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Westport Island selects Hager for Lower Main and West Shore paving work
Summary
The select board voted to accept Hager's bid for paving Lower Main and West Shore roads, choosing higher material quantities and references over the lowest price and targeting a June start; the board emphasized lifecycle costs and agreed to monitor schedule, guardrail and shoulder work.
The Westport Island select board voted to accept a paving bid from Hager for work on Lower Main and West Shore roads, choosing a proposal the board said used more material and offered greater long-term durability than lower-priced alternatives.
Board members reviewed three bids and said Hager's proposal included larger quantities for reclaim material and a thicker hot-mix asphalt finish, factors the board cited as justification for selecting Hager over the lower-dollar bids. The board moved and voted to accept the Hager bid as presented at the meeting.
Why it matters: board members said short-term savings on a low bid can produce higher long-term costs if an insufficient amount of material or a thin finish accelerates cracking and drainage issues. The road commissioner emphasized that proper reclamation and overlay on older sections are costlier up-front but reduce the need for expensive grinding and drainage repairs later.
Board discussion and schedule: the road commissioner and members discussed timing and logistics, noting Hager's schedule puts the work in June, with guardrail and shoulder work to follow. The board also discussed not creating new paved sections unless there is a sustainable maintenance plan and highlighted the value of a paving reserve to finance timely overlays.
What bidders said: Hunter Carl of All States Materials Group spoke to the board about surface-preservation approaches and the trade-offs between crack sealing and full reclaiming. "Surface preservation will save you a lot in the long run," Carl said, arguing that preservation can be a lower-cost way to extend pavement life compared with full reclaiming.
Next steps: the board will coordinate final scheduling and prepare for Hager's June work window; guardrail and shoulder repairs were discussed as follow-on tasks. The board did not provide a separate public hearing on the contract at the meeting.
Provenance: topic introduced at SEG 055 and discussed through SEG 141.
