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Township outlines 2025 paving, curb and storm-pipe work after consultant assessment; trustees approve related contracts
Summary
Staff presented options based on a PMG pavement-condition assessment and recommended a $5 million-plus plan. Trustees later approved paving applications and related contracts for the 2025 program, including a $2.8 million paving contract and Benchmark Land Management storm-pipe work.
West Chester Township staff presented a multi-option 2025 paving and storm‑pipe plan on March 25, describing a consultant's pavement-condition index and bidding results; trustees later approved several contracts tied to the program.
Mike Huxell, community services director, reviewed PMG's assessment and three funding scenarios: continued funding that would repave about 7.58 miles for roughly $3.2 million; a $5.02 million option covering about 9.3 miles; and a long-term target of roughly $10 million to address 15.4 miles. Staff said trustees targeted roughly $5 million for 2025 and that bids and trade arrangements had increased total mileage captured. Huxell summarized bid results presented to trustees: a paving bid of about $3.1 million for roughly 10 miles (including county trade and TIF projects), a curb budget of about $1.6 million and storm work of roughly $390,000.
Trustees approved individual contracts and requisitions on the agenda. Among the items passed by roll call:
- $2,796,851.79 to John R. Jorgensen Company to approve the township's paving application for 2025 (agenda item 14). - Benchmark Land Management LLC contracts for the 2025 Storm Pipe Replacement Program (not to exceed $390,252.17) and related paving program contracts presented on the agenda (items 22 and 23).
Why this matters: Township staff said the PMG index and the added county trade allowed the township to stretch paving dollars and capture additional mileage this year. Huxell said the township maintains about 240 lane miles and described a goal of pushing the pavement-condition index upward with multi-year investments.
Questions and clarifications: Trustees asked which neighborhoods would receive work; staff identified Maud, Cherry Lane Farm subdivision and several smaller subdivisions. Huxell explained pothole and cold‑mix winter maintenance is ongoing and that county roads remain the county engineer's responsibility; the township forwards county-road complaints to the county.
Implementation notes: Staff said paving and storm projects include TIF‑funded segments and county trades. The board authorized administrators to sign contracts with law‑director approval and to make non‑substantive adjustments. Work scheduling and contractor lead times were not detailed in the presentation; staff said bids had been opened through the county engineer's office and that contracts would proceed under standard county and township timelines.
Ending: Trustees approved the listed paving and storm‑pipe contracts by roll call and asked staff to continue monitoring pavement-condition scores for future budgeting.
