GroundSignal

Park Ridge · Contract award

Rock salt contract with Morton Salt

AI-assisted researchHow this was researched and checked

On its consent agenda, the City Council approved a contract for rock salt with Morton Salt, Inc. for $81,756. Staff reported that the City buys bulk rock salt through the State of Illinois Central Management Services joint purchasing program, that this year's low bid through that program was from Morton Salt at $68.13 per ton, and that no money is spent until the salt is received. The consent agenda vote was 6–0.

Documented status: Awarded (recorded), Nov 6 2024. Evidence dated . Later outcomes require a later source.

What changed, and when did it take effect?

  1. · Committee recommendation · Reported by staff

    Committee of the Whole recommends approval

    Meeting date: Oct 21 2024.

    • p. 1 · Staff memo of Approve a Contract for Rock Salt with Morton Salt, Inc. in the Amount of $81,756.00 (Memorandum), City Council, Nov 6 2024. Open the quote and source.
  2. · Awarded · Recorded in minutes

    City Council approves the contract

    Meeting date: Nov 6 2024. Item VI: the motion carried (6 to 0, 1 absent). Contract value: $81,756 for goods; counterparty: MORTON SALT INC. Vendor: MORTON SALT INC.

    • p. 2 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2024-11-06, City Council, Nov 6 2024. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 2 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2024-11-06, City Council, Nov 6 2024. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 1 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2024-11-06, City Council, Nov 6 2024. Open the quote and source.

What was requested, recommended, approved, contracted, reported paid and completed?

Amounts are read from the cited pages and added up by code. A recommendation, an award or an authorized amount does not establish that money was paid.

  • Bid

    $68.13

    Goods

    • p. 1 · Staff memo of Approve a Contract for Rock Salt with Morton Salt, Inc. in the Amount of $81,756.00 (Memorandum), City Council, Nov 6 2024. Open the quote and source.
  • Contract value · Nov 6, 2024

    $81,756

    Goods

    MORTON SALT INC (contractor)
    • p. 2 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2024-11-06, City Council, Nov 6 2024. Open the quote and source.

Contracts, payments and completion

  1. · Awarded · Recorded in minutes

    City Council approves the contract

    Meeting date: Nov 6 2024. Item VI: the motion carried (6 to 0, 1 absent). Contract value: $81,756 for goods; counterparty: MORTON SALT INC. Vendor: MORTON SALT INC.

    • p. 2 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2024-11-06, City Council, Nov 6 2024. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 2 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2024-11-06, City Council, Nov 6 2024. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 1 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2024-11-06, City Council, Nov 6 2024. Open the quote and source.

Which parcels, agencies, businesses and projects are explicitly connected?

Official identifiers and exhibit listings connect records. A name, an address or distance alone only suggests a connection.

Organizations and public bodies

What remains unresolved?

No condition or deadline is published for this item. That is a limit of the published research, not evidence that none exist.

Open questions

No open question is recorded for this item.

What does the evidence suggest, and what would change it?

No conflicting records are published for this item.

Official source records

  1. Approve a Contract for Rock Salt with Morton Salt, Inc. in the Amount of $81,756.00 (Memorandum)

    City Council, Nov 6 2024

  2. City Council minutes, 2024-11-06

    City Council, Nov 6 2024

Editions and corrections

Each published change is a new edition. Corrections say what changed and why.

  1. Edition 3(current)

    Edition 3: 4 revised.

  2. Edition 2Read this edition

    Edition 2: 4 revised.

  3. Edition 1Read this edition

    First edition.

Editorial responsibility: GroundSignal. Source review: . Independent research; not affiliated with a government agency.

Suggested citation: GroundSignal, “Rock salt contract with Morton Salt,” sources reviewed 2026-09-27, source records listed on this page.

Initial permanent evidence page published September 10, 2026. Follow the dated evidence above for later additions and changes. A source-check date alone does not establish a government action or project outcome.