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BID NAME Water Treatment Chemicals Wastewater 2025-2026
FOR BIDS DUE May 13, 2025 ; 9:00 a.m., Local Time
Item
No.
Est. Qty.
Per Year
Item
Units
Unit Price
Total
1
150
Chlorine — I Ton Cylinders
Ton
$
$
2
90,000
Ferric Chloride
Gal.
$
$
3
100
Sulfur Dioxide — I Ton Cylinders
Ton
$
$
4
40,000
Dry Polymer Flocculent — 50 / 55 Lb.
Polyethylene Bag
Lbs.
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$ �. I
$ 7 71 ov
TOTAL
$
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Elizabeth A. Maradik, President
Joseph R. Molnar, Vice -President
Gary A. Gilot, Member
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Murray L. Miller, Member
Breana N. Micou, Member
Attest: Theresa M. Heffner, Clerk
CITY OF SOUTH BEND. INDIANA
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SELLER'S BID FOR SALE OR LEASE OF MATERIALS
BID NAME Water Treatment Chemicals Wastewater 2025-2026
FOR BIDS DUE May 13, 2024; 9:00 AM, Local Time
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When the prospective Contractor is unable to certify to any of the statements below, it shall attach an explanation to this Affidavit.
CONTRACTOR'S NON -COLLUSION AND NON -DEBARMENT AFFIDAVIT,
CERTIFICATION REGARDING INVESTMENT WITH IRAN, EMPLOYMENT
ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION, NON-DISCRIMINATION COMMITMENT AND
CERTIFICATION OF USE OF UNITED STATES STEEL PRODUCTS OR FOUNDRY
PRODUCTS
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STATE OF , ka_n6-
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COUNTY )
The undersigned Contractor, being duly sworn upon his/her/its oath, affirms under the penalties of perjury
that:
1. Contractor has not, nor has any other member, representative, or agent of the firm,
company, corporation or partnership represented by him, entered into any combination,
collusion or agreement with any person relative to the price to be bid by anyone at such
letting nor to prevent any person from bidding nor to induce anyone to refrain from
bidding, and that this bid is made without reference to any other bid and without any
agreement, understanding or combination with any other person in reference to such
bidding. Contractor further says that no person or persons, firms, or corporation has, have
or will receive directly or indirectly, any rebate, fee, gift, commission or thing of value on
account of such sale; and
2. Contractor certifies by submission of this proposal that neither contractor nor any
of its principals are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared
ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal
department or agency; and
3. Contractor has not, nor has any successor to, nor an affiliate of, Contractor, engaged in
investment activities in Iran.
a. For purposes of this Certification, "Iran" means the government of Iran and any agency
or instrumentality of Iran, or as otherwise defined at Ind. Code § 5-22-16.5-5, as
amended from time -to -time.
b. As provided by Ind. Code § 5-22-16.5-8, as amended from time -to -time, a Contractor
is engaged in investment activities in Iran if either.
Contractor, its successor, or its affiliate, provides goods or services of twenty
million dollars ($20,000,000) or more in value in the energy sector of Iran;
or
ii. Contractor, its successor or its affiliate, is a financial institution that extends
twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) or more in credit to another person for
forty-five (45) days or more, if that person will (i) use the credit to provides
goods and services in the energy sector in Iran; and (ii) at the time the
financial institution extends credit, is a person identified on list published by
the Indiana Department of Administration.
4. Contractor does not knowingly employ or contract with an unauthorized alien, nor
retain any employee or contract with a person that the Contractor subsequently learns is an
unauthorized alien. Contractor agrees that he/she/it shall enroll in and verify the work
eligibility status of all of Contractor's newly hired employees through the E-Verify
Program as defined by I.C. 22-5-1.7-3. Contractor's documentation of enrollment and
participation in the E-Verify Program is included and attached as part of this bid/quote;
and
5. Contractor shall require his/her/its subcontractors performing work under this
public contract to certify that the subcontractors do not knowingly employ or contract with
an unauthorized alien, nor retain any employee or contract with a person that the
subcontractor subsequently learns is an unauthorized alien, and that the subcontractor has
enrolled in and is participating in the E-Verify Program. The Contractor agrees to maintain
this certification throughout the term of the contract with the City of South Bend, and
understands that the City may terminate the contract for default if the Contractor fails to
cure a breach of this provision no later than thirty (30) days after being notified by the
City.
6. Persons, partnerships, corporations, associations, or joint venturers awarded a
contract by the City of South Bend through its agencies, boards, or commissions shall not
discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment in the performance of a
City contract with respect to hire, tenure, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment,
or any matter directly or indirectly related to employment because of race, sex, religion,
color, national origin, ancestry, age, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation
or disability that does not affect that person's ability to perform the work.
In awarding contracts for the purchase of work, labor, services, supplies, equipment,
materials, or any combination of the foregoing including, but not limited to, public works
contracts awarded under public bidding laws or other contracts in which public bids are
not required by law, the City, its agencies, boards, or commissions may consider the
Contractor's good faith efforts to obtain participation by those Contractors certified by the
State of Indiana as a Minority Business ("MBE") or as a Women's Business Enterprise
("WBE") as a factor in determining the lowest, responsible, responsive bidder.
In no event shall persons or entities seeking the award of a City contract be required to
award a subcontract to an MBE/WBE; however, it may not unlawfully discriminate against
said WBE/MBE. A finding of a discriminatory practice by the City's MBEAVBE
Utilization Board shall prohibit that person or entity from being awarded a City contract
for a period of one (1) year from the date of such determination, and such determination
may also be grounds for terminating the contact for which the discriminatory practice or
noncompliance pertains.
7. The undersigned contractor agrees that the following nondiscrimination
commitment shall be made a part of any contract which it may henceforth enter into with
the City of South Bend, Indiana or any of its agencies, boards or commissions.
Contractor agrees not to discriminate against or intimidate any employee or applicant for
employment in the performance of this contract with privileges of employment, or any
matter directly or indirectly related to employment, because of race, religion, color, sex,
gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, handicap, national origin or
ancestry. Breach of this provision may be regarded as material breach of contract.
I, the undersigned bidder or agent as contractor on a public works project, understand my
statutory obligations to the use of steel products or foundry products made in the United
States (I.C. 5-16-8-1). I hereby certify that I and all subcontractors employed by me for
this project will use steel products or foundry products made in the United States on this
project if awarded. I understand I have an affirmative duty to notify the City in my bid that
my proposal does not include the use of steel products or foundry products made in the
United States. I understand it is my sole obligation and responsibility to provide a
justification to the City, subject to review and approval, why the cost of United States made
steel or foundry products is unreasonable. Prior to award and upon submission of bid
which does not use steel products or foundry products made in the United States, the City,
through its director of public works, shall make a determination if the price of United States
made steel or foundry is unreasonable. I understand that violations hereunder may result
in forfeiture of contractual payments.
I hereby affirm under the penalties of perjury that the facts and information contained in the foregoing bid
for public works are true and correct.
Dated this Cl( day of I`-�4J , 20_25
Contractor/Bidder (Firm)
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Printed Name and Title
Subscribed and swom to before me this �_ day of o , 20-a
My Commission Expires C��S-, I 1 -7 a030
Notary Public
County of Residence 14q-a I +n
Cristina T. Danford
Notary Public - Seal
State of Indiana
Hamilton County
My Commission Expires 08/17/2030
Commission No. NP0743086
A.M.FAIA Document TM-
A310 2010
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CONTRACTOR:
(Name, legal status and address)
GCI Wastewater Treatment, LLC
484 E. Carmel Drive, #142
Carmel, IN 46032
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SURETY:
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erchants Bonding Company (Mutual)
6700 Westown Parkway
West Des Moines, IA 50266-7754
3113 Riverside Drive
BOND MOUNT 4T628 0
Ten percent of the accompanying bid (] 0 /o)
PROJECT:
(Name, location or address, and Project number, if any)
Dry Polymer Flocculent 50-55 pound polyethylene bags. (40,000 per year)
This document has important legal
consequences. Consultation with
an attorney is encouraged with
respect to its completion or
modification.
Any singular reference to
Contractor, Surety, Owner or
other party shall be considered
plural where applicable.
The Contractor and Surety are bound to the Owner in the amount set forth above, for the payment of which the
Contractor and Surety bind themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and
severally, as provided herein. The conditions of this Bond are such that if the Owner accepts the bid of the Contractor
within the time specified in the bid documents, or within such time period as may be agreed to by the Owner and
Contractor, and the Contractor either (1) enters into a contract with the Owner in accordance with the terms of such
bid, and gives such bond or bonds as may be specified in the bidding or Contract Documents, with a surety admitted
in the jurisdiction of the Project and otherwise acceptable to the Owner, for the faithful performance of such Contract
and for the prompt payment of labor and material fitmished in the prosecution thereof; or (2) pays to the Owner the
difference, not to exceed the amount of this Bond, between the amount specified in said bid and such larger amount
for which the Owner may in good faith contract with another party to perform the work covered by said bid, then this
obligation shall be null and void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect. The Surety hereby waives any notice of
an agreement between the Owner and Contractor to extend the time in which the Owner may accept the bid. Waiver of
notice by the Surety shalt not apply to any extension exceeding sixty (60) days in the aggregate beyond the time for
acceptance of bids specified in the bid documents, and the Owner and Contractor shall obtain the Surety's consent for
an extension beyond sixty (60) days.
If this Bond is issued in connection with a subcontractor's bid to a Contractor, the term Contractor in this Bond shall
be deemed to be Subcontractor and the term Owner shall be deemed to be Contractor.
When this Bond has been furnished to comply with a statutory or other legal requirement in the location of the Project,
any provision in this Bond conflicting with said statutory or legal requirement shall be deemed deleted herefrom and
provisions conforming to such statutory or other legal requirement shall be deemed incorporated herein. When so
furnished, the intent is that this Bond shall be construed as a statutory bond and not as a common law bond.
Signed and sealed this 13th day of May 2025
GCI W tewater Treatment, LLC
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.MIERCHANT�
BONDING COMPANY,.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know All Persons By These Presents, that MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL) and MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC.,
both being corporations of the State of Iowa, d/b/a Merchants National Indemnity Company (in California only) (herein collectively called the
"Companies") do hereby make, constitute and appoint, individually,
Anthony Robert Baumgartner; Brenda Johnston; Cindy Stellhorn; Cynthia L Jenkins; Edward L Mournighan; Elexis B Richards; Emily Daughhetee;
Ginger J Krahn; Michael H Bill; Michael M Bill; Mike Marsella; Sheree Hsieh
their true and lawful Attorney(s)-in-Fact, to sign its name as surety(ies) and to execute, seal and acknowledge any and all bonds, undertakings,
contracts and other written instruments in the nature thereof, on behalf of the Companies in their business of guaranteeing the fidelity of
persons, guaranteeing the performance of contracts and executing or guaranteeing bonds and undertakings required or permitted in any actions
or proceedings allowed by law.
This Power -of -Attorney is granted and is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by authority of the following By -Laws adopted by the Board of
Directors of Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual) on April 23, 2011 and amended August 14, 2015 and April 27, 2024 and adopted by the Board of
Directors of Merchants National Bonding, Inc., on October 16, 2015 and amended on April 27, 2024.
"The President, Secretary, Treasurer, or any Assistant Treasurer or any Assistant Secretary or any Vice President shall have power and
authority to appoint Attorneys -in -Fact, and to authorize them to execute on behalf of the Company, and attach the seal of the Company thereto,
bonds and undertakings, recognizances, contracts of indemnity and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof."
"The signature of any authorized officer and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile or electronic transmission to any Power of Attorney
or Certification thereof authorizing the execution and delivery of any bond, undertaking, recognizance, or other suretyship obligations of the
Company, and such signature and seal when so used shall have the same force and effect as though manually fixed."
In connection with obligations in favor of the Florida Department of Transportation only, it is agreed that the power and aut hority hereby given to the
Attorney -in -Fact includes any and all consents for the release of retained percentages and/or final estimates on engineering and construction
contracts required by the State of Florida Department of Transportation. It is fully understood that consenting to the State of Florida Department
of Transportation making payment of the final estimate to the Contractor and/or its assignee, shall not relieve this surety company of any of
its obligations under its bond.
In connection with obligations in favor of the Kentucky Department of Highways only, it is agreed that the power and authority hereby given
to the Attorney -in -Fact cannot be modified or revoked unless prior written personal notice of such intent has been given to the Commissioner -
Department of Highways of the Commonwealth of Kentucky at least thirty (30) days prior to the modification or revocation.
In Witness Whereof, the Companies have caused this instrument to be signed and sealed this 29th day of July 2024
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On this 29th day of July 2024 before me appeared Larry Taylor, to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn
did say that he is President of MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL) and MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC.; and that the
seals affixed to the foregoing instrument are the Corporate Seals of the Companies; and that the said instrument was signed and sealed in behalf
of the Companies by authority of their respective Boards of Directors.
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Notary Public
(Expiration of notary's commission does not invalidate this instrument)
I, Elisabeth Sandersfeld, Secretary of MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL) and MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC., do
hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the POWER -OF -ATTORNEY executed by said Companies, which is still
in full force and effect and has not been amended or revoked.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Companies on this 13th day of May, 2025
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WASTEWATER
TREATMENT
484 E. Carmel Drive, # 142
Carmel, IN 46032
317-574-4970
May 6, 2025
Product I I Price per gallon Freight
Dry Polymer DCF 494 1 1 $1.93/lb Delivered
www.gcintl.com
Jar tests and trial were performed. The summary report is attached.
Deliveries will be between 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Delivery date will be not more than ten (10) days from the date of order.
The quote is a delivered price and no extra fees.
Pricing is locked in for the duration of the 2025/2026 season with the exception and in
the rare case of force majeure.
Lacee Cochran
Sales Manager
GO Wastewater Treatment
GenChem International, LLC
484 E. Carmel Drive #142
t'1 Carmel, Indiana 46032
12 Cm
E PH.: (317) 574-4970
liti Fax: (317) 571-1416
City of South Bend
Wastewater Treatment Plant
3113 Riverside Drive
South Bend, IN 46628
Nancy Clay
On 4/8/2025 GCI performed a sludge dewatering polymer trial at the belt press. Two polymers were trialed.
Josh Sporleder from the plant was present for the trial.
The polymer was made down the same dilution strength as being used historically. This dilution strength is
roughly .38%. It may be possible to lower GCI dilution strength to a .2%.
The polymer tanks are 1860 gallons each (2 onsite) which are being refilled by an automatic feed system. One
mixed tank lasts roughly 2 hours. There are 4 belt presses onsite with the influent set at 80gpm. Each press is
outfitted with its own dosing pumps. Drawdowns were performed on each pump.
Pump 1/ 15,000 ml/min
Pump 2/ 10,500 ml/min
Pump 3/ 10,500 ml/min
Pump 4/ 9,900 ml/min
In conclusion:
Josh Sporleder determined the trial a success using GCI DCF-94. It was observed that this polymer worked as
well and maybe slightly better than the current polymer on site.
Percent solids tests were performed by staff. This test was performed with a microwave. GCI has never seen
this method used and we are unknown on the accuracy of the results.
Press 1/ 15.4%
Press 2/ 14.3%
Press 3/ 13.9%
Press 4/ 17.2%