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Committee holds off on chip-seal plan as asphalt prices spike
Summary
Members said a planned chip-seal program was postponed after a joint procurement with Epsom "fell through" and staff reported that "the liquid asphalt prices have gone the way up," making the work uneconomical this season.
Committee members and staff discussed a proposed chip-seal project that depended on combining quantities with neighboring Epsom to obtain a better unit price. Staff said the partnership did not come together: "We were gonna partner with Epsom to get enough quantity... But, yes. Fell through. So we're gonna hold off." The staff member added that cost factors made the decision prudent: "the liquid asphalt prices have gone the way up." The committee concluded that postponing the chip-seal work for one year on the low-traffic road likely would not cause serious harm.
No formal motion to re-start procurement or to amend the budget was taken at the meeting; members characterized the outcome as a scheduling and procurement delay driven by market pricing and insufficient volume for favorable contracting.
