Road Project Contracts Come With a Warranty
Wait, didn't we do this just last year? This will be a short post, but I felt it was necessary since I am seeing some quite understandable questions about the paving projects that are currently underway in town. The streets that were paved by Payne & Dolan during the city's street project last year are being re-milled and re-paved to meet the standards that were set forth in that paving contract. Last year, when the completed paving projects were being inspected by our Public Works Director Ray Roberts, and representatives of Christopher Burke Engineering as the supervising engineers, they found that the final layer had been improperly applied. Even though not immediately apparent, this flaw would substantially shorten the lifespan of the work. It was determined that the work was unacceptable in this condition, and that payment would not be made until it was remediated to meet the standards of the contract. After some back and forth discussions of how best to accomplish