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Approval to Purchase Water Treatment Chemicals Without Competitive Bidding

Original title: To Approve a Resolution Waiving the Competitive Bidding Process for the Purpose of Making Sole Source Purchase of Cal~Flo Liquid Lime from Burnett Lime Co., Inc., Campobello, SC. To Authorize the City Manager to Approve Change Orders in an Amount not to Exceed the Total FY2024 Budget for Chemicals. (Utilities Director)

October 24, 2023

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The Frame

What this does

The city is changing its procurement process for water treatment chemicals, allowing the City Manager to manage chemical costs and vendor selection for the remainder of the 2024 fiscal year without further council votes on individual .

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Burnett Lime Co., Inc.

The company is designated as the exclusive provider for the city's liquid lime needs.

City Manager

The City Manager receives new authority to approve chemical-related change orders without individual council votes.

City Residents

Residents are affected by the procurement methods used for water treatment chemicals.

What changed

Last recorded activity October 24, 2023.

What's next

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Summary

This resolution authorizes the city to bypass the standard process to purchase Cal-Flo Liquid Lime exclusively from Burnett Lime Co., Inc. It also grants the City Manager authority to approve budget adjustments for chemical purchases up to the total FY2024 chemical budget limit.

Key Facts

The city will waive the competitive bidding process for the purchase of Cal-Flo Liquid Lime.
Burnett Lime Co., Inc. is designated as the sole-source provider for this chemical.
The City Manager is authorized to approve change orders for chemical purchases.
The total value of authorized change orders is capped at the total FY2024 budget for chemicals.
The resolution was introduced by the Utilities Director on October 4, 2023.

Why It Matters

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'sole source purchase' mean?

It means the city is choosing to buy a product from one specific vendor without comparing prices or services from other potential suppliers.

Does this change how much the city spends on chemicals?

The resolution does not change the total budget amount, but it gives the City Manager authority to approve changes to chemical orders as long as they stay within the existing FY2024 budget limit.

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Streamlining Procurement

The city is shifting from individual council oversight of chemical change orders to centralized management by the City Manager for the remainder of the fiscal year.

City Manager

Connected Entities

organizationBurnett Lime Co., Inc.“The sole-source vendor for Cal-Flo Liquid Lime.”Map →

locationCampobello, SC“Location of the vendor.”Map →

personCity Manager“Authorized to approve change orders for chemical budgets.”Map →

personUtilities Director“The official who introduced the request.”Map →

Sources

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