bid-3131-27-award.pdf

This is a Request for Bid (RFB) Bid Summary and Award document issued by the New Hampshire Department of Administrative Services, Division of Procurement and Support Services, for a statewide rock salt and solar salt supply and delivery contract. The procurement sought to supply approximately 183,188 tons of salt annually across six New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) highway districts and turnpike locations, with district quantities ranging from 1 ton to 38,900 tons depending on salt type and location. The bid closing occurred on May 22, 2026, at 9:00 AM Eastern Time, with the contract commencing September 1, 2026, and running through August 31, 2027. Initial fill-up requirements were scheduled between October 23 and November 6, 2026, varying by district. The document presents bid tabulations from four vendors—Granite State Minerals, Inc., Morton Salt, Inc., American Rock Salt, and Cargill, Inc.—with unit pricing ranging from $77.77 to $109.27 per ton across the various districts and salt types.

The bid summary reflects pricing on an F.O.B. destination basis with all delivery and incidental costs included and no fuel surcharges permitted. Extended costs for individual districts are calculated based on submitted unit pricing and estimated tonnage requirements. Awards were made on a section-by-section basis according to lowest cost evaluation, with Granite State Minerals, Inc. awarded the majority of rock salt sections and Morton Salt, Inc. awarded select sections and solar salt deliveries. Vendors were required to meet strict chemical composition standards (minimum 95 percent total chlorides, moisture content not exceeding 1 percent for rock salt and 3 percent for solar salt) and maintain $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate commercial general liability insurance. The contract included bonus structures for superior moisture performance and liquidated damages for non-conforming deliveries, with progressive penalties for initial fill-up failures beginning at 10 percent per ton and escalating 5 percent every 15 days thereafter, with contract default triggering by November 13, 2026.