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City of Nashua, Public Works Division
Board of Public Works Meeting Date: December 14, 2017
Jonathan Ibarra, Superintendent
Street Department
Purchase of Henderson BrineXtreme Ultimate Brine making unit, controllers and
truck loading station.
To approve the purchase of The Henderson BrineXtreme Ultimate brine making
unit, controllers and truck loading station from Penway Sales and Service of
Leominster, MA. The total price is $109,606. Funding will be through
Department: 160 Engineering; Fund: Grant; Activity: Highway Block Grant.
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Penway Sales and Service met the NJPA price this being the equivalent of a State
bid.
The purchase of the Henderson Pro Product will enable the Street Department to
make and load the trucks with salt Brine. Due to the ever increasing
environmental concerns related to the use of winter salt the Division of Public
Works has been exploring the latest technologies available to reduce salt
consumption. Through the various snow conferences and salt symposiums we
have learned that the use of salt brine can and will reduce the amount of salt that
needs to be applied while not impacting the level of service provided. This will
have a positive impact to both the environment and our salt budget. There is an
upfront cost to making and applying brine but it will pay for itself in a short time.
The Henderson BrineXtreme Ultimate unit consists of the main mixing hopper
the controllers to operate the unit and the truck fill station capable of loading 3
trucks at a time.
