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Committee debates gravel specs and whether town should stockpile material
Summary
Committee members discussed whether contractors or the town should supply additional gravel, reviewed 'non-spec' 0.75-inch minus material and the benefit of a higher 200-sieve content (7–12%), and identified McGee Constructors and Pike Industries as potential suppliers.
Technical discussion focused on what material the town should specify for gravel-added work and who should supply it. Members said the town has had better results since switching to a process material (examples: blue-stone blends), and the committee discussed whether the town should stockpile gravel at a sand shed or require contractors to supply and spread material at unit prices.
Speaker 3 pointed the group to an external model (Kennebec County Soil and Water Conservation District gravel-road manual) describing a 0.75-inch-minus specification with about 7–12% passing the #200 sieve as a durable road-surface approach. Committee members agreed to examine local suppliers (McGee Constructors, Pike Industries) and to include a unit-price line item for gravel in future bid schedules if the town does not supply stockpiled material.
