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Road and Bridge plans equipment bids, reduces mag‑chloride mileage and seeks multi‑year chip‑seal contract
Summary
Montezuma County Road and Bridge reported purchases and upcoming bids for trucks, said a new mag‑chloride supplier has raised prices forcing a reduction in treated miles, and asked the board to continue a multi‑year chip‑seal program with Asphalt Systems Inc. (ASI).
Rob, Road and Bridge, told the Board of County Commissioners at its March 10 workshop that crews have been out blading roads, hauling and spreading gravel and replacing culverts. He said the department won a bucket truck at auction for $55,000 and will seek the board's permission to bid on a newer plow truck at an upcoming auction.
Rob described a regional change in mag‑chloride supply after Horizon Enviro bought the Ogden plant and related local suppliers, leaving Desert Mountain as the county's primary supplier. He said Desert Mountain held its price while the plant increased its price, leaving the county facing roughly a $0.22 per gallon increase from last year's supplier pricing. To remain within the road maintenance budget, Rob said the department plans to reduce mag‑chloride application by about 8.4 miles and raise the private‑residence lineal‑foot charge from $1.25 to $1.50.
Rob also recommended continuing the county's multi‑year chip‑seal program and described Asphalt Systems Incorporated (ASI) as a vendor that custom‑blends oil to match Montezuma County aggregate. He provided a cost comparison showing ASI at about $1,139 per ton versus a more typical chip‑seal oil approach near $801 per ton, and argued that ASI's approach has yielded better road performance over several years. He asked the commissioners to place ASI's contract on the agenda so it can be signed or considered at the next regular meeting.
The department briefed the board on the county's work on the 184/Road 25 intersection, including surveys and appraisals for a proposed 1.72‑acre purchase to accommodate right‑of‑way and access, and said staff are obtaining CDOT permits and environmental clearances. Rob asked the board to allow staff to continue negotiations and to obtain appraisals and easement estimates before the county executes any purchase.
Ending: Commissioners expressed general support for continuing the chip‑seal maintenance program and asked staff to place the truck bid authorization and the ASI agreement on the regular meeting agenda for formal consideration.
