QUICKLIME

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

The document is a legislative matter for Miami-Dade County, specifically a Resolution (File Number 260754, Reference R-650-26) that was adopted on 7/21/2026. It approves 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 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 recommendation was forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation by the Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee on 6/10/2026. The document does not state a specific street address, parcel, or acreage for a construction project. The scope is stated as countywide. The fiscal impact is $124,080,000 for the five-year term. 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 vendor recommended for award is Carmeuse Lime & Stone, Inc., with a principal address of 11 Stanwix St, Floor 21, Pittsburgh, PA. The vendor not recommended is Lhoist North America of Alabama, LLC, because it was higher than the lowest bid. The document states that no certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE) firms were able to meet the solicitation requirements. It also states that market research determined that only two vendors in South Florida are capable of supplying the required chemical. The document does not include any public comment or stakeholder sentiment.