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Essex County approves large resurfacing, building maintenance and park service contracts

Board of County Commissioners of Essex County · April 16, 2026
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Summary

The county approved multiple procurement items including a $8.2M roadway resurfacing contract, a $3.38M building maintenance contract for the MLK Justice Building, election services and several parks contracts and emergency repairs.

Essex County commissioners approved a slate of procurement and contract actions during the meeting, awarding multi‑year and single‑project contracts across public works, parks, elections and county facilities.

Key items approved included:

- A roadway resurfacing award to Smith Sandy Asphalt Construction for $8,208,147 covering roughly 11 miles of county roads across multiple municipalities.

- A three‑year building maintenance and operations contract with DCO Energy for the Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Building in Newark, in an amount the county stated should exceed $3,378,790; DCO Energy representative David Delvecchio noted the company's long working…

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