269 60 05 Liquid Salt Applicator Single Axle July 2020.docx

Specification No. 269-60-05

Specification No. 269-60-05 Specifications and Questionnaire for a Liquid Salt Applicator State of Illinois Department of Transportation Bureau of Business Services Specifications and Questionnaire for a Liquid Salt Applicator (Single Axle Dump) July 2020 This specification and questionnaire covers a tank and spray apparatus for use in Department of Transportation pavement maintenance operations. The Department of Transportation is specifying acceptable units by required accessories as outlined below.

Each bidder shall submit with their bid two sets of descriptive literature and specifications describing all the equipment and options proposed. This information shall be clearly marked to indicate the make, model, and accessories proposed to be furnished.

Bidders quoting on equipment must submit with their bid written proof of the following:

· The manufacturer of the equipment proposed has been actively involved in the manufacture of the equipment called for in the questionnaire for a period of not less than 5 years.

· Parts and service for the equipment proposed are readily available to the State of Illinois.

It is the responsibility of each bidder to complete and return this questionnaire with the bid.

Unless otherwise specified, the proposed equipment shall be complete in all parts and ready for immediate use upon delivery.

Bidders are advised to carefully read these specifications as changes have been made since the last solicitation issue.

Proposed with this Bid:

The Illinois Department of Transportation reserves the right to waive minor informalities, deficiencies or technical variances which by their nature are restrictive to a given manufacturer, if in its’ judgement, it would be in the best interest of the State to do so and it would not prejudice the rights of other bidders.

Serviceability will be a factor in award. Successful bidder shall either be able to provide service after purchase or shall indicate other qualified service facilities able to service equipment, within a reasonable period of time at agency locations. Bidder shall provide documentation and enumerating service locations. A Review of the bidder's ability to provide prompt parts and service to the State of Illinois and in particular to the delivery location, will be considered in determining award.

Bids will only be accepted from established manufacturers or their authorized dealers. Any dealer submitting a bid hereby guarantees that it is an authorized dealer of the manufacturer and that the manufacturer has agreed to supply the dealer with all quantities of products required by the dealer in fulfillment of its obligations under any resultant contract with the State. Bidder must submit authorized dealer letter upon request.

Warranty:

Unless specified otherwise, Manufacturers’ standard warranty shall be provided. Bidder shall attach copies of warranty with bid. Warranty shall commence at the Illinois Department of Transportation in-service date. If any equipment fails to conform to the warranties during the applicable warranty period, the Vendor or Manufacturer will adjust, repair or replace the equipment at no charge to the Department as soon as possible upon notice from the Department. Equipment shall be repaired on-site and will be performed at no additional cost to the Department.

The Vendor may provide or perform warranty service at a dealer location within the Districts geographic region if on-site repair is not possible. Vendor shall facilitate pickup and delivery of equipment at Vendor's cost if warranty repair(s) are made off-site during the warranty period. The contract Vendor is responsible for any failure of their allied or sub-contractors’ fulfillment of said warranties. Failure to provide this service shall result in a “Complaint to Vendor” that could affect future bid awards.

Delivery:

It will be the responsibility of the successful vendor to guarantee delivery within the quoted time and to require allied manufacturers or suppliers to complete the installation of auxiliary equipment in accordance with the quoted delivery time.

Failure to comply with the quoted delivery time because of delays resulting from the inability of suppliers of allied equipment such as bodies, snowplows, spreaders, etc., may be reason to refuse to consider similar items from those suppliers on future bids.

All equipment provided by the Vendor and the sub-contractor(s) shall be fully operational when delivery is made. Any noted defects at the time of delivery shall be addressed by Vendor in the first 30 days of in-service.

Bidder/Vendor acknowledges the requirements above. Yes |_| No |_|

Note: If the equipment proposed exceeds the minimums called for in the specification please do not mark NO. Mark YES and explain with a short comment on how it exceeds.

Tank:

The tank system shall consist of a single tank, mountable in a single axle truck dump body, having an inside width of 84”, and a length of approximately 8’-0”, with molded in sump, spray bar and all mounting hardware for applying a salt water solution to pavements. The pump must not pressurize the tank.

The following accessories and options shall be included with the liquid salt applicator:

The tank shall be a natural translucent color so the liquid level can be seen inside the tank, molded of high density polyethylene resin with UV protection. The tank shall be rated with a minimum specific gravity of 1.7 and warranted for 3-years.

The tank shall have molded-in legs and have an approximate capacity of 1,065 gal. The tank shall have a molded center baffle and include “wiffle-ball” style baffles to inhibit excessive sloshing and motion while stopping and turning.

The tank shall have molded-in gallonage markers.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No The tank shall have a minimum 16” diameter man way opening with screw-type vented lid.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No The tank shall be securely mounted to the skid frame with a minimum of three 1-1/2” stainless steel hoops secured by J-bolts equipped with “Ny-Lock” nuts or equal fastening to secure the bottom of the stainless steel hoops to the skid frame.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No Skid Frame:

The skid frame assembly shall be constructed using U.S. Domestic 201 austenitic stainless steel or equivalent corrosion resistant U.S. Domestic non-magnetic stainless steel. A copy of Certification of Compliance shall be included with units delivered to each location. Welding shall conform to Certified AWS standards and practices. All seams and joints will be 100% welded. All sheared or cut edges shall be ground, radiused, or “eased” to prevent injury.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No

Parts that are non-stainless will be described below. All fasteners, washers and hardware items shall be 304-grade stainless steel or equivalent.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No

The skid frame system shall be “self-loading style” with rotating (folding, telescoping) front legs and telescoping rear legs. All legs will allow independent movement.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No The frame leading edge shall be equipped with two, minimum 5” steel caster wheels with grease fittings.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No The front legs shall rotate on 1-1/4” diameter high strength bolts and be constructed of a minimum 3” square stainless steel outer-tube with 2-1/2” stainless steel inner-tube with stainless steel capped bottoms.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No

The tank mounting material shall be 3/16” thick fabricated stainless steel channel running full length on each side with similar cross members running under each molded tank leg across the frame. Proper “tank stops” shall be included. The entire flat area of the tank bottom shall be supported by this frame.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No The rear legs shall telescope up individually. Upper rear leg sleeves shall be constructed of 3-1/2” x 3/16” square stainless steel tubes. Lower rear legs constructed of a minimum 3” x 1/4” with 6” x 6” x 1/4” thick base plates at the bottom of each rear leg.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No Note: All seams and joints will be 100% welded.

The system shall include four steel frame guides to guide the unit into the dump body when backing up. The guides shall be designed so that they do not gouge the dump bed sidewalls. Two (2) safety chains shall be attached to the side of the long members that will hook into the banjo eyes. These chains shall keep the tank unit from sliding too far out during the unloading process. The system shall also include two steel tailgate latch pins.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No An additional structural upright (sign frame) shall be included in the framework for the mounting of a 30” x 60” warning sign at the rear of the skid frame above the rails. Side support brackets shall bolt into top of rails. See reference photo at end of specification.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No Note: All steel components and hardware shall be stainless steel for corrosion resistance. The only exception shall be the casters and chains. Hot dip galvanizing or zinc coating is acceptable on casters and chains.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No Plumbing:

All plumbing components used shall consist of corrosion-resistant materials including reinforced polypropylene and stainless steel. Hoses shall be EDPM suction/discharge hose with thermal plastic helix, internal braiding and 100% EPDM tube. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) fittings are not acceptable.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No A 2” drain/fill valve shall be located at the rear of the unit for easy access and shall include a 2” male adaptor and cap for quick hose hook-up.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No The pump shall be a 2” x 1-1/2” combination cast iron centrifugal pump with integral hydraulic drive motor. The pump shall provide a maximum flow rate of 200GPM or more and also provide 175 GPM at 40 psi. (10 GPM hydraulic oil flow rate at 1800 psi). The pump shall be a Hypro 9306C-HM1C or equivalent with nylon impeller.

The pump shall be plumbed to pump liquid to fill and discharge the tank.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No A 2” cleanable, replaceable, #6 strainer shall be placed in the line between the flow meter and the pump.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No

Boom System:

The boom system shall include a schedule 10 stainless steel 2” center boom section with a minimum 1-1/2” schedule 10 stainless steel left and right boom sections securely mounted to the rear of the spray system with a minimum of two stainless steel muffler type clamps per section.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No The booms shall be adjustable from approximately 1’-2” to 2’-6” above the pavement. The center lane section of the boom shall include twelve (12) evenly spaced nozzles. The left and right lane booms shall include eight (8) each size 40 solid stream nozzles into swivel ball assemblies for effective coverage of left and right lanes. If side booms are tiered they shall have 4 nozzles on top boom and 4 nozzles on bottom boom. Side booms shall have a valve to allow 4 or 8 nozzle operation.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No Each boom lane section left, right, and center will be supplied through a stainless steel poppet valve to prevent liquid in the booms from “dribbling” out when the application is not in use. All nozzles per boom will be balanced to ensure the anti-icing /de-icing liquid is distributed equally to all lanes being sprayed. Each nozzle body shall include a TeeJet check valve (i.e.11750-SS-10 or similar).

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No Each unit shall come with an assortment of spray nozzles for center boom as follows:

Valve Assembly:

The valve assembly shall be 12-volt and of the stackable type and include three (3) 1-1/2” trunnion style, full port valves, constructed of polypropylene with stainless steel ball, stems, and hardware (TeeJet 490 series or equal). The valve assembly shall be rated to 150 psi working pressure. The valve assembly inlet shall be 1-1/2” minimum. Valve assembly mounting brackets shall be provided.

Each valve shall include a high torque motor with auto reset circuit breakers and DPDT or equivalent relay inside a waterproof polypropylene NEMA 4X or 6P rated housing with valve position indicator.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No An operator adjustable ground speed control system shall be included. The system shall include the proper flow meter, wiring harness, boom switches, etc. Installation and compatibility are the responsibility of the bidder.

The boom spray system shall be operator selected using electric/hydraulic controls to control the number of boom sections functioning at any one time.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No The pump shall be hydraulically driven by the truck hydraulics.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No

The complete system at minimum shall be capable of spraying up to 3 lanes at 40 gallons per lane mile (on each lane) up to 55 MPH. The center boom shall be capable of spraying a single lane with approximately 120 gallons per lane mile at 35-40 mph. The flow meter provided to ensure delivery shall be a MicroTrak with M12 connection or a Department of Transportation approved equal. All measurements should be calculated as brine not water.

Lighting:

If the design of the unit provided obstructs the visibility of the trucks lower rear tail/stop/signal lights the unit shall include LED rear lighting meeting DOT regulations. The lighting shall utilize the trailer socket on the rear of truck.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| Not required Delivery:

This machine is to be delivered in first-class operating condition with acceptance subject to Department of Transportation inspection and approval.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No The unit shall be delivered fully serviced and ready for operation. All wiring and plumbing connections shall be clearly marked/labeled for proper connections to the truck. All connections on the unit itself shall be connected and ready for use.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No Two (2) copies of all operators’ manuals, parts lists, electrical schematics, and warranty information shall be provided at time of delivery.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No Note: The manuals, parts lists, and service or shop manuals listed above may be furnished on DVD or thumb drive in lieu of paper.

One session of instruction and training by qualified factory and dealer personnel covering operation and maintenance of the machine shall be provided. A video or PowerPoint presentation including operation and maintenance of the product shall be included.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No Standard tool kits or special tools required for service or maintenance shall be provided.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No |_| Not Required

Requirements Covering Items Detailed Above:

All equipment cataloged as standard or safety related shall be furnished and in place and shall be included in the purchase price of the unit. Any parts, tools, and/or accessories not specifically called for but required for proper operation shall be provided.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No Since the continuous operation of this equipment is of the utmost importance and generally of an emergency nature, it is necessary that the successful bidder be in a position to render prompt parts and service within the State of Illinois.

The vendor or manufacturer of the unit which is considered for award shall, at the request of the State of Illinois, demonstrate this or similar equipment within the receiving District in the State of Illinois and in the presence of authorized state personnel to prove out any features in question.

Complies: |_| Yes |_| No Warranties, Coverage and Duration:

Full coverage warranty on all components for a minimum 12 months from date put in service shall be provided. Attach a copy of warranty with the bid.

Bid Package:

If not quoting in BidBuy, bidders will need to send two copies of each of the following with their bid response.

a) Specification Questionnaire

b) Descriptive Literature

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