2024-008 RFQ Methanol Delivery for 2024

Agency:	Kitsap County
State:	Washington
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	484110 - General Freight Trucking, Local 492110 - Couriers and Express Delivery Services 492210 - Local Messengers and Local Delivery
Posted Date:	Jan 25, 2024
Due Date:	Feb 14, 2024
Solicitation No:	2024-008
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REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

RFQ 2024-008

KITSAP COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

SEWER UTILITY

METHANOL

BID SUBMISSION DATE & TIME:

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14nd, 2024 AT 2:00 P.M.

Mailing Address:

Glen McNeill, Purchasing Supervisor

614 Division Street MS-7

Port Orchard, WA 98366

Physical Address:

Glen McNeill, Purchasing Supervisor

4th Floor Administration Building

619 Division Street

Port Orchard, WA 98366

Kitsap County Purchasing Office will receive Bids for furnishing Methanol (Methyl Alcohol) on or before

the date and time indicated above at the Kitsap County Administration Building, 619 Division Street, Port

Orchard, Washington.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Bidders must correctly prepare and submit all required documents to the Kitsap County Purchasing

Office. The following documents are required for a complete bid package. Every item must be complete

in all respects, including authorized signatures. Bidders shall acknowledge receipt of all addenda in the

spaces provided. Failure to include all items may be cause for the bid to be considered irregular and

thereby rejected:

Certificate of Liability Insurance

Washington State Contractor’s Registration

Bid Sheet

Addendum Receipt, if any

Each bid shall be submitted in separate envelope and sealed when mailed or hand delivered. The bid

number and title of the project (as indicated above), the date & time of the bid opening, and the name

& address of the bidder shall be clearly shown on the outside of the envelope. You may respond by mail

or hand-deliver to the Kitsap County Purchasing Office.

The Kitsap County Purchasing Office reserves the right to reject any or all bids for good cause, in whole

or in part, to waive any irregularities in any bid, and to delete certain items listed in the bid as set forth

herein. In the event that all bids are rejected, the Purchasing Office may call for new bids.

Kitsap County will award to the most responsible Bidder submitting the most advantageous bid to the

County based on the quantities identified in the proposal. The most advantageous bid to the County is

determined from the unit price, transportation costs, and product availability.

This invitation to bid does not commit Kitsap County to pay any costs incurred by any Bidder in the

submission of a proposal, or in making necessary studies or design for the preparation thereof, or for

procuring or contracting for the items to be furnished under the invitation to bid.

Please submit by mail to:

Glen McNeill, PS

Kitsap County Purchasing Office

614 Division Street, MS-7

Port Orchard, WA 98366

For hand delivery, express, or courier:

Glen McNeill, PS

Kitsap County Administration Building

Purchasing Office – Fourth Floor

619 Division Street

Port Orchard, WA 98366

Additional information may be found in the Kitsap County website

https://www.kitsapgov.com/das/Pages/Online-Bids.aspx. For answers to questions, please email Glen

McNeill at gsmcneill@kitsap.gov.

Bids received after 2:00 P.M. FEBRUARY 14th, 2024 will not be considered.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

Kitsap County Public Works is requesting bids form qualified chemical manufacturers/distributors to

furnish and deliver liquid methanol to the Central Kitsap Treatment Plant. Specifications include but are

not limited to: the methanol shall contain a minimum of 100% CH3OH. The Methanol shall be free of

sludges or other particulate matter which might interfere with the proper operation of chemical

metering equipment. Methanol delivered in bulk tanker is for use as a carbon source at a wastewater

treatment plant’s biological nutrient removal process.

• Prices quoted shall be for delivery to the Central Kitsap Treatment Plant (CKTP) at 12351 Brownville

Hwy NE, Poulsbo WA 98370, including all fees and FOB.

• Upon placement of order, delivery of Methanol shall be no later than 10 calendar days to the

delivery site noted above.

• Unless other arrangements are made, methanol will be delivered not later than 3:00 PM on the

scheduled delivery date. If for any reason a delivery cannot be made on the scheduled date you

must immediately notify the County Sewer Utility Staff at 360-337-7197.

• Deliveries shall be made by tanker truck at 8,000 gallons or less. The CKTP methanol storage

receiving facility does not have the capacity to accept any loads above 8,000 gallons.

• Methanol transport vehicles shall be equipped with pump systems suitable for unloading the entire

product into the Central Kitsap Treatment Plant methanol storage tank.

• The chemical hauler / delivery driver is responsible for providing all equipment for safe and efficient

off loading of methanol to the methanol receiving station. The tank truck must be capable of

backing into the spill confinement area.

• The chemical hauler / delivery driver shall allow for a maximum of two (2) hours for offload of

material. This time will start at the moment the truck arrives at the Central Kitsap Treatment Plant.

• Offloading of chemical shall not proceed until such time that a fully qualified County employee is

present in the unloading area.

• Offloading of the chemical shall be unloaded by a fully trained and qualified driver familiar with the

proper handling of methanol. The driver will use appropriate personal protective equipment upon

arrival at the methanol receiving station.

• The estimated quantity of Methanol required per year is approximately 660,000 lb. or 100,000

gallons.

• This Contract does not guarantee a minimum purchase of Methanol

FB 2023-008

Methanol

BID SHEET

THE UNDERSIGNED proposes to provide the Kitsap County Department of Public Works (Sewer Utility)

with Methanol. Kitsap County expects to purchase approximately 660,000 lb. (100,000 gallons)

ITEM

NO.

ITEM DESCRIPTION

UNIT

pounds

UNIT PRICE

This bid is made in accordance with the published requirements and warrants, receipt of which is hereby

acknowledged, and is offered with the call for bids authority by the Kitsap County Purchasing Office.

BIDDER (COMPANY) ________________________________________________

SIGNATURE _______________________________________________________

PRINTED NAME ____________________________________________________

TITLE _____________________________________________________________

ADDRESS _________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

PHONE _________________________________________________________

EMAIL _________________________________________________________

Attachments:

Certificate of Liability Insurance

Receipt of Addendum, if any

FB 2023-008

METHANOL

Receipt of the following addendum to this solicitation is hereby acknowledged:

Amendment

Number

Date of Receipt

Amendment

Signed Acknowledgment

_____________

_______________________________

_____________

_______________________________

_____________

_______________________________

NOTE: Failure to acknowledge receipt of any amendment may be considered an irregularity in the bid.

2024-008 RFQ Methanol Delivery for 2024

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