Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. Sodium chloride (rock salt) offered in this bid shall meet all the requirements set forth in ASTM Designation D632-12 (or latest revision thereof): Type 1 – Used as a pavement deicer Grade 1 – Standard grading (provides a particle grading for general application) The moisture content of Sodium Chloride (rock salt) shall not exceed three percent (3.0%) by weight at the time of delivery. The Sodium Chloride (rock salt) shall contain a minimum of 20 parts per million of sodium Ferro cyanide uniformly mixed throughout the rock salt to prevent caking. B. Sodium Chloride (solar salt) offered in this bid shall meet all the requirements set forth in ASTM Designation D632-12 (or latest revision thereof): Type 1 – Used as a pavement deicer Grade 1 – Standard grading (provides a particle grading for general application) The Sodium Chloride (solar salt) shall be created utilizing an evaporation process, or equivalent practice, that will yield a 99% minimum sodium chloride product (1% or less of insoluble impurities). The moisture content of Sodium Chloride (solar salt) shall not exceed three percent (3.0%) by weight at the time of delivery. The Sodium Chloride (solar salt) shall contain a minimum of 20 parts per million of sodium Ferro cyanide uniformly mixed throughout the solar salt to prevent caking. C. In the event that the material fails to meet the minimum specification, the authorized representative reserves the right to require the supplier to take whatever corrective action is deemed necessary to bring the material up to specification, or require the supplier to remove and replace that material which fails to meet the specifications, at the vendor’s expense.
