Highway superintendent asks board to issue RFP for Stoney Creek bridge materials
Summary
Highway Superintendent Donald Smith told the board that lead times for bridge materials can be months and asked the town to issue an RFP for the Stoney Creek bridge. He also reported repairs to the 2018 Freightliner and recommended checking with Cornell Local Roads Program about Jones Road.
Supervisor Edward Lentz and Highway Superintendent Donald Smith discussed near-term highway equipment needs at the Dec. 9 meeting.
Donald Smith said the new frame is on the 2018 Freightliner but the crew received wrong parts and is awaiting the correct components; the new 2025 truck is expected by the end of the year but still requires installation of a sander. The board approved issuing an RFP for bridge materials for the bridge over Stoney Creek because lead times for needed materials can run months. "They received some wrong parts, so they are waiting for the correct ones," Smith said.
Smith suggested purchasing a machine to build hydraulic hoses in-house to avoid repeated searches for parts and said he will contact the Cornell Local Roads Program to see whether staff can assess Jones Road rather than contracting an engineer. The request to begin an RFP was presented as a practical step to reduce delay on the bridge work; the board did not vote on a specific vendor or contract at the meeting.
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