QUICKLIME

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

The document is a resolution 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 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 resolution was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on 7/21/2026. The contract replaces Contract No. FB-01772. 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. The proposed contract reflects updated unit prices of $596.28 per ton (truck) and $577.30 per ton (rail). WASD requires approximately 42,000 tons of quicklime annually. 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 for award is Lhoist North America of Alabama, LLC, because it was higher than the lowest bid. The resolution was introduced on 4/22/2026. The Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee forwarded it to the BCC with a favorable recommendation on 6/10/2026. The final action was on 7/21/2026. The document does not state a specific street address, parcel, or folio for the project. The document does not state a specific project size in terms of acreage or number of units or lots. The document does not state a zoning or use change. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment.