To:
From:
Re:
D. Motion:
City of Nashua, Public Works Division
Board of Public Works Meeting Date: June 22, 2017
Noelle Osborne, Plant Operations Supervisor
Wastewater Department
Sodium Hypochlorite
To approve the contract with Borden & Remington Corp of Fall River, MA for the
purchase of the chemical Sodium Hypochlorite in the amount of $130,000. Funding will
be through: Department: 169 Wastewater; Fund: Wastewater, Account Classification: 61
Supplies & Materials.
Attachment: NEMVCC 2017/18 Bid sheet
Discussion:
For the fourth year, The City of Nashua, NH participated in the Northeast/Merrimack
Valley Chemical Consortium (NEMVCC) bid process. Sealed bids were due by May 25,
2017 electronically or on paper to the Westford Water Department.
Borden & Remington was the low bidder for Sodium Hypochlorite. Sodium Hypochlorite
is used to disinfect the wastewater before it is discharged into the Merrimack River. It is
also used in odor control for the air scrubber system. This chemical is used at the
Wastewater Treatment Facility and the CSO 014 Screening and Disinfection Facility
located at 70 Bridge Street.
#104 — Sodium Hypochlorite 15%, Bulk, price/ wet Ib.
Borden & Remington | Fall River, MA | $0.0629
Univar U.S.A., Inc Providence, RI $0.0890
Kuehne Co. South Kearny $0.1220
