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Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Bid Contract
Purpose: To Provide Supply and Delivery of Zinc Orthophosphate for the City of Newark’s Montclair Re-Chlorination Station – Contract #11-WS2026
Entity Names/Address(es):
1. Carus LLC., 315 Fifth Street, Peru, Illinois 61354
2. Shannon Chemical Corporation, 602 Jeffers Circle, Exton, Pennsylvania
Contract Amount: Not to Exceed $2,000,0000.00 for two years
Funding Source: 2026 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities/NW037-750-7502-83230-B2026
Contract Period: Two (2) years from the date of the written Notice to Proceed
Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A
Additional Information:
This contract is for two (2) vendors for the supply and delivery of Zinc Orthophosphate for the City’s Montclair Re-Chlorination Station under the direction of the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities.
Bids Solicited: Five (5)
Bid Received: Three (3)
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Water and Sewer Utilities (“the City” and/or “the Department”) is in need of suppliers to provide and deliver Zinc Orthophosphate as necessary to treat the water at the Montclair Re-Chlorination Station for the operation of the City’s water utility system; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the public bidding process of the Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq., the Department on August 28, 2026, for the receipt of sealed bids for Supply and Delivery of Zinc Orthophosphate for the City’s Montclair Re-Chlorination Station; and
WHEREAS, five (5) prospective bidders requested Bid Specifications from the Department; and
WHEREAS, on September 16, 2026, the Department received sealed bids from three (3) contractors for the Supply and De...
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