HomeMy WebLinkAboutFIN-07-112 - City of Guelph Ref No 07-063 - Highway Coarse Salt
Report To:
Mayor Carl Zehr & Members of Council
Date of Meeting:
2007-10-22
Prepared By:
Larry Gordon
Date of Report:
2007-10-16
Report No:
FIN 07-112
Subject:
City of Guelph Ref. No. 07-063 - Highway Coarse Salt
RECOMMENDA TION
That the City of Kitchener's portion of the City of Guelph's tender Ref. No. 07-063, Highway
Coarse Salt, be awarded to Sifto Canada Inc., Mississauga, Ontario for a four-year term at the
estimated annual cost of $783,836.54, plus P.S.T. and G.S.T., with an option to renew for one (1)
additional year.
BACKGROUND
This is a co-operative tender issued by the City of Guelph on behalf of the Guelph Co-operative
Purchasing Group (GCPG) and the Co-operative Purchasing Group of Waterloo Region.
Participants included the City of Cambridge, City of Guelph, Guelph Eramosa Township, City of
Kitchener, Township of North Dumfries, City of Waterloo, the Regional Municipality of
Waterloo, Township of Wellesley, County of Wellington, Wilmot Township, Town of Erin,
Ridgetown College, University of Guelph and the University of Waterloo.
REPORT
Tenders were requested from three (3) potential bidders and advertised on the Ontario Public
Buyers Association Electronic Tendering Information System. By the closing date of August 1 st,
2007, two (2) bids had been received.
The bid from the Canadian Salt Company Ltd., Pointe-Claire, Quebec was incomplete and
rejected.
The following tenders were received:
Sifto Canada Inc.
Canadian Salt Company Ltd.
Mississauga, ON
Pointe-Claire, QC
$783,836.54 *
Incomplete
The tenders were reviewed by C. Rendell, Purchasing Agent, City of Guelph, on behalf of the
Co-operatives.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
Salt is an inventory item and is charged to various index codes as used.
The price has increased 10% over the 2004 tendered price, however the total estimated cost is
lower based on reduced salt usage.
The annual price increase will be based on the Consumer Price Index.
Larry Gordon
Director of Purchasing