Commission to review salt bids after staff review of delivery terms and storage limits
February 28, 2024 | Crawford County, Kansas
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County staff presented two salt procurement bids for winter road maintenance and commissioners requested further review before awarding.
Speaker 4 summarized the bids: Chanticle submitted a bid for regular road salt at $80 per ton (approximately 26.5 tons per load), and Salt Central offered bulk deicing salt at $75.44 per ton for deliveries to two specified locations (69 Bypass/560 Avenue and a Girard facility), each listing 100‑ton quantities. Commissioners noted there are differences in product descriptions (regular road salt vs. bulk deicing salt), potential per‑location fees, and significant variation in total cost depending on required tonnage and delivery terms.
Members asked about county salt‑shed storage capacity (an estimate that Girard can store about 4–5 loads) and whether minimum purchase quantities would be enforced by vendors. One commissioner moved to send the bids to staff (Alyssa) to review all fine print, delivery and location fees and return a recommendation at the Tuesday meeting; the motion was seconded and approved.
Commissioners deferred any award pending staff review of contractual details and storage logistics.
Speaker 4 summarized the bids: Chanticle submitted a bid for regular road salt at $80 per ton (approximately 26.5 tons per load), and Salt Central offered bulk deicing salt at $75.44 per ton for deliveries to two specified locations (69 Bypass/560 Avenue and a Girard facility), each listing 100‑ton quantities. Commissioners noted there are differences in product descriptions (regular road salt vs. bulk deicing salt), potential per‑location fees, and significant variation in total cost depending on required tonnage and delivery terms.
Members asked about county salt‑shed storage capacity (an estimate that Girard can store about 4–5 loads) and whether minimum purchase quantities would be enforced by vendors. One commissioner moved to send the bids to staff (Alyssa) to review all fine print, delivery and location fees and return a recommendation at the Tuesday meeting; the motion was seconded and approved.
Commissioners deferred any award pending staff review of contractual details and storage logistics.
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