QUICKLIME

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

Resolution approving 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 covers purchase and delivery of quicklime (calcium oxide, CaO) in bulk by truck and railcar 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 resolution was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on 7/21/2026. The Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee forwarded it to the BCC with a favorable recommendation on 6/10/2026. The contract was introduced on 4/22/2026. The fiscal impact for the five-year term is $124,080,000. The current contract is valued at $84,156,816 for a five-year and three-month term and expires on October 31, 2026. Unit prices under the proposed contract are $596.28 per ton for deliveries by truck and $577.30 per ton for deliveries by rail. WASD requires approximately 42,000 tons of quicklime annually. The contract was awarded to the lowest priced responsive and responsible bidder. Lhoist North America of Alabama, LLC was not recommended for award because it was higher than the lowest bid. No certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE) firms were able to meet the solicitation requirements. One local SBE firm under the selected commodity code was identified and notified, although it did not bid. The vendor, Carmeuse Lime & Stone, Inc., is non-local with 0% employee residents in Miami-Dade County. The scope of this item is countywide in nature.