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Commissioners award asphalt, emulsion and dust‑suppression bids; reject rock aggregate bids and order rebid
Summary
Fremont County Department of Transportation recommended multiple awards for road construction materials and urged rebidding of aggregate rock after a 26% price increase. The Board approved awards for asphalt, emulsion and dust suppressant and unanimously voted to reject and rebid aggregate chip rock bids.
Fremont County commissioners approved awards for asphalt, emulsion and dust‑suppression materials and directed the Department of Transportation to rebid rock aggregate after county staff said rock prices rose by about 26 percent.
Fremont County DOT Director Michael Witt presented the bid results and recommendations. The board voted to award the half‑inch standard asphalt mix to United Companies at $82 per ton, with the county picking up material at the supplier. The board also approved a dust‑suppression product at $1.01 per gallon to be supplied from GMCO’s Florence storage yard and a CRS‑2P emulsion purchase from Suncor Energy at $2.78 per gallon to be picked up at the Pueblo plant.
Witt told commissioners that material costs rose across the board in 2025: asphalt prices increased roughly 8 percent, dust suppressant prices about 11 percent, and rock aggregate bids about 26 percent. He recommended rejecting the three‑quarter‑inch and half‑inch aggregate chip‑rock bids and rebidding both sizes because the higher price would force cancellation or reduction of planned chip‑seal and contract projects.
The board voted unanimously to approve the individual awards and to reject and rebid the aggregate bids. Vote tallies for the awards and the rebid motion were unanimous.
The DOT noted that picking up materials from suppliers rather than accepting delivery remained more cost‑effective for the county. DOT staff said project scheduling would be adjusted if rebid results do not yield lower aggregate prices.
Ending: Department of Transportation staff will rebid the aggregate chip rock and report back with results; awarded suppliers will be notified and projects scheduled to proceed with material pick‑up arrangements.
