Will County Gazette

The city council of Joliet received a report on contracts regarding public works facilities.

“So they're keeping their word. These are companies that have integrity. So we went through all of the chemicals and we looked at all the contracts available and negotiated for an extension for the next year. Once we get through this year, we can always go to a formal bid on these contracts the year following, depending on the economy, depending on the volatility of the economy and the supply chain,” said Larry Hug, Councilman of Joliet City Council.

Councilmember Larry Hug, Chairman of the Public Services committee, reported to the rest of the city council on some recent agreements made. Most of them were for contracts regarding motor fuel or diesel fuel for the city fleet and machines. The rest of them were regarding important chemicals and substances used in the water treatment process.

Last year the city almost ran out of chemical supplies for water treatment for the year, coming up about two weeks short from their supplier. Another company stepped in and helped them finish out the year without any true shortages. The city has made negotiated extensions for the various chemicals with these companies, and so far they are having a very good experience with them.

The company agreed to market rate prices for the chemicals they supply to the city, with the stipulation that if the prices change, either going up or down, the bill to the city would reflect that. Councilmember Hug shared that the prices for two of their chemical had already taken a downturn since that agreement and the company changed their billing accordingly, decreasing the price for the city as they had agreed.