Clark County submits annual road salt agreement to ODOT

Clark County Engineer Jonathan Burr looks over the county’s salt trucks in 2020. Bill Lackey/Staff

Clark County Engineer Jonathan Burr looks over the county’s salt trucks in 2020. Bill Lackey/Staff

The Board of Clark County Commissioners has approved its submission to the Ohio Department of Transportation for the annual road salt allowance.

The county ordered 4,600 tons of road salt to be used in 2021 and early 2022, according to the commission’s agenda. By opting into the contract with ODOT, the county will be matched with a road salt supplier by the state.

“(The county) agrees to purchase from its awarded salt supplier at the delivered bid price per ton awarded by the Director of ODOT and (the county) hereby agrees to purchase a minimum of 90% of its electronically submitted salt quantities from its awarded salt supplier during the contract’s effective period,” the contract states.

It’s unclear how much money the county will be spent on 4,600 tons, as bids from potential suppliers have not been received yet. The county has until April 30 to pull out of the agreement with the state if no longer interested.

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