City of Lawrence

Finance Department

 

MEMORANDUM

 

DATE:

June 5, 2013

 

 

TO:

David L. Corliss

 

City Manager

 

 

FROM:

Alan D. Landis

 

Purchasing Specialist

 

On Tuesday, June 4, 2013, the City of Lawrence, Douglas County, Wakarusa Township, Franklin County, City of Baldwin, City of Eudora, and the City of Ottawa opened sealed bids for road salt in a cooperative purchasing agreement.  Last year the City purchased 3,500 tons of road salt in a cooperative bid for $49.98 a ton.  This year the City requested bids for 2,500 tons of salt with the option to buy an additional 1000 tons in the spring of 2014. The results are:

 

VENDOR

TOTAL

Central Salt

$46.88 tn.

Cargill Salt

48.84 tn.

Independent Salt Co.

52.57 tn.

Dale Bro’s.

64.00 tn.

North American Salt

96.64 tn.

Morton

No bid

 

This purchase was budgeted in the 2013 budgeting process.

 

Recommendation Action: 

 

Award bid for 2,500 tons of road salt for Public Works Department to Central Salt for $46.88 a ton or $117,200.00 with an option for additional 1,000 tons if needed for $46,880.00, total $164,080.00. (Public Works/Streets)

 

cc:

Cynthia Wagner

 Charles Soules

 

 

Diane Stoddard

 Mark Thiel

 

 

Jonathan Douglass

 Tom Orzulak

 

 

Bobbie Walthall

 Diane Trybom