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Board awards $344,964.60 paving contract to Allstate Construction for town roads
Summary
The Ossipee Board of Selectmen awarded a paving contract for Grama Road, Old Route 28 and part of Annie Nichols to Allstate Construction Inc. (Richmond, Maine) for $344,964.60; the lower bid saves the town about $34,000 compared with Continental Paving but the town faces a roughly $260,000 shortfall against the full list of planned work.
The Ossipee Board of Selectmen voted to award a paving contract to Allstate Construction Inc. of Richmond, Maine, for $344,964.60 to resurface Grama Road, Old Route 28 and a short shim on Annie Nichols Road.
Officials presented two responsive bids for the project: Allstate at $344,964.60 and Continental Paving at $378,910. Board members and public works staff said the bids were for the same scope and that Allstate’s lower price met the town’s requirements.
Selectmen approved awarding the contract to Allstate and directed the public works director to work with the contractor on per‑ton pricing to add additional roads if budget allows. Town staff said the current paving budget will not cover the entire prioritized list of roads; officials estimated the town is roughly $260,000 short of funding to complete the broader slate of planned roads and will seek to prioritize or add roads incrementally within the awarded unit prices.
The award was confirmed by a board vote; the board did not provide detailed line‑item funding for individual roads during the meeting but said the town will manage scope within the appropriation approved at town meeting.
The board also directed staff to review the bid dimensions and confirm specifications; a public works representative accepted that the board could vote now while further review by the public works official continued.
