QUICKLIME

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-07-21 · resolution

Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution R-650-26 (Legislative Item File Number 260754) on 7/21/2026, approving the award of Contract No. EVN0013501, Quicklime, to Carmeuse Lime & Stone, Inc. in the amount of $124,080,000.00 for a five-year term for the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department. The contract is for the purchase and delivery of bulk quicklime (calcium oxide, CaO) by truck and rail for water treatment operations at the County's three regional water treatment plants: John E. Preston, Hialeah, and Alexander Orr. The contract replaces Contract No. FB-01772. The recommendation was forwarded to the Board with a favorable recommendation by the Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee on 6/10/2026. The contract was introduced on 4/22/2026. The vendor's principal address is 11 Stanwix St, Floor 21, Pittsburgh, PA. The contract amount is $124,080,000. The current contract is valued at $84,156,816 and expires on October 31, 2026. The proposed unit prices are $596.28 per ton for truck deliveries and $577.30 per ton for rail deliveries. The contract requires approximately 42,000 tons of quicklime annually. The lowest responsive and responsible bidder was Carmeuse Lime & Stone, Inc.; Lhoist North America of Alabama, LLC was not recommended because it was higher than the lowest bid. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.