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Duchesne County awards 2025 roadway maintenance contracts; surfacing award contingent on missing paperwork
Summary
The Duchesne County Commission approved awards for multiple 2025 roadway maintenance contracts March 10, including paving, emulsion and crack‑seal work. The largest surfacing award was approved contingent on the contractor providing missing qualification documents.
Duchesne County commissioners on March 10 approved a set of contracts to carry out the county's 2025 roadway maintenance work, awarding paving, emulsion and crack‑seal contracts and conditionally approving the surfacing contract pending submission of missing qualification paperwork.
The commission accepted engineering staff recommendations from Johnson and Hill and Jones & DeMille to award the paving contract (base bid plus Alternate 1) to Verdict Materials; an emulsion/procurement contract to Peak Emulsion; and the crack‑seal contract to Superior Asphalt. The surfacing contract was recommended for award to Hail Sand & Gravel but was approved contingent on the company providing its required qualification documents for the county's review.
County engineer and private engineers who reviewed the bids told the commission the recommended awards were below the engineer's estimate. Jones & DeMille's review flagged only a missing qualification packet from the apparent low bidder for surfacing; the engineering firm recommended award to Hail Sand & Gravel if the paperwork is supplied and verified.
The listed bid amounts discussed at the meeting included: - Surfacing (apparent low bidder Hail Sand & Gravel): $1,197,270.50 (award contingent on receipt of qualification documents). - Paving (Verdict Materials): base bid $130,252.50; Alternate 1 (hot mix overlay material) $721,500 (approximate coverage: about 2.5 miles of overlay depending on section). - Emulsion procurement (Peak Emulsion): $371,400. - Crack sealing (Superior Asphalt): $161,360.
Commissioners moved and seconded motions to accept the engineering recommendations and approved each contract in separate votes. County engineering staff said they will follow up to confirm documentation and contract details before final execution, and they asked for time to examine line‑item pricing and confirm that alternates are properly applied across the paving work.
In related road business the commission approved acquisition of a small parcel intended to widen a problem intersection used by large trucks; county staff said formalizing the right‑of‑way and moving a nearby telephone pole will improve safety and turning clearance for heavy vehicles. Staff noted there are three irrigation pipelines under the approach at that corner and advised coordination with the pipeline owners before any excavation.
What happens next: engineering staff will verify the outstanding qualification paperwork for the surfacing apparent low bidder. Contracts will be finalized and signed after that verification. County staff indicated they expect additional small bid packages to be brought forward for award in upcoming weeks.
