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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: _7-A. __
Purchase of Road Salt from Morton Salt, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois,
for the 2024-2025 Winter Season COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: September 5, 2024
COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: September 16, 2024
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STAFF REVIEW: Mehul T. Patel, P.E., CFM, Director of Public Works
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael L. Guttman
ITEM SUMMARY:
For FY 2024, or for the 2024-2025 winter season, City staff participated in the DuPage County Road Salt
Purchasing Program for the purchase of road salt. On Monday, March 11, 2024, City staff submitted information to
DuPage County of the City’s intent to participate in its Road Salt Purchasing Program for the purchase of 1,600
tons of road salt (1,280 tons (80%) minimum purchase required and 2,080 tons (130%) maximum purchase
guaranteed available). It should be noted that the purchase of Road Salt has decreased by 400 tons from the
2023-2024 season due to less than average usage during our last winter season as well as operational efficiencies
implemented by staff, such as frequent usage of liquids and reduction of salt per lane mile
On Monday, May 14, 2024, DuPage County opened bids for BID#24-OSALT-01-MS. Bid results are shown below,
with Morton Salt, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois, submitting the lowest responsible bid of $73.90 per ton of road salt
delivered. On Wednesday, May 20, 2024, DuPage County advised all program participants that it would be
awarding its 2024-2025 salt procurement contract to Morton Salt, Inc. Each participating agency is required to
awards its own contract. Morton Salt, Inc. is required to hold its bid prices for 90 days; a contract/commitment from
the City of West Chicago is required prior to August 14, 2024. Staff has notified Morton Salt, Inc. for its intent to
award the contract on September 16, 2024. Morton Salt, Inc. has not objected to this date. The City of West
Chicago is grouped with other local agencies in bid category Group 2B, which means the salt delivery will take
place after December 1, 2024. The bid pricing below only represents the Group 2B pricing.
CONTRACTOR BID SUBMITTAL AMOUNT OVERALL RANK
Morton Salt, Inc. $73.90/ton 1
Compass Minerals America, Inc. $74.28/ton 2
ENGINEER’S ESTIMATE N/A N/A
Based upon pricing received under the DuPage County Rock Salt Purchasing Program, City staff recommends that
City Council authorize the purchase of up to 2,080 tons of road salt, at the price of $73.90 per ton delivered for the
initial 1,600 tons and at the price of $93.90 per ton delivered for the additional 480 tons, if necessary, from Morton
Salt, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois, for the 2024-2025 winter season under the DuPage County Joint Purchasing
Program.
Purchase History:
e For FY 2023, or the 2023-2024 season, the City paid $78.31 per ton of road salt delivered under the DuPage
County Road Salt Purchasing Program.
e For FY 2022, or the 2022-2023 season, the City paid $75.88 per ton of road salt delivered under the DuPage
County Road Salt Purchasing Program.
e For FY 2020 and FY 2021, or the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 winter seasons, the City paid $81.13 per ton of
road salt delivered under the DuPage County Road Salt Purchasing Program (one contract extension).
For FY 2019, or the 2019-2020 winter season, the City paid $82.96 per ton of road salt delivered under the

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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
DuPage County Road Sait Purchasing Program.
e For FY 2018, or the 2018-2019 winter season, the City paid $67.15 per ton of road salt delivered under the
DuPage County Road Salt Purchasing Program.
e For FY 2017, or the 2017-2018 winter season, the City paid $51.49 per ton of road salt delivered under the
DuPage County Road Salt Purchasing Program.
e For FY 2016, or the 2016-2017 winter season, the City paid $56.35 per ton of road salt delivered under the
DuPage County Road Salt Purchasing Program.
e For FY 2015, or the 2015-2016 winter season, the City paid $70.44 per ton of road salt delivered under the
DuPage County Road Salt Purchasing Program.
e For FY 2014, or the 2014-2015 winter season, the City paid $112.69 per ton of road salt delivered under the
CMS program (State of Illinois Program).
The cost to deliver 1,600 tons at $73.90/ton will be $118,240.00. The cost to deliver 480 tons, if necessary, at
$93.90/ton will be $45,072.00. The total is $163,312.00. In FY2024, there is $405,000.00 budgeted under 08-34-
53-4670 for this expenditure.
ACTIONS PROPOSED:
Authorize the purchase and delivery of up to 2,080 tons of road salt, at the price of $163,312.00, from Morton Salt,
Inc. of Chicago, Illinois, under the DuPage County Road Salt Joint Purchasing Program for the 2024-2025 winter
season.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
The Infrastructure Committee voted 6-0 for approval.