How to bid on liquid carbon dioxide for the City of Toledo

What Toledo is buying

The City of Toledo’s Water Treatment Plant is seeking about 3,000 tons of liquid carbon dioxide, delivered to 3040 York Street in Toledo. This is an invitation for bids for supplies.

This may suit suppliers able to provide liquid carbon dioxide and meet the listed certification, documentation, and delivery-capability requirements.

Deadline and what must be complete

Bids are due November 24, 2026, at 1:30 PM ET. Submit through PlanetBids before the deadline and confirm that PlanetBids issues an email confirming transmission; the submission is not complete until that confirmation is issued.

If using a cashier’s or official check for the bid guaranty, the check must also reach the City’s Division of Purchases and Supplies by the deadline. Company and personal checks are not accepted.

Who this opportunity suits

This opportunity is relevant to liquid carbon dioxide suppliers prepared to deliver to the Toledo Water Treatment Plant. Bidders should be able to provide the required product certifications, safety data sheets, customer references, and an affidavit of delivery capability.

How to submit a bid

Open the solicitation on the City of Toledo’s PlanetBids portal. You may need to complete a human-verification check. Register a free vendor account with the City to download documents, receive addenda, and submit an electronic bid.

Submit the project paperwork, bid guaranty, ANSI/NSF 60 Certification Listing, affidavit of compliance with AWWA Standard B510-18, customer reference list, affidavit of delivery capability, and safety data sheets. Line items populate through e-bid. Enter prices to two decimal places and provide only one price per line item.

For a bid bond, scan and upload it; the original does not need to reach the City. For a cashier’s or official check on a solvent bank, scan and upload it and deliver the check to the Division of Purchases and Supplies by the deadline. Make the check payable to the City of Toledo.

Prepare a complete, competitive response

Use the solicitation documents and any addenda in PlanetBids as your checklist. Confirm that each required form and certification is included, that the bid guaranty follows the stated instructions, and that your pricing is entered in the required format.

Allow time to upload the response and verify the PlanetBids email confirmation. If your company is using a check as its guaranty, plan separately for its delivery to the City by the deadline.

The City says some company paperwork is submitted once for the duration of City contracts, and some annual paperwork is submitted once for bids in 2026. Check your PlanetBids records and update documents if information has changed.