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Vienna council approves bids for salt, concrete and paving; staff outlines $502,000 paving option
Summary
The council unanimously approved recommendations from the budget and finance committee to accept Compass Minerals for road salt and single-bid recommendations for concrete and paving contractors, and staff presented a color-coded paving plan with an orange option costing about $502,000 from a roughly $800,000–$900,000 road budget.
The Vienna City Council on June 24 accepted a series of recommendations from its budget and finance committee for procurement of road salt, concrete and paving services and reviewed a proposed paving plan for the year.
Budget and finance recommended selecting Compass Minerals for road salt at $111.37 per ton delivered ($105 per ton for pickup), after bids from Morton Salt, Compass Minerals and Cargill were opened. "After careful review of the bid proposals, the recommendation for council approval from the budget and finance committee for Salt is with Compass Minerals," a finance staff member said. The council moved, seconded and voted; the motion passed unanimously.
The council also approved a single responsive bid for concrete replacement from Jimmy Harper Construction at $30 per square foot (with subgrade replacement at $20 per square foot and sidewalk replacement at $30 per square foot) and accepted Affordable Asphalt Maintenance's unit-price bid for as-needed asphalt paving and related items. Later the council approved Smith Concrete for mixed concrete at $149 per cubic yard (Allison Beckville) and $180 per cubic yard (Class B).
Council members discussed the limited number of bidders on several items and noted statutory and licensing constraints that limit some out-of-state firms from bidding. One councilor asked whether the city could do more to attract bidders; staff explained West Virginia reciprocal licensing and bid-pack pickup requirements can be a hurdle for cross-river firms.
On road priorities, public works presented a color-coded map with options: an orange plan totaling approximately $502,000 and a larger repair list that could amount to about $1.2 million in concrete repairs. Staff said current available budget for paving and concrete is roughly $800,000–$900,000 and asked council members to review the proposed lists and return final priorities by next Thursday noon so the contractor can begin work.
Next steps: council accepted bid recommendations and directed staff to finalize contracts; council members will review and submit priority adjustments to public works by the deadline so contracts and mobilization can proceed.
