Water chemical bid
| Location: | New York |
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| Posted: | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Due: | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Agency: | Bedford town |
| Type of Government: | State & Local |
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| Bid Title: |
Water chemical bid
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| Category: | Bids & RFPs |
| Status: | Open |
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the Town Clerk of the Town of Bedford will receive sealed bids for
the furnishing of the following supplies:
1. Zinc Orthophosphoric Acid (Zinc Orthophosphate)
2. Polyaluminum chloride
3. Citric Acid
4. Calcium Hypochlorite
5. Sodium Thiosulfate Crystal
Bids will be received until 10:00 a.m., July 2, 2026 at the office of the Town Clerk, 321 Bedford Road,
Bedford Hills, New York 10507, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.
Specifications and proposal forms may be downloaded from https://bedfordny.gov/Bids.aspx, from
June 9, 2026 to July 2, 2026. Vendors that download the specifications are required to provide their
company name, email address, phone number, and mailing address by email to
highway@bedfordny.gov in order to receive any bid addenda that may be issued.
Bid prices shall remain in effect for all orders placed for delivery on or before June 30, 2027.
The Town of Bedford reserves the right to accept any bid in whole or in part and to reject any or all
bids, as considered to be in the best interests of the Town of Bedford.
No bidder may withdraw their bid within thirty (30) days after the date of the bid opening.
All bids must be enclosed in a sealed envelope plainly marked “Bids for Water Supply Chemicals —
July 2, 2026” on the outside of the envelope. Bids to be returned to the TOWN CLERK, 321 Bedford
Road, Bedford Hills, New York 10507.
Dated: Bedford Hills, New York
June 9, 2026
TOWN BOARD OF THE
OF THE TOWN OF BEDFORD
Alexandra Whalen
Town Clerk
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GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
All materials furnished shall conform to the itemized specifications attached hereto and to the
applicable requirements of the Standard Specifications of the New York State Department of
Transportation, dated January 3, 1978.
Materials shall be delivered in accordance with the itemized specifications on the order of the Public
Works Commissioner or designee, Town of Bedford, in quantities as ordered.
Unit prices bid shall be exclusive of any sales, excise or other taxes for delivery to a tax exempt
Municipality. Tax exempt certificate number 136007284 covers Public Works Department purchases
by the Town of Bedford.
The Town of Bedford reserves the right to purchase material from other vendors as awarded by the
State of New York Office of General Services, without notice to the vendor awarded the Town bid.
All suppliers, submitting bids on items in non-conformance with the specifications or delivery time as
stated, must submit them on a separate sheet of paper clearly stating the variance between their bid and
the specifications. The bid will receive careful consideration if such deviations do not depart from the
intent of this specification and are to the best interests of the Town of Bedford.
Additional information on any of the items as given in the detailed specifications may be secured from
the office of the Commissioner of Public Works or designee.
Each bid must be signed by a person authorized to do so and each bid must include a certificate of non-
collusion and waiver of immunity agreement, as required by law.
Bidders are not to separate the notice and specifications from the proposal form, but must return the
same complete.
Separate bids will be awarded for each item as listed in the proposal.
The Commissioner of Public Works or designee reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to accept
any bid or waive any informality in the proposal as deemed advisable in the best interest of the Town
of Bedford.
Unless otherwise permitted by the Commissioner of Public Works, vendors awarded this
contract are required to deliver chemical(s) to Town of Bedford Water Filtration Plant, 215
Cross River Road, Katonah, NY 10536 within 2 working days of an order being placed.
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ITEMIZED SPECIFICATIONS
1. ZINC ORTHOPHOSPHORIC ACID (ZINC ORTHOPHOSPHATE)
Supply material in 55-gallon drums of zinc orthophosphate as manufactured by Shannon
Chemical Corp. or approved equal. Bid prices shall be on a per gallon basis, with a typical
order of 4 x 55-gallon drums.
Regulatory: NSF Standard 60, drinking water additives
Composition/Information on Ingredients:
Chemical Name
Phosphoric Acid
Zinc Chloride
Zinc Phosphate
Composition
Identifier
CAS:7664-38-2
CAS: 7646-85-7
CAS: 7779-90-0
Percent (%)
>50
<25
<25
2. POLYALUMINUM CHLORIDE
Supply material in bulk of Polyaluminum Hydroxychlorosulfate PCH 180 as manufactured by
the Holland Company Inc or approved equal. Bid prices shall be on a per gallon basis with a
minimum order of 1000 gallons.
Regulatory:
a) NSF Standard 60, drinking water additives
b) Conform to AWWA standard B-408-10 Liquid Polyaluminum Chloride
Properties:
Polyaluminum Hydroxychlorosulfate coagulant shall be a 33.3% solution of a dry product and
shall meet the following specifications:
% Aluminum (Al)
5.5 +/- 0.20
% Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)
10.25 +/- 0.25
% Chloride
9.0 +/- 0.50
% Sulfate
2.9 +/- 0.30
% Basicity
70 +/- 2
pH (as is)
2.6 +/- 0.3
pH (1% aqueous solution)
4.0 +/- 0.5
Specific Gravity (20 C)
1.270 +/- 0.01
Freezing Point (C)
-12 +/- 1
Turbidity (NTU)
Less than 50
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3. CITRIC ACID
Supply material in 55 gallon drums. Bid prices shall be on a per gallon basis, with a minimum
order of 4 x 55-gallon drums.
Regulatory: NSF Standard 60, drinking water additives
Properties:
a) 50% Liquid Citric Acid
4. CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE BRIQUETTE
Supply material in fifty (50) pound pails of Constant Chlor Plus briquettes as manufactured by
Arch Chemicals Inc or approved equal. Bid prices shall be on a per pail basis with a typical
order of one pallet of twenty four (24) pails.
Regulatory:
a) NSF Standard 60, drinking water additives
b) EP registered as a disinfectant for municipal water supplies, No. 1258-1179
c) AWWA Standard B300, hypochlorites
Properties:
b) Available Chlorine (wt%)
c) Scale Inhibitor (wt%)
d) Weight
e) Dimensions
f) Appearance
65% minimum
0.5%
0.25 oz. (7 grams)
1 ¼ in. x ¾ in. x ½ in.
Briquette-Shape Tablet
5. SODIUM THIOSULFATE CRYSTAL
Supply material in 50 pounds bags. Bid prices shall be on a per bag basis, with a minimum
order of 44 bags.
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Proposal for Bid Opening July 2, 2026
To: Town Clerk
Town of Bedford
321 Bedford Road
Bedford Hills, NY 10507
We hereby propose to furnish materials and services to the Town of Bedford Public Works Department
in accordance with the Specifications and Notice, dated June 9, 2026, for material ordered for delivery
on or before June 30, 2027 at unit prices as bid below:
1. ZINC ORTHOPHOSPHORIC ACID (ZINC ORTHOPHOSPHATE)
Per Gallon Delivered, 55 Gallon Drums: $_____________________
2. POLYALUMINUM CHLORIDE
Per Gallon Delivered, Bulk: $_____________________
3. CITRIC ACID
Per Gallon Delivered, 55 Gallon Drums: $_____________________
4. CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE
Per 50 Pound Pail Delivered: $ __________________
5. SODIUM THIOSULFATE
Per 50 Pound Bag Delivered: $ __________________
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