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Jackson County approves FY27 rock‑supply and hauling contracts to resurface roughly 50 miles of roads
Summary
Supervisors approved FY27 contracts to buy and have producers haul rock for about 50 miles of county roads, awarding contracts to Bard Materials, River City Stone and Wetling Quarries and directing staff to monitor tonnage, routes and bridge weight limits during the first county trial of contractor hauling.
At its April 7 meeting, the Jackson County Board of Supervisors approved fiscal‑year 2027 contracts to supply and haul rock for resurfacing roughly 50 miles of reclaim roads across the county.
County engineer Jaden Shekele told the board the FY27 budget includes funds for producers not only to supply rock but also to haul it to selected roads, an approach intended to resurface roads (about 400 tons per mile as a target) between full reclamation cycles. Shekele said the county sent bid documents to four local producers and split the work by district to avoid a single producer serving all shops.
As presented, the board approved contracts under project 2027‑461 with Bard Materials Inc. (approximately $33,143), River City Stone (a division of Matthew Construction Company, Inc., approximately $44,811), and Wetling Quarries (amount announced at the meeting; transcript lists an amount that appears to be approximate). Supervisors discussed that producers can haul larger loads and that contractor hauling could be cheaper and reduce wear on county equipment.
Supervisors and the engineer debated quality control and verification: county staff will monitor tickets, verify tonnage per road, and coordinate schedules so county motor operators can be present when producers dump and bladed-inrock to avoid piled‑up material. They also flagged the need to prevent heavy loads from using weight‑restricted bridges — which could require route instructions and monitoring — and discussed differing truck types (dump versus belly dump) that affect how many tons are placed per mile.
Shekele told the board the plan has a working completion date of roughly mid‑July (July 17), subject to weather, and said this would be the first time Jackson County uses producer hauling at this scale; supervisors approved the contracts as presented.
The board asked staff to verify ticketing procedures and to provide oversight during hauling to ensure the county receives the intended tonnage and that routes protect vulnerable bridges.
