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Cowlitz County awards $2.5 million pavement overlay and $538,508 countywide striping contracts
Summary
The Board of Commissioners accepted low bids for the county's 2025 pavement overlay and striping projects, approving Lakeside Industries for the overlay and All Stripes LLC for countywide striping; commissioners questioned bike-lane spending and long-term road expansion planning.
The Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners voted to award two transportation contracts: a roughly $2.5 million 2025 pavement overlay to Lakeside Industries and a $538,508 countywide pavement striping contract to All Stripes LLC.
County Engineer Susan Eugenis told the board the pavement overlay bid from Lakeside Industries was the lowest of three bids and about $200,000 below the engineer's estimate: "This total is about $200,000 below the engineer's estimate," she said. The board approved the bid award by voice vote.
Why this matters: pavement overlay and striping preserve the county's road network and affect routine travel safety and operations. The striping contract was roughly $100,000 below the engineer's estimate; county staff said this was in part because the county will supply more traffic control this year after vendor problems last season, which both reduced bid cost and is intended to help crews meet specifications during striping operations.
During discussion commissioners and members of the public asked whether the striping budget included bike-lane paint. Susan Eugenis replied that the county currently does not have marked bike lanes and that the striping funds are for standard roadway markings. A commissioner asked whether the county had any projects in the six-year transportation plan to add lanes to county roads; engineering staff responded there were no lane-expansion projects listed on the current six-year plan.
The board approved the striping contract and overlay bid in separate votes; both motions carried by voice vote.
Ending: With contracts approved, staff will schedule the overlay and striping work. Commissioners requested continued attention to the county's six-year transportation plan as population growth and traffic demand increase.
