Committee approves $750,000 contract modification with Sullivan County paving, officials say project funded

Sep 10, 2026

Public works staff said paving bids and rising fuel/binder costs required a roughly $750,000 contract modification with Sullivan County paving; staff said the county has budgeted to cover the increase and added guide-rail work from savings.

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Staff reported that rising costs for performance-grade binder and fuel have pushed the county to seek a contract modification with the paving contractor identified in the meeting as Sullivan County paving. "The contract modification with Sullivan County paving that I just discussed the other 750,000 due to the cost of performance grade binder and fuel costs going up this season," Eddie said during the resolutions overview.

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