After a year when road salt prices were significantly higher than normal, prices appear to be declining for this year.  eBridge hosted our first road salt bid of the 2010 season for a large Midwestern county.

Six suppliers from across the country bid on the contract. Throughout the course of the competitive bidding event, first place changed hands 19 times, resulting in a total of 98 bids placed among the six suppliers.

The bid concluded at 7.99% lower than 2009 purchase price, providing savings versus last year’s budget for the county and providing a key indicator that prices may be dropping for the 2010 salt purchasing season.