GOSHEN TOWNSHIP – Township trustees have hired a company to complete the Smith-Goshen Road resurfacing project.
Trustees Monday night accepted the bid of $136,622.20 from Barbicas Construction in Akron to pave the stretch of roadway between state Route 165 and Middletown Road. It was the lowest of six bids the trustees received for the project, which also includes open ditches on both sides of the road that will collect surface water.
The project is being funded through a $168,952 Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) grant, with the township responsible for $78,303.
Trustees opened the bids last month, but tabled the issue so the Mahoning County Engineer’s Office could review them. Bob Durbin of the engineer’s office Monday night said all the bids met specifications.