MEMORANDUM

 

 

 

Date:                    

March 17, 2005

To:                

Mike Wildgen, City Manager

From:           

Alan D. Landis, Purchasing Specialist

 

 

On Tuesday, March 15, 2004 the City of Lawrence and Douglas County opened proposals for road salt in a cooperative purchasing agreement.  Last year the City purchased 2500 tons of road salt in a cooperative bid with the County for $29.45 a ton.  This year we requested bids for 1500 tons of salt with the option to buy an additional 500 tons in the spring of 2006.  The results are:

 

# 0510 – ROAD SALT – PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

VENDOR

PRICE PER TON

TOTAL BID

Hutchinson Salt

$ 32.41

$ 64.820.00

Cargill, Inc

$ 35.36

$ 70,720.00

Independent Salt

$ 41.02

$ 82,040.00

 

 

Recommendation:

Approve bid from Hutchinson Salt for 2000 tons of road salt in the amount of $64,820.00 (Public Works/Streets).

 

 

 

cc:

Dave Corliss

Chuck Soules

 

Frank Reeb

Tammy Bennett

 

Bobbie Walthall

Tom Orzulak

 

Diane Trybom