QUICKLIME

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

The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution R-650-26 approving the award of Contract No. EVN0013501 for 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 the purchase and delivery of quicklime (calcium oxide, CaO) in bulk by truck and railcar for water treatment operations at the John E. Preston, Hialeah, and Alexander Orr water treatment plants. The contract was recommended by the Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee on June 10, 2026, and adopted by the Board on July 21, 2026. The contract replaces Contract No. FB-01772. The fiscal impact is $124,080,000 for the five-year term, funded by Proprietary Funds from the FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget. The unit prices are $596.28 per ton for truck deliveries and $577.30 per ton for rail deliveries. The contract was awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Carmeuse Lime & Stone, Inc., a non-local vendor. The other bidder, Lhoist North America of Alabama, LLC, was not recommended because its bid was higher than the lowest bid. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.