REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Eric G. Parra, Interim City Manager
VIA: Chau Vu, Director of Public Works
PREPARED BY: Chris Davis, Senior Management Analyst
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Approve Sole Source Procurement Request with Jones Chemical (JCI) for Chlorine Gas
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Statement of Issue:
Submitted for City Council approval is a sole source procurement request in the amount of $150,000 annually for the purchase of chlorine gas from JCI.
Financial Impact:
Staff is requesting authorization for procurement of chlorine in an amount up to $150,000 annually. There is sufficient funding for the purchase of chlorine within the FY 2024/25 Water Fund Budget and no additional appropriations are requested at this time.
Recommended Action:
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Approve the sole source procurement request for the annual purchase of chlorine gas from JCI.
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve the recommended action and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
The City annually produces approximately 20,000 acre-feet (AF) of water from the City's nine potable drinking water wells. Water produced from these wells is continuously chlorinated using gaseous chlorine, which is American National Standards Institute/National Science Foundation (ANSI/NSF) Standard 60 certified, as required under the City's Domestic Water Permit.
The City has used chlorine gas as the primary disinfection method since the Utility Division's creation in 1964. Up until Fiscal Year 2019/20, the average annual chlorine supply cost had been less than $30,000 and was procured in accordance with Huntington Beach Municipal Code (HBMC) Section 3.02.070 for Small Procurements. However, the price of chlorine has more than doubled due to raw material cost increases for chlorine and sodium hydroxide products. Additionally, the Orange County Water District has allowed groundwater producers to pump a larger portion of their potable water...
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