Macomb Township approves $853,428 sidewalk contract, $1.08M design budget and maintenance policy

The Macomb Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously Wednesday to award this year’s sidewalk maintenance work for the township’s southwest sections to Luigi Ferdandy and Son Cement Company for $853,427.93, approve the township’s sidewalk/pathway maintenance policies and procedures and authorize design and right-of-way work for the 2026 Pathway Gap Closure Program with a budgeted total of $1,080,000.

The vote followed a public hearing on the township’s sidewalk maintenance program that the board opened and closed after no members of the public came forward to speak. Kevin Johnson, the township’s Department of Public Works director, told the board the program proceeds from an ordinance adopted last year and that letters were mailed to affected residents listing sidewalks identified for repair; this year’s repairs were described as District 1, covering sections 29 through 32 in the township’s southwest.

Johnson told trustees the township received five proposals through an RFP process and that Luigi Ferdandy and Son Cement Company submitted the lowest responsible bid. He said the contractor will perform maintenance at roughly 1,360 locations in the identified sections. Treasurer De La Salette moved the award, supported by Trustee Papa; the motion passed unanimously.

Separately, the board approved a request from engineering staff to begin engineering and right-of-way acquisition work for the 2026 Pathway Gap Closure Program. Clerk Pozzi moved the design authorization, trustee Oliver supported the motion, and the board approved the $1,080,000 total project budget unanimously. According to engineering staff, the initial work will focus on filling sidewalk/pathway gaps along Heidenreich, Card Road, Tilch Road and on the east side of Fairchild Road south of the railroad tracks; construction would be scheduled in a later year after design and property acquisition are complete.

Finally, the board approved the formal policies and procedures that implement the sidewalk maintenance ordinance. The document outlines the township’s process for identifying repairs, how residents will be notified and invoiced, available relief or appeals, and which segments the township will assume responsibility for maintaining. Trustee Oliver moved approval of the policy and procedure document, supported by Treasurer Gillette; the motion passed unanimously.

The board did not receive any public comments during the hearing on the sidewalk program. All three measures — the contract award, the design authorization and the policies and procedures — passed on unanimous votes and carry follow-up responsibilities for DPW and engineering staff.

The board packet indicated the sidewalk maintenance program was created under an ordinance passed last year; the ordinance number was not specified at the meeting. Implementation tasks now include contractor coordination, resident invoicing under the approved procedures, and acquisition work leading toward construction in a future year.