Awarded to:
Waterhouse Environmental Services
Issued: January 19, 2021
File # 2020-651
NOI Title: Waterhouse Polymer Wes-Floc 5300
Capital Regional District
Notice is hereby given that the Capital Regional District (the “CRD”), intends to directly award a Contract to the following supplier to provide Polymer Wes-Floc 5300 for the tertiary filters at the McLoughlin Point Wastewater Treatment Plant (MPWWTP) for a term of six (6) months at an estimated value of $250,000 CAD.
Waterhouse Environmental Services
601 West Broadway #400
Vancouver, BC V5Z 4C2
In accordance with applicable trade agreements, CRD has chosen not to proceed with a competitive process for the following reason:
- the goods or services can be supplied only by the selected supplier and no alternative or substitute exists for the following reason:
- to ensure compatibility with existing products/systems
- due to an absence of competition for technical reasons
The CRD has taken possession of the newly built McLoughlin Point Wastewater Treatment Plant in January of 2021. The CRD is required to use Waterhouse Polymer Wes-Floc 5300 for the tertiary filters for a startup period of six months, during which time the CRD will conduct a study of alternate polymers through a public procurement process and select a polymer supplier for the tertiary filters.
Vendors who wish to challenge this decision should submit a detailed written objection for the attention of Alexandria Zayonc, Purchaser by email to azayonc@crd.bc.ca before 2:00pm Pacific Time, January 29th, 2021. CRD will review any and all issues received by this date and provide due consideration to each objection.
Please Reference File: # 2020-651 on all written correspondence.
Alexandria (Alex) Zayonc | Purchaser
Capital Regional District
479 Island Highway, Victoria, BC V9B 1H7
T: 250.474.9674 C: 250.415.6848
azayonc@crd.bc.ca | www.crd.bc.ca