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Select Board reviews graveling plan and preliminary cost estimates for road work
Summary
Road commissioner and board discussed multiple pit quotes and trucking estimates for a graveling project; initial math for a 1,000‑yard minimum produced a total in the low tens of thousands and board asked staff to pursue comparable bids and include local haulers where possible.
The Select Board spent an extended portion of its May 12 meeting reviewing gravel‑pit pricing and trucking estimates for proposed road repairs and graveling.
The road commissioner presented material price sheets from several pits (including a crushed‑stone quote of about $18–$20 per yard from local suppliers) and referenced a vendor proposal that included coordinated trucking (multiple local trucks). Board members and highway staff discussed haul times from various pits, per‑load trucking rates and the added cost of waiting/loading times at pits. One board member ran a preliminary example for 1,000 cubic yards with tri‑axle trucking and arrived at an illustrative total in the low‑to‑mid tens of thousands (a working figure cited in discussion was about $34,000 including trucking and materials for a 1,000‑yard baseline), though members emphasized that number was an initial estimate for budgeting and that the town needs formal, comparable quotes.
Members directed staff to solicit comparable bids and to encourage inclusion of local truckers where practical to support regional businesses. The board also discussed staging multiple drop‑off locations and the potential need to spread work across several days. No final procurement decision was made; the board asked for a follow‑up report with firm quotes, inclusion of named local haulers and final cost estimates.
