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Madison County approves FY26 road‑department bid awards; rock and some materials show notable price increases
Summary
Fiscal Court approved Resolution 2025‑048 to award annual Road Department bids for asphalt, engine oil, concrete, culverts, road salt, fuel and rock; department reported modest asphalt and concrete increases, a substantial delivered-rock price rise and a shift toward longer‑lived ADS plastic culverts for deep installations.
At its June 10 meeting, the Madison County Fiscal Court approved Resolution 2025‑048, awarding the Road Department's FY 2026 annual bids for materials and supplies. Scott (Road Department) presented the recommended awards and a summary of price changes by commodity.
The court's resolution authorized award of bids as recommended by the Road Department: asphalt and rock to The Allen Company Inc.; bulk engine oils to Apollo Oil; concrete to Concrete Materials Company LLC; culverts to Interstate Construction Products, Inc.; de‑icing road salt to Morton Salt, Inc.; and fuel to Kentucky Fuel Supply, LLC. The resolution authorizes the judge executive or designee to negotiate and sign contracts on behalf of the county.
Scott told the court most commodity prices moved modestly: asphalt increased a minimal amount (reported as 0.004 percent, approximately 45 cents per ton for late blacktop), while concrete rose about 3.3 percent for 3,500 PSI and about 3.1 percent for 4,500 PSI. Galvanized culvert pricing rose roughly 3 percent on average while ADS (plastic) pipe decreased about 5 percent. De‑icing road salt rose about 2 percent.
Fuel showed declines: unleaded gasoline decreased about 14.3 cents per gallon, diesel decreased about 8.8 cents per gallon and off‑road diesel decreased about 12 cents per gallon. The largest material increase reported was rock: picked‑up rock prices rose about 8 percent on average; delivered rock rose roughly 15 percent on average, which Scott described as the department's biggest price pressure for the year.
Scott and the court discussed longer‑term material choices for deep roadside culverts. He said for deep replacements (12–16 feet) ADS plastic pipe now is produced as a "100‑year" product and can be financially preferable over galvanized pipe given excavations and replacement frequency. For shallow driveway culverts with only 4–8 inches of cover or regular vehicle traffic, galvanized remains preferable for strength.
Court members approved the resolution by roll call; the meeting record shows the vote carried. The Road Department said the bids were properly posted and opened and that contracts will be negotiated with the recommended vendors.
