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 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 will replace 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 amount is $124,080,000. The current contract is valued at $84,156,816 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 fiscal impact for the five-year term is $124,080,000, funded by Proprietary Funds from the FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget, Vol. 3, Page 100, Other Operating. The contract manager is Susan Pascul. The Procurement Contracting Manager is Manuel Jimenez of the Strategic Procurement Department. The item was introduced on 4/22/2026. An Invitation to Bid was issued on March 9, 2026, and closed on March 31, 2026, with two bids received. 188 vendors were notified. 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 scope of this item is countywide in nature. The resolution authorizes the County Mayor or County Mayor's designee to give notice of the award, issue purchase orders, and exercise all provisions of the contract, including cancellation or extensions, pursuant to Section 2-8.1 of the Miami-Dade County Code and Implementing Order 3-38.