City of Lawrence

Finance Department

 

MEMORANDUM

 

DATE:

April 23, 2008

 

 

TO:

David Corliss

 

City Manager

 

 

FROM:

Alan D. Landis

 

Purchasing Specialist

 

On Tuesday, April 22, 2008 the City of Lawrence and Douglas County opened sealed bids 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 $35.49 a ton.  This year the City requested bids for 4,000 tons of salt with the option to buy an additional 1000 tons in the spring of 2009.  The results are:

 

VENDOR

TOTAL  BID

Central Salt

37.78 ton

Hutchinson Salt

46.43 ton

Independent Salt

48.46 ton

Cargill Salt

55.49 ton

 

This purchase was budgeted in the 2008 budgeting process.

 

Recommendation Action: 

 

Award bid for 4,000 tons of road salt for Public Works Department to Central Salt for $37.78 a ton or $151.120.00 with an additional 1,000 tons if needed for $37,780.00, total $188,900.00. (Public Works/Streets)

 

cc:

Cynthia Boecker

 Charles Soules

Tammy Bennett

 

Diane Stoddard

 Tom Orzulak

Jonathan Douglass

 

Frank Reeb

 Bobbie Walthall

Diane Trybom