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Council approves 2025 asphalt grinding award to Statewide Paving Lot Services; motion passage recorded 6-0
Summary
The Kent City Council voted to award the 2025 asphalt grinding contract to Statewide Paving Lot Services after a public-works recommendation; the low bid cited in the staff report was $96,950 and the council recorded a 6-0 vote in favor.
The Kent City Council approved the 2025 asphalt grinding contract at its April 1, 2025 meeting, awarding the work to Statewide Paving Lot Services after a public-works staff recommendation.
Chad Beer, the city's public-works director, told the council the department received two bids and recommended the low bidder. "The low bid was from Statewide Paving Lot Services at $96,950 which is underneath under the engineers estimate hundred $61,000 and we recommend award," Beer said in the staff presentation.
Council moved to approve the award; the motion as recorded in the meeting transcript included the text to authorize the mayor to sign documents and referenced an award to "Statewide Parking Lot Service Incorporated in the amount of $9,896,950" as read into the record. The council then voted and the clerk announced, "Aye. Opposed? Motion carries 6 0." The motion was carried unanimously among members present.
Why this matters: The contract funds preparatory grinding work that allows city crews to follow with inlay repairs and small-paver resurfacing on multiple city streets. Beer said this year's low bid was well below the engineer's estimate.
The council did not identify the specific streets in the meeting presentation; staff recommended the award based on the low bid and availability of funds in the public-works project budget.
