Council approves consent agenda, including $1.9M contract for Sakowski Parkway resurfacing

Perth Amboy — The City Council approved its consent agenda April 27, adopting multiple resolutions and awarding a contract for the Sakowski Parkway resurfacing project as part of the consent items.

The administration reported three bids for the Sakowski Parkway work: a base bid from Eurob Construction of roughly $1.262 million (plus alternates), Black Rock Enterprises at about $1.369 million, and Brothers Paving LLC at approximately $671,321. Council later accepted a bid and awarded the contract to "your way construction" (recorded in the minutes as the award for Sakowski Parkway resurfacing) for an amount not to exceed $1,900,222 as part of R18246.

Public commenters raised the large spread among bids and asked whether deeper repairs (including bridge work) should be considered rather than surface resurfacing. "Brothers is almost $4 million less," one speaker said, urging explanation for disparities in bid amounts and fiscal prudence when spending significant municipal funds.

The consent agenda also included resolutions authorizing emergency temporary appropriations to extend the 2026 temporary budget ($8,950,460), several accumulated-leave payouts, a contract estimate for water-quality services not to exceed $91,000 for an NJDEP lakes grant, a change order to Toro Golf, and various refunds and administrative items. The council approved the consent agenda by voice vote.

Next steps: Contract award documents and the controller’s investment and check-register reports will be processed by the administration and posted per standard procurement and accounting practice.