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U.S. municipal water chemical bids.
Free public preview of 33 reconciled water treatment chemical bids with active coverage across all 50 states. Posted in the last 18 months across active, open, closed, and awarded status. State, chemical lane, dates, and an estimated annual range are visible. Utility name, source URL, exact dollar amount, and bid documents unlock with a chemical-pillar subscription.
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Closed procurement records
Utilities tracked
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Active coverage across all 50 states
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Sodium hypochlorite
4 recent bids in this preview
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Worked examples
What this is worth in dollars.
Two anonymized scenarios drawn from real lane economics. Locations are described by size and region; municipality names are omitted because this page is public. Dollar figures use real per-unit ranges for each chemical.
Scenario 1: in-cycle
The RFP that posts at 4pm Friday
- Setting
- Mid-Atlantic regional water authority, ~140K served
- Lane
- Sodium hypochlorite, ~640K gal / yr, 24 month
- Last award
- $1.52 / gal
- Lane peer median
- $1.31 / gal
- Public RFP window
- 21 days
Without intelligence: You learn about the RFP on Monday via a Google alert, 18 days left, no relationship context. You bid blind at $1.55 / gal. The incumbent re-bids at $1.49 and wins. Your outcome: zero.
As a subscriber: You see the RFP within an hour of posting, last cycle's award, regional peer median, and the incumbent's recent delivery cadence slippage. You bid $1.38 / gal and win.
Outcome
640K gal × 24 months × ($1.38 − $0.95 delivered cost) = $550K gross over the contract life. ~31% gross margin vs zero on a blind-bid loss.
Scenario 2: out-of-cycle
The emergency rebid you would never have seen
- Setting
- Southeast county utility, ~50K served
- Trigger
- PFAS MCL exceedance reported to state
- Lane
- Granular activated carbon, ~180K lb / yr
- Rebid window
- 14 days, sole-source allowed
- Standard list
- $2.60 / lb
- Emergency premium
- $3.40 / lb is in-band
Without intelligence: Emergency rebids do not hit aggregator feeds. The utility calls its incumbent or a regional supplier with an existing relationship. You never see it.
As a subscriber: The trigger event fires in your alert feed within 48 hours. You see no existing GAC contract on file, a 90-day consent-decree deadline, and the freight band for your nearest plant. You bid $3.40 / lb on a 24 month deal.
Outcome
180K lb × 24 months × ($3.40 − $2.20 delivered cost) = $432K gross on a contract you would never have seen. ~35% gross margin on the emergency premium vs ~18% on a routine cycle bid.
Illustrative scenarios. Numbers within the real per-unit ranges for each chemical lane. Your actual margin depends on your cost structure, freight position, and how aggressive you choose to bid; subscribers get the data they need to answer those questions on a per-bid basis.
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| Utility | State | Chemical lane | Annual estimate | Quality | Status | First seen | Due | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| buyer | PA | Polyaluminum Chloride (pacl) | - | Listed | closed | Apr 4 | - | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Potassium permanganate | - | Listed | closedClosed | Apr 3 | Jun 24 | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Sodium hypochlorite | - | Listed | openRegistration required | Apr 3 | - | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Caustic Soda (sodium Hydroxide) | - | Listed | awarded | Apr 3 | - | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Ferric chloride | - | Listed | closed | Apr 3 | - | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Sodium bisulfite | - | Listed | closed | Apr 3 | - | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Hydrochloric Acid (muriatic) | - | Listed | closed | Mar 31 | - | Agency pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Sodium bisulfite | - | Listed | closedClosed | Jan 16 | Feb 3 | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Sodium bisulfite | - | Listed | closed | Jan 15 | - | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Calcium Hydroxide (lime) | - | Listed | closed | Jan 1 | - | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Polymer coagulant | - | Listed | closed | Jan 1 | - | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Ferric chloride | $50K-$100K | Listed | closed | Jan 1 | - | Agency pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Calcium Hydroxide (lime) | - | Listed | closedClosed | Dec 30 | Jan 20 | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Calcium Hydroxide (lime) | - | Listed | closedClosed | Dec 30 | Jan 20 | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Caustic Soda (sodium Hydroxide) | - | Listed | closedClosed | Nov 17 | Dec 9 | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Polymer coagulant | - | Listed | closedClosed | Nov 12 | Dec 12 | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Chlorine gas | - | Listed | closedClosed | Nov 12 | Dec 17 | Agency pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Granular Activated Carbon (gac) | - | Listed | closed | Nov 5 | - | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Citric Acid | - | Listed | closedClosed | Nov 4 | Nov 18 | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Polyaluminum Chloride (pacl) | - | Listed | closed | Nov 4 | - | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Potassium permanganate | - | Listed | closed | Nov 3 | - | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Calcium Hydroxide (lime) | - | Listed | closed | Nov 1 | - | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Polymer coagulant | - | Listed | closed | Oct 16 | - | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Caustic Soda (sodium Hydroxide) | $50K-$100K | Listed | awarded | Sep 12 | - | Agency pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Ferric chloride | - | Listed | closedClosed | Sep 4 | Sep 26 | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Chlorine gas | - | Listed | closedClosed | Aug 27 | Sep 17 | Agency pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Sodium bisulfite | - | Listed | closed | Aug 19 | - | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Zinc orthophosphate | - | Listed | closed | Aug 14 | - | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Aluminum Sulfate (alum) | - | Listed | closedClosed | Aug 5 | Aug 18 | Agency pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Sodium hypochlorite | - | Listed | closedClosed | Jun 9 | Jul 8 | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Sodium hypochlorite | - | Listed | closedClosed | Apr 15 | May 8 | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Sodium hypochlorite | - | Listed | closedClosed | Mar 20 | Apr 3 | Portal pageMembers only → |
| buyer | PA | Soda Ash (sodium Carbonate) | - | Listed | closedClosed | Feb 13 | Feb 27 | Portal pageMembers only → |
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