Staff recommends the City Council approve the award for the purchase of winter traction material for $23.00 per ton from Knife River for one year with the option of purchasing the winter traction material for years two and three based on the mutual consent of the City and the supplier.

The Public Works Department uses winter traction material on City streets and roads during the winter months as an aid in ice and snow removal. On average, the Street/Traffic Division will use between 4,000 and 6,000 tons of this material for the season. The Public Works Department advertised for bids in the Yellowstone County News and on the City's website for two weeks. Bids were opened for the winter traction material on September 15, 2020. The City received 1 bid for this material.

City Council may:

• Approve the award for the purchase of the winter traction material, or:
• Disapprove the award for the purchase of the winter traction material.  If not awarded, the Public Works Department will not be able to place sand for traction control this winter.

The cost for the winter traction material will be funded through the Public Works Department, Street/Traffic Division operations and maintenance budget.  Bids were received on September 15, 2020.  One supplier responded to the request for bid and the bidding result is as follows:

Vendor	Price per ton each Year
Knife River	$23.00/Tn Year 1
Knife River	$23.50/Tn Year 2
Knife River	$24.00/Tn Year 3

Although only one bid was received, staff believes the bid is a reasonable price for this product and is within the budget amount.