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City of Nashua, Public Works Division
Board of Public Works Meeting Date: September 28, 2017
Jonathan Ibarra, Superintendent
Street Department
Winter Road Salt
To approve the purchase of winter road salt from Granite State Minerals of
Portsmouth, NH and Eastern Minerals, Inc. of Chelsea, MA for a total amount of
$465,000. The budgeted amount will be divided evenly between the two vendors.
Funding will be through Department: 161 Streets; Fund: General; Account
Classification: 61 Supplies and Materials.
State of NH Notice of Contract for Salt
Quotes from Granite State Minerals and Eastern Minerals
Both Granite State Minerals and Eastern Minerals have met the State of NH bid
price of $54.00 per ton. The city budgeted for a total of 8,611 tons or a budgeted
value of $465,000.
The City of Nashua has used Granite State Mineral and Eastern Minerals Inc. as
vendors for many years.
The superintendent recommends we continue to do business with Granite State
Minerals. Other prices for salt are as follows:
American Rock Salt Co., LLC $70.58 per ton
Champion Salt, LLC $58.15 per ton
Morton Salt, Inc. $74.23 per ton
