Bedford Heights council approves 2026 concrete and asphalt repair contracts

The Bedford Heights City Council on July 7 voted unanimously to accept low bids for its 2026 concrete and asphalt repair programs, awarding the concrete work to TC Construction Company Inc. and the asphalt work to Phillips Paving LLC.

Council introduced Ordinance 2026-045 to accept TC Construction’s bid for the concrete repair program and Ordinance 2026-046 to accept Phillips Paving’s bid for the asphalt program; both ordinances were suspended and adopted by roll call. The votes recorded affirmative responses from the mayor and seven council members.

Councilwoman Henderson, who reported the bid details, said, “our estimate was 100,000 and the bid was 83,000,” noting the low concrete bid was well under the city’s projection. She also said the asphalt estimate was $50,000 while the low Phillips Paving bid came in at $44,650.

The streets identified for concrete repair include Richmond Road, Miles Road, Columbus Road and Majestic Road. Streets named for the asphalt program are Sweet Birch Drive, Northfield Drive, Sherborne Road, Lane Road and Cambridge Drive. Chairwoman Henderson said the lower-than-expected bids could create room to add more projects, but engineering will coordinate with the finance director before moving forward.

Councilwoman Thomas urged the administration to include resident feedback when evaluating contractors. She suggested surveying residents on projects and contractor performance; engineering staff said resident input is part of the vetting process but that legal constraints can limit the city’s ability to reject the lowest bidder without documented cause.

Next steps: the engineering department will confer with the finance director and return to the council if additional streets are proposed for inclusion based on available funds.