City of Aurora, IL · Solicitation 26-103

2027 Water Treatment Plant Chemicals - Calcium Oxide & Fluorosilicic Acid

Aurora, IL City Posted Oct 6, 2026 Last verified Oct 21, 6:20 AM
Site Utilities

What this bid is

The City of Aurora, Illinois is seeking a supplier of chemicals for its Water Treatment Plant under solicitation 26-103. The request covers Calcium Oxide (quicklime) and Fluorosilicic Acid, which are both delivered for use at the plant.

The notice says the City held a reverse auction on September 24, 2026 and decided not to move forward with the Calcium Oxide bids. It also says no bids were received for Fluorosilicic Acid. The agency decides how it proceeds from here.

Questions are due October 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM CDT, and responses are due October 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM CDT. Responses are submitted electronically through the City's OpenGov portal, and a free vendor account is needed to upload one. Contact is Robert Leible, Superintendent of Water Production, at leibler@aurora.il.us or (630) 256-3254.

Who should bid

Site Utilities contractors - the work is Aurora, IL.

Deadline

21 October 2026, 11:00 AM CDT (last confirmed 21 Oct)

How to submit

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As the agency published it

City of Aurora, IL - Water Production has issued invitation for bid, solicitation 26-103.

The City of Aurora, Illinois is seeking a supplier for Calcium Oxide (Quicklime) and Fluorosilicic Acid for use in the Water Treatment Plant.

The City held a reverse auction on September 24, 2026, where it was determined that the City would not be moving forward with the bids for Calcium Oxide. Additionally, no bids were received for fluorosilicic acid.

Responses are due October 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM CDT.

Questions must be submitted by October 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM CDT.

Commodity categories: Water And Wastewater Treating Chemicals; Carbon Based Chemicals and Compounds; Water Treating Chemicals (Not Otherwise Classified); Recycled Water and Wastewater Treating Chemicals.

Contact: Robert Leible, Superintendent of Water Production (leibler@aurora.il.us, (630) 256-3254).

1 document is attached to the notice: 2025 Bid Tabulations for Reference.

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/aurorail/projects/308216. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.

Reproduced from the official notice via OpenGov Procurement - Illinois. The agency's page is the one that counts.

What the notice says

Questions due
13 Oct 2026

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  • Questions close on 13 October, before the bid deadline.

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Important dates

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Questions due 13 October 2026, 5:00 PM CDT check
Bid deadlinelast confirmed 21 Oct 21 October 2026, 11:00 AM CDT check closed

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Where this came from

Collected from OpenGov Procurement - Illinois, first seen 6 October 2026, last confirmed 21 October 2026.

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