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Council clears $4.15M in bond funding for Easton Beach resiliency and approves road-preservation contracts
Summary
Council clarified that Easton Beach resiliency planning and a 2025 road‑improvement contract will be funded with $4,147,365 in general obligation bond proceeds, and approved contracts for crack sealing ($125,000) and rubberized chip sealing ($411,000) that staff said are budgeted.
The Department of Public Services recommended clarifying that proceeds from a municipal general obligation bond would fund the Easton Beach resiliency planning project and the 2025 road-improvement contract, in the total amount of $4,147,365; council approved the clarification. Staff said the allocation had been discussed previously during bond-allocation planning.
Council also approved an award for roadway crack sealing (not to exceed $125,000; includes construction, police traffic control and contingencies) and a rubberized asphalt chip-seal contract (not to exceed $411,000). The director explained that crack sealing is an early life‑cycle treatment intended "to fill in the cracks that are in the pavement" to stop water infiltration and delay more expensive reconstruction; the chip-seal follows as part of a pavement-management program. Staff said the bids used unit pricing from a RIDOT contract or piggybacking on other municipal bids to leverage price.
