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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEMNUMBER: 7-9. |
Resolution No. 22-R-0060 — Contract Award — Mississippi
Lime Company - Rotary Hydrated Lime For Fiscal Year
2023 in an amount not to exceed $512,715.00
COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: October 6, 2022
COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: October 17, 2022
STAFF REVIEW: Joseph Munder, Water Treatment Plant Superintendent SIGNATU
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael L. Guttman SIGNATURE.
ITEM SUMMARY:
Rotary Hydrated Lime is one of the various chemicals used at the City’s Water Treatment Plant.
Approximately 1,900 tons of Rotary Hydrated Lime are used annually. Hydrated Lime is the key
component to our softening process. Hydrated lime reacts with existing bicarbonate salts (Calcium,
Magnesium, and most importantly, Radium) and converts them to insoluble carbonate salts, thus
removing them to a great degree from the treated water.
A Notice to Bidders was advertised in the Daily Herald on September 6, 2022, and sealed bids were
opened on September 27, 2022. There were three (3) bids received. The results are below.
Bidder Bid Amount Overall Rank
Mississippi Lime Company $512,715.00 1
Carmeuse Lime & Stone $781,128.00 2
Lhoist North America $1,000,882.00 3
The low bidder was Mississippi Lime Company of St. Louis, Missouri, for a total contract price of
$512,785.00 ($269.85/ton delivered). This represents a 22.15% increase over FY 2022 unit prices. The
increase is largely attributed to increases in energy costs, fuel surcharges, inflationary economic
environment, and driver shortages. A bid tab showing the results of the bid opening is attached for
reference.
Staff recommends that a contract be awarded to Mississippi Line Company for the procurement of
Rotary Hydrated Lime, at a unit price of $269.85/ton delivered, for an amount not to exceed $512,715.00
for FY 2023. Mississippi Lime Company has been delivering Rotary Hydrated Lime to the City’s Water
Treatment Plant for the past seventeen years.
In FY 2023, adequate funds will be budgeted in the Water Fund, Water Treatment Plant Operations —
Chemicals (06-34-48-4626) to cover this expenditure.
ACTIONS PROPOSED:
Approve Resolution No. 22-R-0060 authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract with Mississippi Lime
Company of St. Louis, Missouri, for the procurement of Rotary Hydrated Lime for Fiscal Year 2023 in an
amount not to exceed $512,715.00.

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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
The Infrastructure Committee voted 7-0 for approval.