Miami County staff recommends using surplus from low bid on 2025 asphalt maintenance to add resurfacing work

Miami County Project Manager Matt Oler presented bid results for project 2407STCO702 (RFB 2025-04), the 2025 asphalt corrective maintenance program, saying Superior Bowen was the apparent low bidder at $3,481,694.35 and that the county’s project budget is approximately $5.6 million.

Oler said the project budget includes $1.6 million from court and sales tax and about $4.0 million from a road and bridge asphalt line item. He told the commission the low bid would leave roughly $2,118,305.65 before contingency and other set‑asides. After subtracting an estimated $100,000 for construction engineering and a $300,000 hold by Road and Bridge for additional crack sealing, overlays or subdivision work, Oler said about $1,718,305 would remain in the corrective maintenance CIP project.

Why this matters: Oler recommended using part of that remaining balance to increase the mill depth on 220 Third Street (from Metcalfe to the state line), add a 1‑inch leveling course where wheel‑run and dynamic loading are causing uneven pavement, and possibly perform a separate mill-and-overlay on a…