Request for Information - Pilot Plant Treatment Equipment

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  "_slug": "cityoftampa",
  "title": "Request for Information - Pilot Plant Treatment Equipment",
  "status": "closed",
  "summary": "<p>This is a Request for Information for the City of Tampa's Water Department.</p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">The City of Tampa Water Department is requesting planning-level information pertaining to water treatment pilot plant equipment availability, feature options, cost, and delivery times.&nbsp; Pilot plant equipment may have the following characteristics:&nbsp;</p><ul style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;\"><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Approximate 50 gpm capacity</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Provide skids for the following unit operations separately:&nbsp;<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;\"><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Raw water screening (surface water source)</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Coagulation (conventional &amp; enhanced), flocculation, and sedimentation to include polymer addition functionality</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Coagulation (conventional &amp; enhanced), flocculation, and <u>ballasted</u> sedimentation to include polymer addition functionality</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Suspended ion exchange inclusive of a regeneration system</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Ozonation</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Alkalinity / pH / stability adjustment to include options for using lime, caustic, and carbon dioxide</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Corrosion control chemical addition</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Filtration to accommodate modular media depth, mixed bed, air scour, and automated backwash</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Sodium hypochlorite and ammonia solution injection with contact chamber</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">A variety of membrane-based treatment options</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Surge tank, flow meter, flow control, and pump for the purpose of adjusting hydraulic grade line between skids</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Cart-mounted composite sample collection rig to include a 5-gallon carboy (or similar to collect composite samples) and adjustable flow rate peristaltic pump / tubing.&nbsp;</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Disinfectant residual decay testing loops (pumps / surge tank for recirculating water through Owner provided distribution piping)</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Corrosion / stability testing loops for a variety of relevant metals &amp; alloys (iron, copper, lead, etc.)&nbsp;</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Water conservation demonstration (visually demonstrate the effect of installing water conserving toilets/faucets/heads compared to conventional fixtures).&nbsp;</li></ul></li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Equipment should be constructed of materials that will not corrode, be BPA free, PFAS/PFOS/PFOA free, NSF compliant, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Hand, off, and auto control&mdash;hand control should be via panel mounted electro-mechanical devices and auto control should consist of providing a terminal junction box for terminating I/O field wiring on one side and providing terminals for connection to a process instrumentation and control system on the other side (input/output rack(s), programmable logic controllers, operator interface terminals, and SCADA system(s) to be provided by others)</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Instrumentation appropriate for each unit operation that aligns with water utility sector best practices.&nbsp;</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Products shall be consistent with Attachment A.&nbsp; Attachment A consists of Chapters 5, 6, 8, and 9 &nbsp;from &nbsp;Basis of Design Summary, I&amp;C dated November 2023.&nbsp; &nbsp;</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Powered by 480 VAC or lower</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Bench scale coagulation, flocculation, and settling jar testing setup</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Bench scale ionic exchange column testing setup</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Bench testing equipment to measure mass, free and combined chlorine, dissolved ozone, pH, color, turbidity, particle size distributions, slurry density, etc.</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Bench testing equipment to measure moisture content in solids (oven, filtering ability, balances, etc.)</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Bench testing equipment to perform sieve analysis on filter and ion exchange media</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Furnishings for a small laboratory and sample preparation area</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Chemical storage, pumping, and dosing for sulfuric acid, ferric sulfate, polymer solutions, chloramination (sodium hypo solution + ammonia), lime, caustic, ozone with hydrogen peroxide quenching, carbon dioxide, orthophosphate, fluoride</li></ul><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt;\">Responses should include manufacturer cut sheets, shop drawings, itemized budget-level cost estimates (US Dollars, inclusive of design, fabrication, shipping, unloading, initial setup &amp; startup services), sales contact information, and customer references (with customer contact information) for the above equipment.&nbsp; Responses may include additional information the responder deems relevant and helpful.&nbsp;</p>",
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  "created_at": "2025-03-14T20:14:11.492Z",
  "department": {
    "id": 7729,
    "name": "Water"
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  "government": {
    "code": "cityoftampa",
    "organization": {
      "city": "Tampa",
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      "name": "City of Tampa",
      "phone": "(813)274-8351",
      "state": "FL",
      "website": "https://www.tampa.gov/",
      "zipCode": "33610",
      "address1": "2555 E Hanna Ave",
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      "timezone": "America/New_York",
      "countryCode": "US",
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  "financialId": "25-P-00169",
  "closeOutReason": "Request for Information",
  "closedSubstatus": "other",
  "proposalDeadline": "2025-06-02T18:00:00.000Z",
  "releaseProjectDate": "2025-03-24T20:14:46.476Z"
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