Wayne County committee forwards resurfacing contracts and township road IGAs to full board

The Wayne County Public Services Committee on Nov. 13 voted to forward a set of road-maintenance contracts and intergovernmental agreements to the full Board for final approval.

Staff asked the committee to approve an amendment to a two-year professional services contract with 10 Mile Creek Excavating (with a one-year renewal option) to add milling and resurfacing work that would cover an additional 50 lane miles in 2025 as part of the county’s heavy maintenance program. Steve Shea, Division Director of Wayne County Roads, said the contractor performs milling ahead of resurfacing and that crews will continue work “as far as the weather will allow” to reach target lane-mile numbers.

The committee also heard a request to extend a one-year purchase order (with a one-year renewal option) with Cadillac Asphalt for pot-mix asphalt deliveries to support the same 50-lane-mile effort and to keep material supply on hand while the county issues competitive bids for a supplemental SHMA contract. Staff said the material contract is needed now to keep scheduled resurfacing moving.

Separately, the committee reviewed amendment 2 to a three-year professional services contract with Florence Cement Company, a $4,000,000 agreement to provide concrete patching and drainage-structure repairs across the county through May 2026; staff said the county will put the work out to bid when the contract cycle ends.

Alan Cohen, assistant division director of engineering, presented intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) under the county’s Local Partnering Initiative: Redford Township seeks approximately $500,000 (about half of its project) and Plymouth Township seeks approximately $1,000,000; staff said nine townships applied, seven IGAs remain outstanding, and roughly $77,000,000 of program funds remain to allocate. Construction for the first two township projects is expected to start in spring and to be performed by the townships or by county crews where arranged.

Commissioners asked about bid timing, whether vendor equipment would be county-provided for contractors, and how incomplete lane miles would be carried into next season; staff said unfinished lane-mile work would carry over into the next spring if weather prevents completion. The committee voted to forward the consent and contract items to the full Board; the clerk recorded a roll call and announced the motion carried.

The board will consider the contracts and IGAs at a future full-board meeting before any funds are committed.