Portable Supplemental Water Softeners - Central Steam Facility – Brookhaven National Laboratory

The Brookhaven National Laboratory is seeking qualified vendors to provide portable supplemental water softening vessels and associated services for the Central Steam Facility. The contractor shall furnish portable ion exchange vessels, delivery and pickup services, off-site resin regeneration, and related technical support. The purpose of this requirement is to provide softened boiler makeup water during peak demand periods when the capacity of the existing on-site water softening system is exceeded. The services shall include delivery, pickup, off-site regeneration of resin media, and provision of operations and maintenance documentation. * Provide and maintain four portable water softening vessels on-site at all times * Each vessel shall be capable of treating up to 100 gallons per minute * Vessels shall contain approximately 30 cubic feet of ion exchange resin * Vessels shall be skid-mounted and suitable for forklift handling * Treatment objective is reduction of total hardness to less than 0.3 mg/L as CaCO3 * Vessels shall be delivered fully regenerated and ready for immediate service * Contractor shall perform on-demand vessel exchanges * Contractor must be capable of performing emergency exchanges within 24 hours * Contractor shall provide a dedicated service representative with response within 8 hours of notification * Contractor must be capable of commencing services within two weeks of contract award