Concrete or asphalt
The bids fall into two approaches that buy different work, so a low asphalt price and a high concrete price are not competing offers for the same job.
- Concrete. Full reconstruction of the road surface. Higher cost, much longer service life.
- Asphalt. A 2" resurface over the existing roads. Cheaper up front, shorter life, and recurring crack repair.
Compare bids within a group rather than across the two.
The main entrance
The Deer Point main entrance street is now Oakland Township's responsibility and sits outside this project. Hutch Paving's Option 1 is the exception, because its price includes the front entrance.
How the money would work
An approved project would go through a special assessment district and be repaid over time rather than billed at once. The per-household figures on this page spread the full cost across all 61 lots in equal annual installments.
Each lot's share is set by its frontage on the plat map, so shares differ. The smallest assessment runs about 3% below average, the largest about 14% above.
TODO: Confirm with the township whether the SAD financing terms shown here (10 years at 6%) match what would actually be offered.