Highway Committee Minutes 4-8-2021

Highway Committee 4-8-2021

RUTLAND TOWN SELECT BOARD

HIGHWAY COMMITTEE MEETING

THURSDAY APRIL 8^th, 2021

The Highway Committee of the Rutland Town Select Board met at 9:10 AM on Thursday April 8th at the Rutland Town Municipal Town Hall. Present was Board Clerk Joe Denardo, Board Member Sharon Russell, and Town Road Commissioner Byron Hathaway. There was a conference call line with a publicly accessible and warned phone number in use.

• The committee reviewed the proposed agreement with the railroad to allow tree cutting adjacent their line in Center Rutland.
  1. This will be included for the full board to review and approve.
• Reviewed the bids received for the replacement of the Gleason Road Culvert.
  • Fabian Earth Moving bid – $68,610.00.
  • Mendon Trucking and Excavating bid – $38,000.
  • T. Hathaway LLC bid – $54,500.
  • Belden Construction, LLC bid – $48,000.
  • These bids do not include the cost of the culvert, which is approximately $16,000. The town will be purchasing this separately.
  • A contract will be available for review at the April 27^th
• Crossman Drive and Heather lane will be added to this year’s paving list.
• Discussed the proposed guardrail at the Post Road / Post Road Extension intersection
• Winter maintenance expenses were less than expected.
• The paving contract for this year will be available for the board to review at the April 13^th
• The new pick-up truck will be a Ford F550 and will be a 2020 model year.

The meeting adjourned at 10:15 AM

Respectfully submitted, Joe Denardo