Peters Township council approves $1.8 million road maintenance contract
Peters Township council approved a more than $1.8 million contract Monday for road maintenance.
Elected officials voted 4-0 to award the contract to Rankin-based Mele and Mele and Sons. Council members Tom Pirosko, Allison Shanafelt and Matt Rost were absent from Monday’s meeting.
Mele and Mele’s $1,824,527.25 bid was the lowest of five bids the township received. Peters had budgeted $2.3 million for maintenance including paving, resurfacing and resealing more than five miles of township roads.
“(Mele and Mele) are the contractor that has provided paving for us the last few years. We are pleased that they’re the low bidder. The other thing that I would note is that this number is substantially lower than we thought it would be,” said Township Manager Paul Lauer.
Council also approved a couple of purchases at Monday’s meeting.
Officials voted unanimously to approve the $186,591 purchase of a tractor and a boom mower. Lauer explained that the township’s current equipment is old and needs to be replaced.
Council also approved $272,847 for the purchase and installation of a new playground at Elm Grove Park. According to Lauer, the playground will be in place by the end of June.