City of Nashua, Public Works Division
To: Board of Public Works Meeting Date: December 14, 2017
From: Jonathan Ibarra, Superintendent
Street Department
Re: Purchase of Henderson BrineXtreme Ultimate Brine making unit, controllers and
truck loading station.
B. Motion: To approve the purchase of Four Henderson Liquid Anti-ice spraying systems
from Penway Sales and service of Leominster, MA. The total price of the four
units is $69,508. Funding will be through Department: 160 Engineering; Fund:
Grant; Activity: Highway Block Grant.
Attachment: Quote
Discussion: Penway Sales and Service met the NJPA price this being the equivalent of a State
bid.
The purchase of the Henderson anti-ice spraying system is a 925 gallon liquid
brine skid tank and will be mounted in four of our existing fleet plow trucks. This
will enable the Street Department to pre-treat all pre salt runs with liquid brine.
This application can be done as much as 24 hrs. in advance of an approaching
winter weather event. The use of liquid brine will reduce the salt application rate
while still maintaining the current level of service. The application of liquid brine
will also have environmental impact as less salt will be needed to clear our roads.
The Brine will be loaded through the truck loading station that is part of the
BrineXtreme brinemaking unit.
