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Board approves $306k contract to update county paved‑road condition data
Summary
The board authorized a professional services contract (approximately $306,000) with Roadway Asset Services to survey and rate roughly 820 miles of paved county roads and update the county’s pavement condition index to support preservation planning.
Yavapai County will contract a vendor to reassess paved roads across the county after the board on April 16 approved a professional services contract to update pavement condition data.
Public Works Director Roger McCormick asked the board to approve a contract with Roadway Asset Services for roughly $306,000 to survey about 820 miles of paved county roads. McCormick said the county conducts condition assessments every three to five years; the previous assessments were done in 2016 and 2019. "We like to do these assessments approximately about every 3 to 5 years," McCormick said.
The contractor will use deflectometers, lasers, cameras and GPS to produce a pavement condition index (PCI) for county segments following ASTM pavement standards. The county expects the assessment to be imported into its mapping and asset‑management software (Cartograph/OpenGov) so staff can plan chip seals, overlays and other preservation treatments based on objective condition scores and lifecycle analysis.
McCormick told the board the survey and analysis will allow more proactive budgeting and maintenance decisions; he and members cited cost differences between timely preservation and full reconstruction. He estimated an overall contract timeline of about 10 to 12 months for completion. The board approved the contract unanimously.
Public Works said the study covers paved roads only and not unpaved roads. The board discussed the return on investment of preservation work versus full pavement replacement, with members noting preservation is substantially less expensive than rebuilds and helps stretch limited road budgets.
