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ASTECH engineer urges 10% contingency in chip-seal bids
Summary
Tom Wood of ASTECH told the Silver Creek Township Board on July 21 that industry changes and oil-price volatility mean the township should add a 10% contingency to chip-seal bids; he also reviewed recommended oil-and-rock application rates and traffic impacts on embedment.
Tom Wood of ASTECH presented chip-seal bidding methods and pavement recommendations to the Silver Creek Township Board on July 21, urging the township to budget a contingency for oil-price volatility. Board members heard that traffic volume affects aggregate embedment and that historical practices have shifted toward different application rates.
"recommended adding 10% buffer to proposals," Tom Wood said, explaining that contractors face oil-price fluctuation risks that can affect final costs. Wood also reviewed recommended oil-and-rock application rates and described how heavier traffic increases embedment and shortens the effective life of a chip-seal surface. Board members asked technical and budgeting questions about how to reflect these risks in local bids.
The presentation aimed to inform upcoming chip-seal contracting on township roads and ties to a separate chip-seal project update recorded later in the meeting. The board did not take a formal vote on contracting at this meeting but heard that project retainage and fog-seal completion were items to coordinate with future procurement and budgeting.
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