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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO

                        INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
                        AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
                                              AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
 Procurement of Organic Enhanced Salt Brine Blend Liquid for
Roadway Anti-Icing and Road Salt Pre-Wetting from Gasaway
 Distributors, Inc.                                     COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: December 3, 2020
                                                   COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: December 7, 2020

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STAFF REVIEW: Robert E. Flatter, P.E., Director of Public Works     SIGNATUR~ ~--

APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael L. Guttman

ITEM SUMMARY:

Annually, since circa 2010, the City purchases and utilizes an organic enhanced salt brine blend liquid which is
sprayed on City streets in advance of a snow storm event (i.e., anti-icing) and sprayed onto road salt as it is
dispensed from trucks (i.e., pre-wetting) to enhance the snow and ice melting effects and minimize salt bounce.
Typically the blend utilized is a 70/20/10 mixture consisting of 70% salt brine, 20% organic substance (e.g., beet
juice, etc.), and 10% calcium chloride.

Associated with construction of the new salt barn at 1350 W. Hawthorne Lane, the City recently installed three
10,000-gallon poly-tanks for storage of the organic enhanced salt brine blend liquid. These three tanks, combined
with the two existing 4,500-gallon tanks at the Street Division Garage, located at 135 W. Grandlake Boulevard,
give the City a storage capacity of 39,000 gallons. Use of the organic enhanced salt brine blend liquid helps to
minimize the use of road salt and, for small snow events (i.e., dustings of 'W' or less), helps to minimize the need
for snow response.

Use of the organic enhanced salt brine blend liquid is directly dependent on winter weather conditions, roadway
temperatures, and number of snow or icing events. During the heart of winter, 5,400 gallons of liquid may be used
per event (i.e., approximately 3,400 gallons to spray/anti-ice all roads in advance of the snow event and
approximately 2,000 gallons to pre-wet road salt during the event).

Annually staff seeks comparable pricing for the 70/20/10 mixture delivered. For the 2020-2021 winter season, the
lowest pricing received was from Gasaway Distributors, Inc. of Oak Brook Illinois, at $0.85 per gallon.  Pricing was
also received from Industrial Systems, Ltd. of Lakemoor, Illinois, at $1 .12 per gallon, and SNI Solutions of
Geneseo, Illinois, at $1 .20 per gallon.

Staff seeks authorization to purchase, and have delivered, up to 47,000 gallons of organic enhanced salt brine
blend liquid from Gasaway Distributors, Inc. of Oak Brook, Illinois, for an amount not to exceed $40,000.00, for the
2020-2021 winter season.

Purchase of the organic enhanced salt brine blend liquid will be paid from the Capital Projects Funds (08-34-53-
4611) where adequate funds are budgeted for the 2020-2021 winter season.

ACTIONS PROPOSED:

Authorize the purchase and delivery of up to 47,000 gallons of organic enhanced salt brine blend liquid from
Gasaway Distributors, Inc. of Oak Brook, Illinois, for an amount not to exceed $40,000.00, for the 2020-2021
winter season.