2026 Snow and Ice Rock Salt and Calcium Chloride
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- The Boroughs of Hanover and McSherrystown and the Townships of West Manheim, Conewago, Berwick, Germany, Heidelberg, Union, Penn, Oxford, and Manheim, PA
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- NIGP codes
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About this opportunity
The state and local contract opportunity is a joint procurement initiative led by multiple municipalities in York and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania, seeking sealed bids for snow and ice control materials. The procurement covers three distinct alternates: Alternate #1 for 4,770 tons of snow and ice rock salt to be delivered in three tranches before July 1, 2026, before October 1, 2026, and after October 1, 2026; Alternate #2 for 6 tons of calcium chloride in 50-pound bags (90% strength); and Alternate #3 for 500 tons of solar salt in bulk. Participating entities include the Borough of Hanover, Township of Penn, Township of West Manheim, Township of Heidelberg, Township of Manheim, Borough of McSherrystown, Township of Conewago, Township of Union, Township of Germany, Township of Berwick, and Township of Oxford. Electronic bids are due by 3:00 p.m. on February 4, 2026, via PennBid, with public online bid openings scheduled immediately thereafter. Each municipality intends to award contracts at their next publicly advertised council or township meeting, with a contract term spanning from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027.
There are no specific set-aside designations or restrictions mentioned for disadvantaged enterprises in this procurement. Bidders must submit a performance bond within twenty days of award, with the bond amount calculated at 50 percent of the contract price for totals under $5,000 and 100 percent for amounts exceeding $5,000. All municipalities must be listed on the performance bond. Bid prices must remain firm for a minimum of sixty days pending contract award, with provisions allowing bidders to increase unit prices based on documented material and supply cost increases. Delivery requirements include minimum order quantities of 40,000 pounds per truckload, with deliveries completed within five days of order placement. While no specific budget range is explicitly stated, bidders must quote prices FOB destination at municipal sites and specify their plant location and estimated travel time to Hanover Center Square. The public bodies reserve the right to reject any or all bids and will evaluate low bids based on product type and quality offered.
Opportunity text
Sealed bids will be solicited by The Borough of Hanover, The Township of Penn, The Township of West Manheim, The Township of Heidelberg and the Township of Manheim, all of York County, Pennsylvania; and The Borough of McSherrystown, The Township of Conewago, The Township of Union, The Township of Germany, the Township of Berwick, and the Township of Oxford, all of Adams County, Pennsylvania, for the items below. Items as listed below will be bid as individual proposals with each numbered item having its own bid available on PennBid (https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com). Bidding documents for each are available at no cost from PennBid. 1. The requirements of gasoline, motor oil, fuel oil, diesel oil, and multi-purpose grease for one year as listed on the bidding documents. 2. Crushed stone of various sizes to meet Pennsylvania Department of Transportation specifications as listed on the bidding documents. 3. Pre-mixed bituminous stockpile patching material; superpave; bituminous concrete base course (BCBC); and superpave mixture; all in accordance with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation specifications as listed on the bidding documents. 4. Bulk rock salt and calcium chloride in fifty pound bags, and solar salt as listed on the bidding documents. 5. Liquid chlorine in one hundred fifty pound cylinders, liquid chlorine in one ton containers, liquid ferrous sulphate, hydrofluosilicic acid, liquid alum in 4,000 gallon loads, sulphur dioxide, liquid polyaluminum chloride (DELPAC® 2000), Liquid Polyaluminum Chloride (DELPAC® 3030), sodium permanganate (40%) in 237 pound totes, caustic soda, sodium hypochlorite (12%) and Earthtec® Liquid Copper Sulfate Pentahydrate as listed on the bidding documents. 6. Road line painting, double yellow 4-inch wide lines, and white 4-inch wide lines, as listed on bidding documents. 7. Waterborne traffic paint in yellow, white and blue five (5) gallon pails, as listed on bidding documents. 8. Street milling services. The quantities for items one to eight are reflected on the bid form. Quantities specified are in the bid process for the sole purpose of obtaining a unit price. The public bodies shall not be penalized if actual use is more or less than quantities reflected on the bid sheets. Bids shall be submitted electronically via PennBid at https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com no later than Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 3:00 pm, at which time they will be opened with the results made available on PennBid. The public bodies reserve the right to reject any or all bids.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 1-Snow Ice Rock Salt (pennbid) 2026 changes.pdf |
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