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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Project title: Award an increase to overall spend on Request for Quotation #2024-049 Magnesium <br />Hydroxide <br />Council Bill # interoffice use <br /> Project: Magnesium Hydroxide Chemical for the Water Pollution Control Facility <br />Partner/Supplier: Inland Environmental Resources <br />Location: Everett Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) <br />Preceding action: N/A <br />Fund: 401 - Utilities <br />Agenda dates requested: <br /> <br />Briefing <br />Proposed action <br />Consent 11/20/24 <br />Action <br />Ordinance <br />Public hearing <br /> Yes X No <br /> <br />Budget amendment: <br /> Yes X No <br /> <br />PowerPoint presentation: <br /> Yes X No <br /> <br />Attachments: <br /> <br /> <br />Department(s) involved: <br />Procurement & Public Works <br /> <br />Contact person: <br />Theresa Bauccio-Teschlog <br /> <br />Phone number: <br />(425) 257-8901 <br /> <br />Email: <br />tbauccio@everettwa.gov <br />Initialed by: <br /> HB <br />Department head <br /> <br />Administration <br /> <br />Council President <br />Fiscal summary statement: <br />On May 7, 2024, the city awarded Request for Quotation 2024-049 Magnesium <br />Hydroxide in an amount not exceeding $249,999. Unfortunately, staff underestimated <br />the total need when the award was made. Due to various conditions at the Water <br />Pollution Control Facility (WPCF), the amount of magnesium hydroxide required has <br />increased to meet the permit requirement for the Department of Ecology. The previous <br />year’s spending is as follows: <br />2022: $123,097.59 <br />2023: $164,063.59 <br />2024 (year to date): $287,484 <br />The City’s procurement policy requires the council to approve contract awards greater <br />than $250K. City staff requests increased spending approval to allow the WPCF staff to <br />purchase the required chemicals to meet permit requirements. The estimated <br />expenditure will be approximately $400,000 annually, including sales tax. <br />Project summary statement: <br />The Department of Ecology Nutrient General Permit, WAG994571, requires the WPCF to <br />implement optimization efforts to reduce the total inorganic nitrogen in the effluent <br />water being discharged into Port Gardner Bay and the Snohomish River. <br />To meet this requirement, plant staff determined magnesium hydroxide provided the <br />best method to achieve the highest nitrogen reduction. Magnesium hydroxide is critical <br />to support and optimize nitrogen removal in the final treated effluent water. City staff <br />improved the operational strategies used at the plant to treat the wastewater, which <br />required an increase in magnesium hydroxide to facilitate additional nitrogen removal. <br />With the increased need for nitrogen removal at the plant, more magnesium hydroxide <br />was required to meet the permit requirements. <br />Increased magnesium hydroxide use due to the nitrogen removal optimization efforts <br />increases the treatment plant's effluent quality, which means cleaner water is being <br />discharged to our local water bodies. <br />Recommendation (exact action requested of Council): <br />Award an increase to overall spend on Request for Quotation #2024-049 Magnesium <br />Hydroxide to an estimated $400,000 annually. <br /> <br />City Council Agenda Item Cover Sheet