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Robeson approves paving payment, advances 2026 street-work bids; FEMA awards regional grant for thermal cameras and gas meters
Summary
The board approved a contractor change order and final payment request for a paving contract, authorized preparation of 2026 street-work bid documents targeting a ~$550,000 budget, and learned FEMA awarded a regional assistance grant of about $167,488.30 for thermal cameras and gas meters split among three departments.
The board approved change order number one and a final payment application tied to the Alan Meyers paving contract. Staff presented a final payment request of $247,190.25 with a contract deduction of $27,218.40; a supervisor moved and the board approved the change order and payment application on roll call.
On broader pavement planning, staff presented proposed 2026 street-work scope (oil-and-chip and paving) with an initial estimate of about $640,958 and an alternative using recent unit prices near $581,630. Board members authorized staff to prepare bid documents and pursue coordinated bidding to try to hit a $550,000 budget target.
Separately, staff reported that FEMA awarded a regional Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) totaling approximately $167,488.30 to be split among three departments; the award will buy thermal-imaging cameras and gas meters and is expected to provide roughly $50,000'$60,000 worth of equipment for the township's apparatus. The board discussed procurement and vendor selection to meet FEMA's invoicing and equipment requirements.
What happens next: staff will release payment in accordance with the approved change order, proceed to finalize bid documents for the 2026 street package and return with schedule recommendations, and work with grant partners on procurement to spend the FEMA AFG award.
