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Pittman Awarded Paving Contract

Friday, April 15, 2016 @ 1:46 PM

Prince George, B.C. –  With the early spring,  the  asphalt plants are  looking to start up  at least a week or two  early this year,  and  that is one of the reason’s why  Council  for Prince George wanted to  finalize the awarding of  the asphalt contract.

Through a competitive bid process,   Pittman asphalt in Prince George provided the lowest cost ( $6.133 million)  of the three bids received for the  paving work in this City.

The company has been awarded a two year contract, with labour costs for next year to  be  renegotiated.

With asphalt plants firing up early,   it means the road work can get  underway  sooner than  is usual.     There is still a contract  for micro-surfacing to be awarded.

The City  has budgeted $7 million dollars for  road rehabilitation projects this year.

 

Comments

Hmmm, makes you wonder if Columbia is going to shut it down?

Wonder if the City will have the time to check the quality of the asphalt they will lay down.
Cheers

Just came back from West Kelowna and Kelowna. The pavement looks different there somehow. One does not see the endless glued cracks and fields of patched potholes like here. Little evidence of the glue crew being overworked either. It does get cold there too. We were there in December 2011 and it was more than 34 below zero overnight. Is our pavement/asphalt up to snuff?

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