2025 – 2026 Water Treatment Plant and Sewage Treatment Plant Chemicals

Project No:  16-836-91

Location:  Robinson Township, Allegheny County, PA

Owner:  The Municipal Authority of the Township of Robinson

Manager:  Doug Evans

BIDS LISTED BELOW

 

 

Contractor Contact Person Bid Amount
The Municipal Authority of the Township of Robinson
4200 Campbells Run Road
Pittsburgh, PA  15205
Leo Gismondi N/A
CITCO Water
740 Enterprise Drive
Lexington, KY 40510
Paige Potter
SAL Chemical Corporation/PVS Nolwood Chemicals, Inc.
3036 Birch Drive
Weirton, WV 26062
Steve Fenell
Shannon Chemical Corporation
P.O. Box 376
Malvern, PA 19355
Daniel Flynn
Univar Solutions USA, LLC
929 Nelson Place
Trenton, OH 45067
Shelley Riggle
Alexander Chemical Corporation
7593 S. First Road
Kingsbury Industrial Plant
Kingsbury, IN 46345
Cheyenne Haney
Dubois Chemicals
3630 E. Kemper Road
Sharonville, OH 45241
Beth Degeyter
NovaTech
1401 Nobel Street
Sainte-Julie, QC J3E1Z4, Canada
Sandy Jenkins
Carus, LLC
315 5th Street
Peru, IL 61354
Elizabeth Smith
CHEMICAL COMPANY BID
1.  Liquid Chlorine CITCO 
$1.50
2. Sodium Hypochlorite PVS
UNIVAR
$0.263
$0.23
3.  Hydrofluosilicic Acid CITCO
PVS
BRENNTAG
$0.41
$0.38
$0.63
4.  Powdered Activicated Carbon CITCO
PVS
BRENNTAG
$1.955
$1.26
$1.27
5.  Caustic Soda CITCO $0.28 25%
$0.35 50%
PVS $0.21 25%
$0.263 50%
UNIVAR $0.205 25%
$0.33 50%
6.  Road Salt PVS $677.50
7.  DelPac 2020 Aluminum Chloride Hydroxide Sulfate CITCO
UNIVAR
$0.380
$0.337
8a.  Soda Ash CITCO
DUBOIS
PVS
UNIVAR
BRENNTAG
$0.36
$0.275
$0.33
$0.435
$0.40
8b.  Bulk Dense Soda Ash CITCO
DUBOIS
CATALYNT
PVS
UNIVAR
BRENNTAG
$0.36
$0.249
$0.2431
$0.243
$0.2326
$0.25
9.  Sodium Permanganate CITCO
PVS
SHANNON
UNIVAR
$1.85
$1.44
$1.67
$1.67

 

 

Bid Advertisement

Sealed Bids are requested by The Municipal Authority of the Township of Robinson (M.A.T.R.) at the Authority Building, 4200 Campbells Run Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15205-1304 until 3:15 P.M. prevailing time, Thursday, May 8, 2025 for furnishing various chemicals for its Water Treatment Plant and Sewage Treatment Plants. Bids will be opened publicly and read aloud immediately after 3:15 P.M. on that date.

Copies of the Bid Documents may be examined at the office of The Municipal Authority of the Township of Robinson, 4200 Campbells Run Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 or at NIRA Consulting Engineers, Inc., 950 Fifth Avenue, Coraopolis, PA  15108.  Copies thereof may be obtained from the office of M.A.T.R. or NIRA Consulting Engineers, Inc. without charge.  Bids must be submitted on the forms provided, and completed in strict accordance with the instructions provided.  Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond, in the form of a Certified Check or Corporate Surety Bid Bond, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Bid Proposal made in the favor of The Municipal Authority of the Township of Robinson.

A Performance Bond, in the amount of 100% of the Contract Price, will be required of the successful Bidder.

No Bid or any part thereof shall be withdrawn by Bidder for a period of sixty (60) days subsequent to the Bid Opening.

The right is reserved by the undersigned to reject any and/or all Bids, totally or in part, or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any Bid.

Project Scope

The Municipal Authority of the Township of Robinson is soliciting proposals for furnishing various chemicals for its water and sewage treatment plants.

Bid Schedule

Item No. Description Unit Price (Per Pound)
1. An estimated 6,900 # of Liquid Chlorine delivered in 150 lb. cylinders in shipments of 8 to 9 cylinders.
2. An estimated 229,400 # of Sodium Hypochlorite solution delivered in bulk and pumped into two (2) 2,000 gal. tanks.
3. An estimated 15,120 # of Hydrofluosilicic Acid delivered in 55 gal. drums in shipments of 14 drums or in 250 or 330 gal. tote tanks in shipments of 3 to 4 containers.
4. An estimated 4,000 # of Powdered Activated Carbon delivered in 50 lb. bags in shipments of 90 bags.
5. An estimated 110,000 # of Caustic Soda delivered in bulk and pumped into two (2) 500 gal. upright tanks.
a. 25%
b. 50%
6. Road Salt 50 lb. Bags:  An estimated 90 bags delivered on 2 pallets.
7. An estimated 241,680 # of Del Pac 2020 Polyaluminum Hydroxychlorosulfate solution delivered in bulk and pumped into three (3) 550 gal. tanks.
8a. Soda Ash 50 lb. Bags: Delivery shall be made to the Covi-Douglas WWTP and the Campbells Run STP as 50 lb. bags on wooden skid pallets Estimates 600 bags per year at Campbells Run and 1,000 bags per year at Covi-Douglas. The total annual use of 80,000 lbs. is estimated.
8b. Bulk-Dense Soda Ash:  Minimum loads expected are 40,000 lbs. of dense (65 lb./cu. ft.) Soda Ash which will be delivered to the Moon Run STP plant site and blown into the silo feed system.  With annual use of 92,000 lbs. estimated, the owner anticipates 4-5 deliveries per year.
9. An estimated 98,000 lbs. of Sodium Permanganate Solution delivered in bulk and pumped into one (1) 1,100 gal. tank.
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