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 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 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 BCC with a favorable recommendation by the Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee 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 truck deliveries and $577.30 per ton for rail deliveries. WASD requires approximately 42,000 tons of quicklime annually. The vendor recommended for award is Carmeuse Lime & Stone, Inc., with principal address 11 Stanwix St, Floor 21, Pittsburgh, PA. The vendor not recommended for award is Lhoist North America of Alabama, LLC, because it was higher than the lowest bid. The document does not state a specific street address, parcel, or folio for the project location. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment. The business opportunity is the five-year contract for supplying quicklime to Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department, with a total value of $124,080,000, for deliveries by truck and rail.