Description
The State of Maine, Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of State Procurement Services is seeking quotes for Corrosion Inhibited Liquid Magnesium Chloride. The contract will be for a period of one year with the option to renew. The State estimates that approximately 200,000 to 300,000 gallons will be used statewide over the course of an average winter.
• The product must meet the criteria of or be listed on the Clear Roads Qualified Product List (QPL).
• The product must not contain constituents more than the established total concentration limits.
• The product must have a pH between 3-7.
• The product must contain a total Divalent Chloride Content (magnesium chloride + calcium chloride) of 22% plus or minus 2% to produce a final material having a eutectic (freezing) point of -40°F or lower.
• The product must contain a minimum Magnesium Chloride Content of 16%.
• A 3% solution of the corrosion inhibited chemical product shall have a corrosion value of at least 70% less than that of a 3% solution of Sodium Chloride.
• The product must be capable of being used as a stockpile treatment, on-board wetting agent and as a salt brine enhancer.
• The product must have deicing capabilities on its own as well as be an effective enhancer of salt and salt brine.