QUICKLIME

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

The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution R-650-26 (Legislative Item File Number 260754) on July 21, 2026, 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 contract will replace Contract No. FB-01772. The item was forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation by the Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee on June 10, 2026. The contract was introduced on April 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. The proposed contract reflects updated unit prices of $596.28 per ton for deliveries by truck and $577.30 per ton for deliveries by rail. 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 contract is countywide in nature. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.