Cedar Rapids Ionwave #PUR1026-107

Cedar Rapids seeks delivered pebble and ground quicklime for municipal water and pollution control facilities

The City of Cedar Rapids is seeking delivered quicklime for its water treatment and pollution control operations. - Government buyer: City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Water Department/Water Operations and Water Pollution Control Facility. Purchasing Services is identified in the bid materials. - Requested products: Approximately 13,800 tons of 3/8-inch pebble quicklime and 750 tons of ground (fine) quicklime. No part numbers are specified. - Pebble quicklime is allocated across J Avenue Water Treatment Plant (6,500 tons), Northwest Water Treatment Plant (3,500 tons), and Water Pollution Control Facility (3,800 tons). - Ground quicklime is for the Water Pollution Control Facility (750 tons). - OEMs and named vendors: No product OEM or proposed supplier is identified. Bi-State Detergent Systems and La Crosse Builders Exchange are named as plan holders, not manufacturers or awardees. - Key requirements: Both products must contain at least 90% calcium oxide, meet AWWA B202-02 and subsequent revisions, and have ANSI/NSF Standard 60 certification. Bidders must provide chemical and physical analyses, sieve analyses, guaranteed material-content information, and quality assurances. - Delivery and qualification requirements: Bids must cover all three facilities and include 24-hour emergency delivery capability. Suppliers without recent Cedar Rapids supply history must provide a product sample; the City may also require a pilot test of representative loads. Prices must include supply, delivery, insurance, permits, testing, and related fees. - Contract term: An anticipated one-year initial term, with up to four additional one-year renewals by mutual agreement. Quantities are estimates, not guaranteed minimum purchases.

Description

The City of Cedar Rapids is seeking bids for the purchase and delivery of 3/8-inch pebble quicklime and ground (fine) quicklime to its Water Department and Water Pollution Control Facility. The City estimates requirements for calendar year 2027 at approximately 13,800 tons of pebble quicklime and 750 tons of ground quicklime across three facilities; these estimates are informational and are not minimum purchase commitments. Products must meet stated quality and ANSI/NSF Standard 60 certification requirements, and bids must include pricing per ton delivered along with specified product, testing, and certification documentation. The contract is anticipated to run for one year beginning January 1, 2027, with up to four additional one-year renewals by mutual agreement.

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