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Board approves $1.3 million road-rehab contract; Railroad Street sidewalk and West Swanzey paving planned
Summary
The select board authorized a $1,299,985 contract for road rehab with Jay Evans Construction, earmarked partially to local trust and sidewalk funds, and discussed concrete sidewalk work on Railroad Street and drainage and paving work including West Swanzey.
The select board authorized DPW Director Peruso to sign a $1,299,985 contract with Jay Evans Construction for road rehabilitation work, with the motion seconded and approved by voice vote.
Meeting materials identified Jay Evans Construction of [location stated in packet] as the low bidder at $1,299,985; other bidders named in the packet included Mount Mosheeda, Underwood Construction and JM Construction. The motion instructed DPW staff to execute the contract and apply multiple funding sources: a road-rehab extended trust fund, sidewalk committee funds and state SRF (drinking/wastewater infrastructure) funds. The transcript included a reference to $401,100 already allocated for road rehab and what was pronounced as another “hundred and $50” for the sidewalk committee; the transcript did not make the exact second amount explicit.
Peruso described related sidewalk and paving plans: a five-foot concrete Railroad Street sidewalk will extend near the Pine Street intersection and cross toward Summer Street; Jay Evans agreed to honor the same unit prices for sidewalk concrete work. The plan calls for DPW to do site work and the contractor to pour concrete. The board also reviewed a proposal to remove and replace a deteriorated concrete sidewalk on West Street (West Swanzey area per planning notes), install catch basins and improve drainage; staff said they will seek an easement from a nearby landscape-supply property to discharge the new catch basins to an existing detention area.
The board discussed an RFP for this year’s paving program; streets listed for the upcoming paving work include Forest Avenue, Prospect Street and West Street (West Swanzey area). Staff said weather and material availability are factors but anticipated on-site prep and grading to finish in time for spring paving work.
Why this matters: the approved contract and accompanying sidewalk and drainage work address failing road surfaces and pedestrian access in town neighborhoods and will use a mix of local trust funds and state funds to reduce immediate local budget impact.
