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CITY OF KENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-51
Sponsored by: Administration
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A PURCHASE OF WATER TREATMENT CHEMICALS.
WHEREAS, the City utilizes water treatment chemicals for removal of tannins from the water; and,
WHEREAS, Univar provides a polymer product that is DEC approved for use and is a significant cost
savings over the previous product used by the City; and,
WHEREAS, the City needs to purchase approximately $50,000 of this product annually for water
treatment; and,
WHEREAS, Univar is the only available source of the specific polymer and per KMC 7.15.070(b)(1) it is
being purchased without competition and it is in the best interest of the City to purchase this product;
and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA:
Section 1. That the City Manager is authorized to purchase water treatment polymer from Univar in
the amount up to $50,000.
Section 2. That this Resolution takes effect immediately upon passage.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, THIS/�T/H/CAY OF 60 �ST2025.
ATTEST:
Michelle er, MC, City Clerk
Approved by Finance:�,:�_�
nryyKnackstot, Vice Mayor
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Gabriel and Council Members
THROUGH: Terry Eubank, City Manager
FROM: Lee Frey, Public Works Director
DATE: July 29, 2025
SUBJECT: Resolution No. 2025-51 - Authorizing a Purchase of Water Treatment
Chemicals.
This memo requests Council's approval to purchase more than $35,000 in chemicals for water
treatment from Univar per KMC 7.15.070(b)(1), which allows the purchase of a product without
competition when it can only be furnished by a single dealer.
The City previously authorized a purchase order for $19,494 to purchase a polymer used for water
treatment to remove help in tannin removal. We need to purchase additional totes to have enough
supply for the remainder of the fiscal year. The current product being used was approved for use
at our water treatment plant by DEC and we switched to this product after determining savings of
over $8,000 per tote. Univar is the only supplier available for this product. We request approval
to purchase up to $50,000 in chemical for the fiscal year from Univar.
Award of this agreement is in the best interest of the City. Council's approval is respectfully
requested.