Sealed bids for Chemicals for the Wastewater and Water Plants will be received by the Jim Thorpe Borough Council until 1:00 p.m. prevailing time on Monday, March 30, 2026. Bids will be opened and read aloud at 1:05 p.m. *Due to permitting requirements, if alternate brands are proposed bidder must include paperwork for item with the bid submitted. ALL AMOUNTS ARE MORE OR LESS Sodium Permanganate, 2-55-gallon drums Dense Soda Ash, 19 tons, 50 lb. bags Liquid Chlorine, 8 cylinders, 150 lb. Cylinders Carus 8100 Ortho/Polyphosphate Blend, 7 - 30 gallons drums Carus 8100 Ortho/Polyphosphate Blend, 5 – 55-gallon drums Carus 8500 Ortho/Polyphosphate Blend, 6 - 30-gallon drums Carus 8500 Ortho/Polyphosphate Blend, 4 – 55-gallon drums Poly Aluminum Chloride, 18 – 55-gallon drums Sodium Hypo-Chlorite 15% CL/VOL, 10 - 55-gallon drums Magnesium Hydroxide Wet 60% - 40 – 275-gallon totes KC – 138 Polyacrylamide Emulsion (Polymer), 25 – 55-gallon drums Bid Forms and Specifications for this bid will be supplied by the Borough office for those interested in submitting a bid for the Chemicals. All bidders are required to conform to the bid specifications. Chemicals shall be delivered on the dates and times and in the quantities requested and may be ordered individually. Chemicals are to be delivered within 3 working days of placing an order. All suppliers shall provide all the necessary unloading equipment for their products, including any necessary pumps for off-loading magnesium hydroxide to the Wastewater storage tank. Chemicals for the Water Filtration Plant, Germantown Control Building and/or Sewer Plant shall not be delivered by tractor-trailer due to narrow roads and bridges. All trucks must have a lift gate for all chemicals delivered. Deliveries to the Water Filtration Plant and Sewer Plant shall be during regular working hours, which are from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, Monday through Friday, except Borough holidays. Bids are to include delivery charges. All bidders shall include a statement from the suppliers on their policy, procedures, and cost for the return of all empty chemical drums and/or totes. All bidders shall collect all empty chemical drums and/or totes, upon delivery or replacement of new drums/totes of chemicals. This is a one-year contract only; there will be no renewals. Successful bidder shall be required to provide the following items prior to the first delivery: -Safety Data Sheets (SDS) pertaining to the Chemicals delivered -Certificate of Analysis for each chemical delivered for the Water & Sewer Plants -All water chemicals MUST have NSF/ANSI Standard 60 Approval Bids are to be submitted in a plain envelope clearly marked "CHEMICAL BIDS" and delivered to the Borough Office, 115 East Tenth Street, Jim Thorpe, Pa. 18229. Bids must be received no later than Monday, March 30, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. Borough operations are currently by appointment only. Call 570-325-3025 prior to delivering bids. Bids will be opened and read aloud at 1:05 p.m. on Monday, March 30, 2026 in the Borough Office. Bidders and public will be permitted to attend. Bids will be considered at the Borough Council meeting on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. held in the Thomas R Highland Community Room of Memorial Hall, 115 East Tenth Street, Jim Thorpe, PA. The Borough of Jim Thorpe reserves the right to award some of the bids and to reject some of the bids, based on the best interest of the Borough. Brooke Klotz Asst. Borough Mgr./Secretary Mar 17,21