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Council denies $19,540 apron estimate after contractor pricing concerns
Summary
After questioning a $19,540.60 invoice for four driveway aprons and referencing per-square-foot rates as high as $49.34, the council moved and voted to deny the estimate, with staff and the town engineer recommending rejection of the contractor’s quote.
The Sparta Town Council voted to deny a contractor estimate to pave four driveway aprons after members questioned the price and the town engineer advised against acceptance.
S4 (Staff member) presented an invoice from Eastside County Paving (Tri County referenced) totaling $19,540.60 to pave four aprons. S4 broke the apron measurements into square footage and said Tri County’s estimate equated to roughly $49.34 per square foot. S4 contrasted that with a standard market figure he cited from online sources of $7–$13 per square foot and noted that whole-street paving previously cost the town roughly $35,000. “I was very upset when I got this invoice,” S4 said, and the town engineer (McGill) recommended rejecting the estimate.
S3 (Chair) and other council members discussed contractor responsibility and inconsistent apron sizes; S4 suggested the town would be better served to hire a different contractor for the aprons if the town wished the work completed. The council then considered a motion “to deny” the estimate; a motion and second were recorded and the chair called for a voice vote. The transcript records an affirmative voice response; the estimate was denied.
Next steps: staff and the engineer will explore alternative contractors or incorporate apron work into planned street repairs where feasible. The recorded motion was to deny the presented estimate; the transcript does not include a roll-call vote tally.
