2021/09/29 Council Agenda Packet

SECTION 2 - SPECIFICATIONS 2.1 INTENT The City of Everett requires a continuous supply of water treatment chemicals to ensure water throughout the City is acceptable for use. The chemicals will be used by the City's Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) and City's Water Filtration Plant (WFP). The WPCF uses the requested chemicals to disinfect and de -chlorinate treated wastewater prior to discharging into receiving waters in accordance with National Pollutant Elimination System Waste Discharge Permit. The WFP uses the requested chemicals to create potable drinking water from Chaplain Reservoir and deliver this water to over 600,000 retail customers. 2.2 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Supplier warrants that all chemicals provided as a result of this IFB, unless otherwise stated: • Conform to the most current National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) standard 60 and 61 or American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/American Water Works Association (AWWA) standards for water or wastewater chemicals, as applicable. • Have been certified by an ANSI accredited listing agency. • Are suitable for water treatment. • Have appeared on the current United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) advisory listing entitled "Report on Acceptable Drinking Water Additives". • Conform to the general chemical specifications contained herein. • Ensure and maintain state and federal regulatory compliance for any chemical and related container furnished under this solicitation. The chemicals must not contain any foreign matter or impurity that may damage or interfere with the City's equipment, facility, or treatment processes. This includes foreign matter or impurities that are a result of shipment or transfer into the City's tanks. Nor shall the chemicals contain any impurity in sufficient quantities that causes or may cause, by the City's normal usage of the chemicals, to violate any existing permit limit or water quality standard, or any limit or standard that may be implemented during the term of this contract. If at any time, any chemical supplied by the Supplier fails to conform to the specifications of the City, then the Supplier shall, at no additional cost to the City, promptly replace with the item that meets specifications. The Supplier understands and acknowledges that the City provides services essential to the health and welfare of the public. Failure of a Supplier to provide contracted chemicals may jeopardize the City's ability to provide timely services, which may affect health and welfare of the public served. In the event of product shortages at any point from production to delivery, the Supplier agrees to affirm that the City will be given the earliest possible notice and the highest priority for allocation of the chemicals listed herein. To the extent the Supplier must prioritize or allocate delivery among its customers, the requirements of the City under this solicitation will be honored before chemicals are provided to a customer with no such obligations. Page 9 of 27