MANSFIELD — A project to repair and resurface about 2,000 feet of Noble Road was awarded Tuesday by the Richland County Board of Commissioners.
Richland County Engineer Adam Gove said the improvements will cover Noble Road from State Route 13 to the first entrance into Rumpke’s Noble Road Landfill in Shiloh.
Gove said there have been several complaints made about this specific portion of Noble Road. The newly-awarded work will compliment improvements made last year to the portion of road between the landfill’s two entrances, he said.
Commissioners approved Gove’s recommendation to award the project to Kokosing Construction Company, which submitted the low bid at $305,864.25 — about $8,000 lower than the project’s estimate of $313,498.
The Richland County Regional Solid Waste Management Authority is assisting with a portion of the project’s cost, Gove said.
Two additional resurfacing projects awarded
Commissioners approved Gove’s recommendations to award two additional road resurfacing projects during Tuesday’s meeting.
Hot mix asphalt resurfacing work for 3.1 miles of Mansfield-Washington Road was awarded to Shelly & Sands, which submitted the lowest of two bids at $518,698.05 — about $24,000 lower than the engineer’s estimate.
Gove said between 40 to 45 percent of the project’s cost will be covered by a grant from the Ohio Public Works Commission.
The third project awarded Tuesday will resurface 10.5 miles of road around Richland County with cold constructed asphalt.
Iberia Earthworm Construction, LLC, submitted the lone bid at $760,087.50 — about eight and a half percent higher than the project’s estimate of $700,518.50.
According to Ohio Revised Code, a county can enter into a contract that exceeds the estimate by up to 20 percent.
“Having received no other bids and having worked with (Earthworm) in the past, I would recommend that we award the contract to Earthworm Construction,” Gove told commissioners.
All three resurfacing projects should be in progress by the end of summer and completed by the end of October, Gove said.