Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: March 13, 2025
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
FROM: Carrie Mathes, CFCM, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M., Manager II, Procurement Division
CONTACT: Chris Fasnacht, Project Manager, Water Reclamation Division
PHONE: 407-254-7724
SUBJECT: Approval of Amendment No. 7, Contract Y20-144B, Liquid Polymer for South Water Reclamation Facility Polymer for Centrifuge Application
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval of Amendment No. 7, Contract Y20-144B, Liquid Polymer for South Water Reclamation Facility Polymer for Centrifuge Application, with Polydyne, Inc., in the amount of $371,250, for a revised estimated contract amount of $1,478,109.60. ([Utilities Department Water Reclamation Division] Procurement Division)
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PROCUREMENT:
This amendment extends the contract for the period of July 2, 2025 through November 1, 2025, and increases the contract to support services during this extension period while a new procurement process is complete. A resolicitation was initiated and subsequentially cancelled due to issues that arose during the confirmation of full-scale test results. Procurement is coordinating with the Water Reclamation staff to develop a resolicitation strategy.
FUNDING:
Funding is available in account number 4420-038-1351-4153.
APPROVALS:
The Water Reclamation Division concurs with this request.
REMARKS:
On June 23, 2020, the Board authorized award of Contract Y20-144B to Polydyne, Inc. in the estimated contract award amount of $459,195 and authorized the Procurement Division to renew the contract for four additional one-year terms.
Previous amendments to the contract are as follows:
Amendment No. 1: Increased the contract amount by $50,000, for a revised estimated contract amount of $509,195. This increase was processed within the Procurement Division’s approval authority.
Amendment No. 2: Increased the contract amount by $274,530, for a revised estimated contract amount of $783,725. This increase was approved by the Board on April 27, 2021.
Amendment No. 3: Renewed the contract for a period of July 2, 2021 through July 1, 2022. This amendment also increased the unit price of Liquid Emulsion Type Polymer - Centrifuge Clarifloc SE-1600 by four percent from the base period pricing. This did not increase the contract total and was processed within the Procurement Division’s approval authority.
Amendment No. 4: Renewed the contract for a period of July 2, 2022 through July 1, 2023. This amendment also increased the unit price of Liquid Emulsion Type Polymer - Centrifuge Clarifloc SE-1600 by 43% from the base period pricing and increased the contract by $323,134.60 for a revised estimated contract amount of $1,106,859.60. This amendment was approved by the Board on June 7, 2022.
Amendment No. 5: Renewed the contract for a period of July 2, 2023 through July 1, 2024. This amendment was processed within the Procurement Division’s authority and no change was made to the contract total.
Amendment No. 6: Renewed the contract for a period of July 2, 2024 through July 1, 2025. This amendment was processed within the Procurement Division’s authority and no change was made to the contract total.