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 this, it was agreed that the best solution was to completely remove and re-pave all the streets affected. 

In reviewing the engineering requirements for the project, it was decided that since the work was being completely re-done,  to take the opportunity to increase the depth of the new pavement layer.  This was negotiated as a change order in addition to the warranty work being performed under the contract.

The City Council approved the 2020 Road Program Change Order at the October 19th council meeting, in the amount of $119,680.95, the additional cost of which will be funded through the Street & Bridge Fund.

In short, all of this work is to make sure that all of us as taxpayers get what we paid for, nothing less.

If you have a question about a city issue, please let me know at my email: christopherf@zion.il.us

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