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Please be advised that bids have been received and opened for SHACOG's Joint Purchasing Alliance Rock Salt for the 2025-2026 winter season. Compass Minerals America, Inc. was the lowest responsible bidder for all participating municipalities with a primary bid price of $88.32 per ton. To take advantage of this offer, municipalities must formally accept the bids received and give notice to Compass Minerals America, Inc. This formal notice is essential to preclude future problems. Therefore, participating municipalities are encouraged to take this action as soon as possible. The bid tabulation as well as a sample award letter that gives notice to Compass Minerals America, Inc. that your municipality has accepted the bids can be found below. Please note that the letter includes the acceptance of the alternate bids required by the specifications. The first two are tied to emergency conditions. Although it is hoped they will never be needed, they offer a form of protection, so it is recommended that they be accepted. Please forward a copy of the letter you send to the vendor to the SHACOG office as well. Upon review of the award letter you will also note the reference to a contract. A form contract is also included as part of the tabulation file. This document was a part of the bid material. The vendor is required to execute a contract (Articles of Agreement) that is substantially in the form of this document. Each participating municipality – no matter how small its usage – should, after formally accepting the bid, enter into contract with the vendor using the enclosed contract document as the basis for this arrangement. The contract should be prepared in duplicate – one for your files and one for the vendor. This unanimity of approach will do much to enhance our collective posture should any legal problems arise. We will be scheduling the pre-winter conference stipulated in our specifications with Compass Minerals America, Inc. Notice will be given with the details of this meeting once all of the arrangements are made. You are encouraged to have a representative in attendance. If you have any questions or require additional information concerning the above, please do not hesitate to contact the SHACOG office at your convenience. 
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