Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. Material Specifications: All Road Salt must conform to ASTM 632-12 (or successor) standards.; B. Physical Requirements: Road Salt must conform to the following requirements for particle size when tested by laboratory sieve: Sieve Size 3/4" screen, Weight % Passing 100%; Sieve Size No. 8 screen, Weight % Passing 25%; Sieve Size No. 16 screen, Weight % Passing 5%; C. All materials offered must meet the latest standards and requirements of the Massachusetts Highway Department for Bulk Road Salt (Sodium Chloride).; D. American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM) Specifications - All Rock Salt items must meet all ASTM specifications including sodium content of 95%. The salt must be treated with an anti-caking agent and must be delivered in a free-flowing condition.; E. Product Quality - The Municipalities will not purchase or order salt from any stockpile used for the previous season. In addition, no salt will be acceptable that has been previously rejected for use by any State, County, or a Municipality.; F. Sampling and Analysis - The Materials delivered hereunder may be regularly and continuously sampled, as the Municipalities may elect. The samples shall be collected, prepared, and analyzed by representatives of the Municipalities and the vendor's representative in accordance with the method adopted by the American Society of Testing Materials and/or the American Association of State Highway Officials, or any other governmental testing agencies.; G. Inferior Material - If the Highway Salt delivered under this contract fails to comply with the specifications, the contractor shall be notified and will be required to forthwith remove the delivered Highway Salt and replace it with Highway Salt satisfactory to the requirements of this contract. In lieu of the preceding, the contractor agrees to accept, as full compensation therefore, an amount as payment to be determined by the Superintendent of Public Works and/or Purchasing Authority as full value of the salt delivered.
