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<br />• INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM <br />. JUNE 20, 1984 <br />T0: <br />L. Morris - Street Superintendent <br />J. Hodge - Director of Publie-~Ior <br />FROM: J. Ray - Purchasing <br />SUBJECT: Sealed Bid X0044 - Lime <br />Advertised sealed bids X0044 for the City of La Porte's annual "Lime Slurry" <br />contract were opened and read in City Council Chambers June 18, 1984 at 4 p.m. <br />Bid invitations were mailed to five area manufacturers and contractors with <br />the following three vendors submitting proposals; (1) Chemlime Corp., (2) <br />Limeco Inc. and (3) Southwest Basics, Inc. <br />City of La Porte specifications asked for pricing on "Lime Slurry" that <br />would meet specification X264 established by the Texas Highway Dept. in <br />1982. Pricing was to be submitted for lime slurry picked up at the plant <br />and delivered to the jobsite. O~ly Chemlime of La Porte, Texas submitted <br />both delivered and picked-up pri ing. <br />A low bid of $65.50 per ton of d y solids delivered was submitted by Southwest <br />• Basics Co., Inc. of Richmond, Te as. A detailed review of this firm's physical <br />plant reveals the lack of an on site certified weight scale to verify weights <br />before delivery. Since this product is paid for by weight and not by volume, <br />I have rejected the low bid due to their inability to certify true weight. <br />I hereby recommend the City of La Porte award its annual contract for the <br />supply of lime slurry to Chemlime Inc. in the amount of $72.50/ton delivered <br />and $65.00/ton picked up. The delivered price reflects a 9X decrease in the <br />price currently being paid for this product. I trust this recommendation <br />will meet with your approval. <br />JR/mb <br />• <br />cc: B. Herrera <br />~`t <br />~. <br />L' <br />