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Agenda Item Details
Meeting Mar 05, 2019 - REGULAR MEETING OF THEM UT PROSPECT VILLAGE BOARD -
7:00 p.m.
Category 8. VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT
Subject 8.1 Motion to accept the Joint Purchasing Contract for the purchase and installation
of one (1) BTX Ultimate Pro Infinity Brine Maker for an amount not to exceed
$164,775.
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Type Action
Preferred Date •Mar 05, 20115'
Absolute Date Mar 05, 20115'
Fiscal Impact Yes
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Budgeted Yes
Budget Source Capital Improvement Fund
Recommended Accept the Sourcewell joint purchasing bid result (contract award #080818 -HPI)
Action and authorize the purchase and installation of one (1) BTX Ultimate Pro Infinity
Brine Maker from Henderson Products, Inc. of Manchester, IA at a cost not to
exceed $164,775.
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In the current budget, there are sufficient funds available to purchase a salt brine maker. The brine make
will be utilized to produce a liquid salt product. I
Many states and industries alike have performed research on the use of a wide variety of chemicals and
materials to achieve improved deicing results. The most commonly used chemical is rock salt. This is
primarily due to its availability, melting ability, cost, and ease of storage and handling. Rock salt has many
advantages as an effective winter material in both the solid form and as a liquid brine.
Over the past 20 years, there has been growing acceptance of using salt brine for pre -wetting solid
materials, deicing accumulated snow and ice, and providing anti -icing treatments before a winter storm
begins. For these purposes, rock salt is blended with water to achieve a 23.3 percent brine solution. In
other words, the brine is blended at a rate of 2.33 pounds of salt per gallon of water. The brine solution is
easily manufactured using commercially available brine -making systems. These systems, which vary in
size, cost, and capacity, economically produce salt brine when blended by trained road crews. Once
processed, salt brine can be transferred to storage tanks or pumped into a tank -mounted truck equipped
to perform anti -icing or deicing operations.
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The most common use of salt brine entails pre -wetting rock salt as it is spread onto snow-covered
roadways. Pre -wetting is the addition of a liquid chemical to winter materials prior to spreading the
materials onto the road surface. The benefits of pre -wetting include the following: less scatter and loss of
salt from the road surface due to bounce; faster and more effective melting capacity for the salt; and
reduced amounts of salt used, resulting in lower costs and less impact on the environment due to chloride
runoff.
Typically, 20 to 30 percent of dry rock salt bounces off the road surface before it begins to melt snow and
ice. Pre -wetting makes the salt crystals stick to the pavement, thus reducing scatter and providing a more
uniform application with less waste. Since rock salt is a solid chemical, it needs to accumulate moisture to
form a brine solution before it begins to melt snow and ice. By providing that "pre -wet" jumpstart, the salt
begins to melt immediately due to more brine being present.
Joint Purchasing Agreement
There is no local or State of Illinois purchasing program, for this salt brine maker. However, the public
works department is part of a national joint purchase cooperative, Sourcewell (formally called the National
Joint Powers Alliance (NIPA)), through which the Village can procure the equipment through Henderson
Products, Inc of Manchester, IA.
The Sourcewell Contract satisfies the public bidding requirements of the Village of Mount Prospect
purchasing policy.
It is recommended that a 10% contingency be included in the project award to allow for quantity variances
and unanticipated conflicts. For this project, a 10% contingency added to the bid would result in a total
contract award of $164,775. (Base bid: $149,796 + Contingency: $14,979 = Total Recommended Award:
$164f775).
Discussion
Currently the Village utilizes approximately 80,000 gallons of deicing liquid during a typical winter season.
The Village purchases a pre -mixed solution that is comprised of 80% salt brine. The current cost of the
pre -mixed solution is $0.78 per gallon, which totals $62,400 per winter season.
With the purchase and installation of a salt brine making system the Village would produce salt brine at a
rate of 10,000 gallons an hour at a cost of $0.15 per gallon. The Village's total cost to produce the
approximately 64,000 gallons of salt brine needed during a winter season is $9,600 ($0.15 * 64f000
gallons).
The Village would also need to purchase approximately 16,000 gallons of the other components that
comprise the liquid deicing blend at a rate of $0.5475 per gallon. The total cost of other components is
$8,760 ($0.5475 * 16,000 gallons).
The Village's total cost for liquid deicing in a winter season would be $18,360 ($9f600 + $8,760) compared
to the current total season cost of $62,400. The payback period for the purchase of the recommended salt
brine maker would be less than four (4) years.
In addition, the ability to make salt brine on-site allows staff to avoid delivery issues during the winter
season. The Village as the ability to store approximately 24,000 gallons of liquid on-site, which requires
the Village to take delivery of liquid multiple times during the winter season. The ability to create salt brine
and storing a winter season's worth of liquid deicing components on-site will better situate the Village to
accommodate variables that impact just -in -time liquid deliveries such as trucking shortages or severe
weather that can impact delivery times.
Alternatives
1. Accept joint bid results for the purchase of one (1) BTX Ultimate Pro Infinity Brine Maker.
2. Action at discretion of Village Board.
Staff Recommendation
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Staff recommends the Village Board accept the Sourcewell joint purchasing bid result (contract awar
#080818 -HPI) and authorize the purchase and installation of one (1) BXT Ultimate Pro Infinity Brine Make
from Henderson Products Inc. of Manchester, IA. at a cost not to exceed $164,775.
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Administrative Content
Executive Content
Motion &Voting
Accept the Sourcewell joint purchasing bid result (contract award #080818 -HPI) and authorize the
purchase and installation of one (1) BTX Ultimate Pro Infinity Brine Maker from Henderson Products, In
of Manchester, IA at a cost not to exceed $164,775. 1
Motion by Paul Hoefert, second by Michael Zadel.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yea: William Grossi, Eleni Hatzis, Paul Hoefert, Richard Rogers, Colleen Saccotelli, Michael Zadel