such findings for all intents
and purposes related to the authorization of this procurement.
Section 2. The City Manager, or designee, is authorized to execute all documents
necessary for a one-year supply agreement, with one additional one-year option, for the
purchase of liquid aluminum sulfate, in an amount of $4,253,082.00, with a potential
amount of $16,424,346.00 if all options are exercised, with Chemtrade Chemicals US,
LLC, of Parsippany, New Jersey.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the day of P\c\rt , 2025:
Paulette Guajardo
Mayor City Secretary
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033615
SCANNED
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of Financial Services of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her duly authorized
representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that the money
required for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation or
expenditure described below is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified below, from
which it is to be drawn, and has not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments
are subject to annual appropriation by the City Council.
City Council Action Date: April 8, 2025 Legistar Number: 25-0250
Agenda Item:
Resolution authorizing execution of supply agreement for one year with the option to extend for
two additional one-year periods, with Chemtrade Chemicals US, LLC, of Parsippany, New Jersey,
for the purchase of liquid aluminum sulfate for Corpus Christi Water in an amount of
$4,253,082.00, with a potential amount of $16,424,346.00 if options are exercised, with FY 2025
funding of $2,126,541.00 from the Water Fund.
Amount $2,126,541.00
Fund Name
Accounting Unit
AcNoount
Activity No.
Amount
Water
4010-31010-45
520010
$2,126,541.00
Total
$2,126,541.00
❑ Certification Not Required
Director of Financial Services
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