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Richland County opens bids for winter road salt; state bid reported at $57.44/ton
Summary
Richland County opened bids for its annual winter road salt contract; the county engineer reported a state contract price of $57.44 per ton and local bids were recorded for later review.
Richland County conducted a bid opening on July 10 for its standard annual contract to supply winter road salt.
Adam, the county engineer, summarized the procurement context and said the state contract rate for the county this year is $57.44 per ton. He called the county's process standard and said vendors appear in the bid opening with bid bonds and tabulations.
Bid details recorded in the meeting transcript include a Compass Minerals submission showing a per-unit figure of about $66.6 and a total listed in the transcript of roughly $914,644 (later referenced in discussion as $914,644). Morton Salt was listed near $68.20 per unit. The transcript records an estimated quantity used for bid comparison of 13,680 (tons) and that prices are delivered figures.
Adam said he would review the bid documents and report back to the board for final recommendation. The board recessed and reconvened for the bid opening; commissioners asked clarifying questions about bid bonds and the missing bid tab for one bidder.
Provenance: Topic introduction: transcript block p34 (reconvening for bid openings at 10 a.m.). Topic finish: transcript block p48 (Adam will review and get back to the board; adjournment).
