Snow and Ice Control Operations Manual: Anti/De-icing Materials

♦Manual Notice 2017-1
►1. District Snow and Ice Control Plans
- ►1. Overview
  - ♦Introduction
  - ♦Road Closures
  - ♦Railroad Grade Crossing
  - ♦Purpose of this Manual
  - ♦Introduction to this Chapter
- ►2. District Snow and Ice Control Plans
  - ♦Elements of a Snow and Ice Control Plan
  - ♦Objective
  - ♦Maintenance Section Plan
  - ♦Resources
  - ♦Coordination
  - ♦Operations
►2. Materials
►3. Equipment Maintenance
- ►1. Overview
  - ♦Summary
- ►2. Dump Trucks
  - ♦Pre-storm activities
  - ♦During the storm activities
  - ♦Post-storm activities
- ►3. Motor-Grader
  - ♦Pre-storm activities
  - ♦During the storm activities
  - ♦Post storm activities
- ►4. Loader
  - ♦Pre -storm activities
  - ♦During the storm activities
  - ♦Post storm activities
- ►5. Snow Plow
  - ♦Pre – storm activities
  - ♦During the storm activities
  - ♦Post storm activities
- ►6. V-Box Spreader
  - ♦Pre-storm activities
  - ♦During the storm activities
  - ♦Post storm activities
- ►7. Tail Gate Spreader
  - ♦Pre-storm activities
  - ♦During the storm activities
  - ♦Post storm activities
- ►8. Snow Wing
  - ♦Pre-storm activities
  - ♦During the storm activities
  - ♦Post storm activities
- ►9. Snow Blower
  - ♦Pre-storm activities
  - ♦During the storm activities
  - ♦Post storm activities
- ►10. Herbicide Rig
  - ♦Pre-storm activities
  - ♦During the storm activities
  - ♦Post storm activities
- ►11. Pickup Applicator
  - ♦Pre-storm activities
  - ♦During the storm activities
  - ♦Post storm activities
▼4. Purchasing
- ►1. Overview
  - ♦Summary
- ▼2. Anti/De-icing Materials
  - ♦Blanket Purchases
  - ♦Small Purchases/Emergency Purchases
- ►3. Major Equipment
  - ♦Definition
  - ♦Funding
  - ♦Specifications
- ►4. Minor Equipment
  - ♦Definition
  - ♦Funding
- ►5. Purchase of Parts
  - ♦Distributor Purchase
  - ♦Purchasing Used Repair Parts
- ►6. Lease of Equipment without Operator
  - ♦Lease vs. Purchase
  - ♦Alternative fuel waiver
- ►7. Lease of Equipment with Operator
  - ♦When to Use
- ►8. Lease Purchase Contracts
  - ♦Use When Cost Effective
►5. Bridge Maintenance Needs
- ►1. Overview
  - ♦Summary
- ►2. Bridge Decks
  - ♦Risks of Chemical Damage
  - ♦Washing the Deck
- ►3. Bridge Joints
  - ♦Risks of Chemical Damage
  - ♦Bridge Joint Inspection and Cleaning
- ►4. Bridge Beams
  - ♦Risks of Chemical Damage
  - ♦Repair of Joint Systems
- ►5. Bridge Caps
  - ♦Risks of Chemical Damage
  - ♦Maintain Joint Systems
- ►6. Bridge Columns
  - ♦Risks of Chemical Damage
  - ♦Don’t Store Chemicals by Columns
►6. Personnel
- ►1. Responsibilities of Maintenance Supervisors
  - ♦Coordination
- ►2. Outsourcing
  - ♦Funding
- ►3. Personnel Scheduling
  - ♦Tracking Employees
  - ♦Training
  - ♦Scheduling Employees with Commercial Driver Licenses
  - ♦Equipment
►7. Reporting
- ►1. Overview
  - ♦Why Reports are Important
- ►2. Federal Reporting
  - ♦Tracking Storm Damage Costs
- ►3. State Reporting
  - ♦Highway Condition Reporting System
- ►4. District Reporting
  - ♦Reports from Each Maintenance Section
  - ♦What to Include
- ►5. Local Reporting
  - ♦What to Track
►8. Weather Forecasting
- ►1. Overview
  - ♦Importance of Accurate Forecasts
- ►2. Advisories and Warnings
  - ♦Definitions
- ►3. Winter Storm Stage Definitions
  - ♦Uniform Terminology
  - ♦Ice and Snow Message Library For Message Signs
- ►4. Weather Information
►9. Alternate Methods
- ►1. Overview
  - ♦Proactive Approaches
- ►2. Snow Fences
- ►3. De-Icing & Anti-Icing Systems
  - ♦Definitions
  - ♦Anti-icing
  - ♦Benefits
  - ♦Use with RWIS
  - ♦Types of Application Systems
  - ♦Mobile Application Systems
  - ♦Fixed Application Systems
  - ♦De-icing

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Section 2: Anti/De-icing Materials

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Blanket Purchases

Anti/de-icing materials are available from state term contract(s) including rock salt, calcium magnesium acetate (CMA), magnesium chloride (liquid and solid) and sand. Reference the De-icing Material Report for additional information regarding anti/de-icing materials in-stock under the General Commodity heading at http://crossroads/org/gsd/SSD/MaterialsMgmt/Tools/Operational/winter_items_2016.xlsx.

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Small Purchases/Emergency Purchases

In situations where a term contract is not available, regions may use small purchase procedures. If an emergency situation requires the purchase of anti/de-icing material, regions will follow the procedures for an emergency purchase.

NOTE: Purchasing procedures may be found at the PRO intranet site:

http://crossroads/org/gsd/pro/disaster.htm

NOTE: additional useful information can be found in the Purchasing Manual, Chapter 3-Determining Methods of Purchase, Section1-Emergency Purchases at http://gsd-ultraseek/txdotmanuals/pro/determining_methods_of_purchase.htm