County reviews $92,000 design proposal for 2026 road maintenance program

Jeff Baker, an engineer with Jones and Veil Engineering, told the Duchesne County Commission the firm had revised a proposal to support the county's 2026 road maintenance program, proposing a $92,000 package to assess roads and prepare plan documents and bid specifications and an estimated $105,000 construction-services allowance for on-site contractor observation.

Baker said the $92,000 covers assessment, design, the bid packages and contract documents, while the $105,000 figure represents an hourly contract and an estimated total for construction-phase services that would be billed for actual time on site. "So the 92 is like us doing all the assessments and the bidding and the plan documents specs," Baker said, and he added that the construction services fee "is an hourly contract, so we would just bill you for whatever time you're actually out there." (Jeff Baker)

Commissioners and staff asked a series of clarifying questions about scope and timing. Baker noted that striping and an Eastern Road chip-seal project had already been approved and that paving work would be advertised and bid later in the year. He also described a planned emulsions procurement to ensure the county can obtain chip-seal oil and outlined typical assessment tasks: pothole patching, crack seal estimation and quantity checks for chip-seal sections.

Commissioners discussed right-of-way easements in Roosevelt City that must be finalized before some projects proceed and asked staff to continue coordinating permitting, including any Army Corps of Engineers reviews for areas with potential wetland or land issues. Staff said they would advertise projects as permitting and easements are resolved.

Next steps: Commissioners did not take a formal vote on Baker's proposal during the presentation; staff were directed to continue coordinating scope and scheduling and to return with recommended contract documents and a formal recommendation for procurement.