REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of three contracts to Solenis LLC, Polydyne Inc., and San Joaquin Chemicals for the purchase of Polymer for the Water Pollution Control Plant and Approval of Budget Modification No. 7 (F22-148) and Find that this Action is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15378(b)(2)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award contracts with a term of three years with the following not-to-exceed contract amounts: $5,000,000 to Solenis LLC, of Wilmington, DE, $3,000,000 to Polydyne Inc. of Riceboro, GA and $1,000,000 to San Joaquin Chemicals, Inc. of Fresno, CA to provide Polymer for the Water Pollution Control Plant and authorize the City Manager to increase the not-to-exceed contract amount and extend the contracts for up to three additional one-year periods, subject to available budget and if pricing and service remain acceptable to the City. Approval is also requested for Budget Modification No. 7 in the amount of $1,000,000.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Chapter 2.08 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, City Council approval is required for the procurement of goods and/or services exceeding $250,000 in any one transaction.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(2) as it is a continuing administrative or maintenance activity, such as the purchase for supplies.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The WPCP utilizes oxidation ponds for the secondary (biological) treatment portion of the wastewater treatment process. Algae that grow naturally in the ponds are the main source of oxygen for this process. Algae in the pond effluent are removed from the wastewater stream in the dissolved air flotation tanks (DAFTs) and dual media filters (DMFs), both of which are components of the WPCPs tertiary treatment process. This removal process has...
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