Town of Longmeadow, Massachusetts
 
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Solicitation:  1910091
Title: IFB WINTER SALT
Status: Expired
Purchase Agency: TOWN OF LONGMEADOW
Publish Date: 10/8/2019 10:00:00 AM
Due Date: 10/24/2019 11:00 AM EST
Contact: Chad Thompson @ 413-565-4185, cthompson@longmeadow.org
Description: INVITATION FOR BID (IFB):
WINTER SALT
The Town of Longmeadow, MA, is accepting bids for winter salt, minimum sodium chloride (NaC1) Content of 95% winter salt. Bid documents are available from the Purchasing Department of the Town of Longmeadow, Attn: Chad Thompson, Procurement Manager (P 413-565-4185, cthompson@longmeadow.org), 735 Longmeadow Street, Suite 101, Longmeadow, MA 01106.
Bid documents may also be accessed online through the Town of Longmeadow Purchasing Department, Attn: Chad Thompson, 735 Longmeadow Street, Suite 101, Longmeadow, MA 01106, Phone: 413-565-185, cthompson@longmeadow.org . Bid documents can also be obtained online at no charge through www.longmeadow.org , select ‘Government’ from the toolbar, then ‘Purchasing’, then select ‘Bids & RFPs’, the ‘Bid & RFP Finder’ to access the documents. Bidders are encouraged to register with the Purchasing Department, those that do not register with the Purchasing Department will be responsible for monitoring the website for updates and addenda. Failure to acknowledge the receipt of addenda may result in a bid rejection.
Sealed bids should be delivered to the Longmeadow Purchasing Department and will be accepted until the bid deadline of 11:00am on Thursday, October 24, 2019. The outside of the sealed envelope should be labeled with the bid title name: ‘IFB: WINTER SALT’ and complete contact information of the bidder. Late bids will be rejected. A public bid opening will follow in the auditorium located in the same building.
The contract shall be for one year and will be procured under MGL 30B. No bid deposit is required. The Town of Longmeadow acting through the Town Manager, the Awarding Authority reserves the right to reject any and all bids, waive minor informalities and to award the contract in the best interest of the Town.
Documents: IFB-WINTER.SALT.BID.FY20.pdf
Bid Submission:
: BID RESULTS. Champion Salt and Eastern Mineral had a tied bid price of $55.35/ton. Per IFB Line 5.5 the tie breaker procedure was exercised in the presence of representatives of both low bidders and two municipal employees. The successful draw for the first priority low bid award consideration is Champion Salt.

Champion Salt, LLC, Maryland Heights, MO, $55.35 Ton, LOW BID
Eastern Mineral, Lowell, MA. $55.35 ton
Mid-American Salt, LLC, Fort Wayne, IN, $58.67 ton
Morton Salt, Inc., Chicago, IL, $62.45 ton
American Rock Salt, Mt. Morris, NY = NO BID
Cargill, North Olmsted, OH = NO BID

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