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Selectmen approve cooperative paving and guardrail contracts, plan multi‑year resurfacing
Summary
Waterford will piggyback on state and regional cooperative bids to award guardrail, milling, paving and striping contracts for multi‑district road resurfacing in FY26–27. Officials noted asphalt-escalation clauses but said contracts lock prices and funding for phases is in place.
The Board of Selectmen approved a set of cooperative‑purchasing contracts to fund guardrail replacement, milling, paving, line stripping and catch‑basin cleaning across several town districts for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Director of Public Works Gary Schneider told the board the town will piggyback on state Department of Administrative Services and regional CROG bids to secure unit pricing and avoid re‑bidding, and that those contracts include asphalt‑escalation clauses tied to oil prices.
Why it matters: The work covers multiple neighborhoods (District 3 prioritized this summer and District 4 scheduled for late‑season work in Mango Point), and Schneider said funding for FY26–27 was appropriated and the plan was designed as a three‑year rolling program. He described coordination with contractors, scheduling constraints and the risk that asphalt‑price escalations or large state projects could affect contractor availability.
Board members asked about escalation protection, timing and the size of the work; Schneider said the state/region bid approach provides locked‑in unit prices for the contract term (with standard escalation mechanics for asphalt), and that contractors’ schedules are the key gating factor. A list of streets in Quaker Hill and other districts was read into the record for residents to follow up with the department.
Quotes
"We can piggyback onto a larger state bid, that guarantees those prices," Schneider said, describing the cooperative procurement approach.
Outcome and next steps: The board approved the cooperative contract resolution and authorized staff to move forward with contract execution and phasing. Schneider said the town will begin smaller sections immediately and move into Quaker Hill this summer, then Quaker Hill phase two later in the season after boating season traffic subsides. He will return with updates as contractor schedules are confirmed.
