After a one-year suspension, Miami County has dusted off last year’s magnesium chloride purchase agreement as it prepares for the upcoming season.
County commissioners have voted 5-0 to purchase a combined 265,000 gallons of MgCI-2 and magnesium chloride at a cost of $257,335 for its 2020 dust control program.
Project Manager Matt Oehlert said Scotwood Industries plans to honor its 2019 quantities and prices. Scotwood was the only bidder for the 2020 contract.
“This agreement was offered last year at this same time,” Chairman Rob Roberts told the audience at the commission’s meeting Wednesday, Feb. 26. “However, the county did not purchase any magnesium chloride, so the firm was willing to honor last year’s prices.”
(Read more: The Miami County Republic)
