Anchorage Assembly to consider road maintenance contract for Section 6/Campbell Airstrip area

The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday, Oct. 6, will consider a year-round road maintenance contract worth up to $249,400 a year for residents of the Section 6/Campbell Airstrip Limited Road Service Area. The contract would go to Northern Gravel & Trucking, LLC.

A limited road service area is a voter-created district whose property owners pay a local tax for road upkeep, overseen by an elected board.

The agreement is structured as an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, known as an IDIQ. That structure lets the city order work as needed, up to the annual cap, rather than committing to a fixed scope of work up front.

Northern Gravel & Trucking submitted the only bid when the Municipality of Anchorage opened bids on Sept. 1.

The deal carries a one-year base period and four one-year renewal options. If every option is exercised, the total would reach $1,247,000, according to the Assembly memorandum. Each renewal would require consent from both parties and money appropriated by the Assembly.

The work covers snow clearing, sanding, steam thawing, grading and culvert clearing. Limited road construction is also allowed.

Mayor Suzanne LaFrance submitted the recommendation. Maintenance & Operations Director Shay Throop recommended it. Northern Gravel already holds road contracts in other service areas.