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RESO L UTION NO . 2019 -7 7
Sponsored by: Administration
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AUTHORIZING A SOLE
SOURCE PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR PROPRIETARY WATER TREATMENT CHEMICALS
FOR THE C ITY'S WATER T REATMENT PLANT TO NALCO, AN ECO LAB COMPANY.
WHEREAS , the City having previously performed a pilot study as part of the design of the Water
Treatment Facility found Nalco chemicals to be supe rior to other offerings in clarifying the City's
water; and,
WHEREAS , the City has previously authorized the sole source purchase of Nalco's proprietary
chemicals for treatment of the City's water supply; and
WHEREAS, KMC 7 .15.070 (b )( 1) authorizes sole source purchases of supplies and materials
which can be furnished only by a single dealer which is the case for these proprietary chemicals;
and ,
WHEREAS, Nalco continues to meet the needs of the City and award of this agreement remains
in the best interest of the City; and ,
WHEREAS, this agreement will provide Chemicals through June 30, 2020, with the intention of
future agreements running concurrently with the City's fiscal year to avoid reissuance of Purchase
Orders across fisca l years .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA:
Section 1. That the City Manager is authorized to execute a contract with Nalco, Inc. for Water
Treatment Chemicals in the amount of $70,000.00 .
Section 2. That this resolution takes effect immediately upon adoption .
ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI , ALASKA, th is 4th day of December
2019.
BRIAN GABRIEL SR., MAYOR
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
THROUGH:
FROM:
DATE :
SUBJECT:
Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council
Paul Ostrander, City Manager
Scott Curtin, Public Works Director
November 25, 2019
Resolution No. 2019-77 Authorizing the Sole Source Purchase of Water
Treatment Chemicals to Nalco, an Ecolab Company.
The purpose of this memo is to recommend passage of Resolution 2019-77; to authorize the Sole
Source purchase of water treatment chemicals to Nalco, Inc. for $70,000 .00 .
Nalco was the successful chemical company whose product was tested during the design and
construction of the water treatment facility. Their chemicals were found to be superior to the other
chemicals tested, and they continue to meet the needs and the requirements of the City today.
Approval of this Resolution will allow the Public Works Department to continue to effectively
manage our Water Treatment Facility, and continue to deliver clear drinking water to our
residents .
At the June 19, 2019 Council Meeting, Council approved a Purchase Order in Excess of $15K to
Nalco for $45,000 to open a new PO for the new fiscal year. As that amount is over $35K the
correct legislative procedure would have been to approve by resolution. This resolution and
memo is correcting that oversight. The existing PO which is already in place will be increased by
$25,000 for a new total Purchase Order to Nalco in the total amount of $70,000.
Funding for this Purchase Order is from account 010-465-2022 and has been accounted for within
the current budget. This purchase I approval does not require any new funds.
The administration supports this Sole Source purchase.
Council's support for Resolution 2019-77 is respectfully requested.