Trial Run: Only those vendor who have conducted plant trial runs and have met the specifications (as judged solely by District) herein stated, will be considered for the award of this contract. A maximum of two (2) of any one vendor’s products may be evaluated during the trial period for jar testing and one (1) product for full scale plant test.
- Testing: The vendor will jar test a sample of their product at the Wastewater Treatment Plant prior to bid and submit the test results to the Chief Operator for review. Upon successful completion of the jar testing, the vendor must supply enough product, “on a no charge basis” to conduct a 1 week full scale plant test. The full scale plant test shall be conducted at no cost to the Districts. In order to be considered for the award of this contract, prospective vendors must schedule and complete the required testing on or before February 22, 2022.
- Record of test results: A written record of the test results will be provided to the vendor who conducts the plant trial runs. The District reserves the right to disqualify the product if the performance during full scale testing does not meet quality standards, contributes to the degradation of the plant’s effluent or fails to meet the required effluent limit of 0.5mg/l.
- Equipment Requirements: Any products requiring special equipment or modifications needed to mix the product, put into solution or deliver it to the point of application other than that presently existing at the plant will not be considered
A staff member will assist the vendor’s representative(s) during the trial run. Operational adjustments on all equipment shall be performed by District staff only. The vendor’s representative shall notify district staff of the desired adjustments in process operations. District staff will perform all sampling and operational adjustments which they deem necessary.
Appointments to test a proposed product must be made by contacting Mr. Mike Lanning, Chief Operator at 607 732-5115 between the hours of 6AM and 2PM EST, Monday through Friday.
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- Performance Requirements: Product Performance must be equal to or exceed Polyaluminum Chloride (PAC) DelPAC 1525. The vendor shall cooperate closely with the District staff in scheduling, planning, and making effective use of the product and services offered. The responsibility
