Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Bid Contract(s) Purpose: To purchase Water Purification Chemical-Food Grade Granular Salt. Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Veckridge Chemical Company, Inc., 60-70 Central Avenue, Kearny, New Jersey 07032 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $150,000.00 Funding Source: 2020 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities/NW037-750-7502-8323-B2020 Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) consecutive months Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: To provide the City of Newark with Water Purification Chemical-Food Grade Granular Salt for the water treatment plants. Advertisement: January 29, 2019 Bids Solicited: Four (4) Bids Received: One (1)