Selectboard opens paving bids; VTRANS grant accepted for summer work

May 11, 2026

Fairfield Selectboard opened bids for a grant-funded paving project and recorded Whitcomb as the apparent low bidder; the board authorized Town Administrator Cathy Ainsworth to sign VTRANS grant agreements covering $191,496 in paving funds and discussed a separate $200,000 Structures Grant for a North Road culvert with a $575,000 project estimate.

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The Fairfield Selectboard opened and recorded five bids for Project Option 2 during its May 11 meeting, with Whitcomb showing the apparent low bid at $313,305.72 (3,549 tons). Town Administrator Cathy Ainsworth reviewed the Invitation to Bid requirements and answered procedural questions while David Davio of Pike Industries attended by Zoom to observe and note warranty terms.

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