Purchase order 23000094, in the amount of $50,000 was issued to DPC Industries for Sodium Hypochlorite for the Rock Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant of the Municipal Services Department.

On July 14th a purchase order for Sodium Hypochlorite for the Water Pollution Control Division, in particular the Rock Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant was issued to DPC Industries. Sodium Hypochlorite is a chemical used for treating wastewater. This is an annual blanket purchase order for a disinfectant chemical that is used in the operation of the plant.

The expenditure is done through a Mid-America Regional Council/Kansas City Regional Procurement Cooperative Contract 84 that has been in place since 2019. Competitive bidding is not required where supplies, materials, equipment, contractual labor, insurance and services are purchased through bids established by a government purchasing entity or cooperative. The cooperative bids used will have been established pursuant to RSMo.70.220, or generally accepted governmental purchasing practices through the competitive bidding process. Purchases by this method shall be exempt from Section 8.06.003 of the Code and shall not require formal Council approval, but will be reported in accordance with Section 8.06.003.

The fiscal impact to the City is $50,000. Funding was included in the fiscal year 2022/23 adopted budget, project string account number E (5220-5309) Operating Supplies.