For the purchase each year of approximately: 400 Tons dry weight sulfate of Aluminum (liquid) 60 Tons Liquid Chlorine in ton cylinders 60 Tons Activated Carbon (powdered) 30 Tons Sodium Fluorosilicate 4,000 Pounds Potassium Permanganate 120 Tons Ferric Chloride 125,000 Gallons Ferrous Chloride 12,500 Gallons Sodium bisulfate Solution 40,000 Gallons (at least 50%) Caustic Soda 8,250 Gallons Liquid Polymer 12,000 Gallons 35% Orthophosphate 38,000 Gallons Sodium Hypochlorite Solution 2,200 Gallons Polyacrylamide 3,000 Gallons Cationic Polymer All in accordance with specifications now on file at the Engineering Department. Bids must be accompanied by Certified Check or Cashiers Check or Letter of Credit equals to ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, or a bond for the full amount of the bid as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into and a performance bond properly secured. Should any bid be rejected, such instrument will be forthwith returned upon proper execution of a contract. Cash deposits will not be accepted. The bid check/bond should be enclosed in the sealed bid, but in a separate envelope clearly marked BID CHECK/BOND with the bidders name & address on the bid check/bond envelope. The Project owner is the City of Lorain, Ohio. The Owners Representative is Safety/Service Director, Sanford Washington Jr. Telephone: 440-204-2060; Email: sanford washington@cityoflorain.org. In connection with the Legal Notice, the City of Lorain (hereinafter called the City), issues this Request for Bids for the City of Lorain PURCHASE OF CHEMICALS 2024 (the Project), as more fully described in the Contract Documents. Each bidder must ensure that all employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, creed, color, handicap, sex or national origin. All bidders must comply with the provisions of the American with Disabilities Act. Bidders shall be required to comply with all Federal and State laws and regulations concerning these matters. The Director of Public Safety/Service reserves the right to make separate or combination awards and to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities in the bids received. If a Bidder contemplating submitting a Bid for the proposed Project is in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of the Contract Documents, it may submit a written request for an interpretation thereof to City of Lorain, Engineering Department in writing on the form included with the Contract Documents. Inquiries shall be emailed to Joseph pritchard@cityoflorain.org to the attention of Joe Pritchard, Contract Administrator.