Approve the purchase of 5,500 gallon salt brine holding tank and, Loadrite smart scale

Approve the purchase of 5,500 gallon salt brine holding tank and, Loadrite smart scale as previously approved through the Board of Water and Soil Resources Grant and Resolution R2023-033.

Approve the purchase of 5,500 gallon salt brine holding tank and, Loadrite smart scale.

The Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) administers a grant program called Watershed Based Implementation Funding (WBIF). This program distributes clean water funds throughout the state for watershed districts and local partners to identify water quality implementation projects. The City of Shakopee partnered with the Lower Minnesota River Watershed District and the Scott Watershed Management Organization on two projects to receive 2023 WBIF. One project is for a smart scale and brine tank which helps reduce over-application of salt on roadways during winter maintenance activities. The brine tank will provide needed storage of brine for pretreatment and anti-icing during the events, enabling us to make brine in off hours. The brine tank will be purchased through Minnesota State DOT Equipment Purchasing Contract S-829(5). The Loadrite smart scale will be  purchased through Minnesota State DOT Equipment Purchasing Contract L-331(5). The second project is for a water quality stormwater project that will take place in 2024.

There is $40,750 in the grant agreement for the smart scale and brine tank project. The local match is estimated at $4,866.90 and will be paid for from the Storm Drainage Fund. The Loadrite smart scale is $15,636.90 and the brine tank is $29,980.