Specifications include, but are not limited to: The City of Independence, Kansas, is requesting bids for chemicals to be used at the Independence Water Treatment Plant for the calendar year 2023. Each supplier may bid on one or more chemicals as they so desire and bids will be awarded on each chemical separately. The Plant has an offset loading dock, which is approached from a residential street. Long trailers don’t work well and the City Staff will not be responsible for offloading the truck for safety reasons. The driver is responsible for having the proper equipment to place the order in its storage area. (One Ton Chlorine Cylinders are the only exception); Chlorine: Chlorine shall be delivered in one (1) ton containers on an open top trailer to accommodate an overhead crane. Minimum specifications shall be AWWA B301-92 or the latest revision thereof. Anticipated usage is 15 tons. Potassium Permanganate: Potassium Permanganate shall be granular, technical grade delivered in 330 pound drums. Minimum specifications shall be AWWA B603-88 or the latest revision thereof. Anticipated usage is 22,000 pounds. Powdered Activated Carbon: Powdered activated carbon shall be delivered in fifty (50) pound bags. Minimum specifications shall be AWWA B600-90 or the latest revision thereof. Anticipated usage is 10,000 pounds. Liquid Ammonium Sulfate: Liquid Ammonium Sulfate shall be delivered in the liquid form and transferred into the plants storage tanks. (Pumped or gravity fed) Minimum specifications shall be AWWA B302-90 or the latest revision thereof. Anticipated usage is 129,360 pounds (Max. deliveries 1500 gal.)
