Water Treatment Chemicals and Services - Iowa Medical Classification Center

Contract Term The term of the contract will begin 08/01/2026 and end on 07/31/2027. The Contract may be renewed by mutual agreement of both parties for up to Five (5) Years. Background Information This RFB is designed to provide Bidders with the information necessary for the preparation of competitive Bids. The RFB process is for the Lead Agency’s and Participating Agencies’ benefit and is intended to provide the Lead Agency with competitive information to assist in the selection process. It is not intended to be comprehensive. Each Bidder is responsible for determining all factors necessary for submission of a comprehensive Bid. The State of Iowa is seeking a vendor to maintain a high-quality chemical treatment and services program to maintain peak operating efficiencies and optimum corrosion prevention in the steam and chilled water systems at the Iowa Medical Classification Center (IMCC) with safe applications systems and environmentally friend products. Vendor is to provide all chemicals, training, equipment, and testing supplies. The IMCC has a boiler and a chiller plant. The boiler plant consists of (1) 300hp fire tube and (2) 200hp firetube boilers, an associated deaerator tank that polymer and sulfite chemicals are fed into for the boilers (batch feed style instead of treated separately). The facility steam distribution system that an amine chemical is fed into, and facility condensate return system – a portion of which is not returned to the boiler plant and instead dumped into the drain during the winter months causing increased chemical usage. The boiler plant is currently running off a single control unit that measures the conductivity in the boilers, performs blowdowns, and feeds all the chemicals. The chiller plant consists of a facility-wide chilled water loop that is fed with a loop treatment chemical, and cooling towers that are fed with descaling and biocide chemicals. The chiller plant has its own small control unit for the cooling towers that check conductivity, performs blowdowns, and feeds chemicals. The loop is tested and fed manually. Mandatory Site Visit A mandatory site visit is required for this project. Meeting locations and directions are listed below. You must be present to submit bids on this RFB. A signup sheet will be at location. IMCC site visit is Monday, July 6th, 2026, at 11:00 AM. Directions to Iowa Medical Classification Center: Meet in the administration building Oakdale Conference Room which is just inside the front doors. IMCC, 2700 Coral Ridge Ave., Coralville, IA. 52241. Directions: Take exit 240 off I80 and go north on Coral Ridge Ave (Hwy 965 north), take a left on Oakdale Blvd, and an immediate right on the frontage road. Go past DOT and the road will curve directly into our facility. Park in either lot then enter the main building (behind the 3 flagpoles).