By Jim Bloch
The city of Port Huron will spend close to $2 million to repave about three-tenths of a mile of 10th Street from Lapeer Avenue to the Black River.
Raymond Excavating won the contract with the low bid of $1,948,313. The firm submitted the lowest of four bids.
The city council voted unanimously to approve the project at its regular meeting May 11.
“The 10th Street road reconstruction and utility replacement project from Lapeer Road to the Black River consists of .30 miles of pavement removal and asphalt road reconstruction, including sidewalk replacement, ADA sidewalk ramp upgrades, sanitary sewer replacement, water main, reconfiguration, water service replacement, drive approach replacement, and select storm sewer repairs,” said City Manager James Freed in his memo to the Mayor Anita Ashford and the city council about the project.
M.L. Chartier Excavating of Fair Haven was the second lowest bidder at $2,195,294; Angelo Iafrate Construction Company of Warren submitted the third lowest bid at $2,552,149. Pamar Enterprises of New Haven was high at $2,589,375.
The bids were opened April 28.
“This will also … go through that intersection and replace the entire intersection,” said Freed, as heard on the recording of the meeting posted on YouTube, referring to the intersection at 10th and Lapeer.
Freed called the intersection among “the worst in the city.”
“The project was advertised on the Michigan Intergovernmental Trade Network and the city’s website,” Freed said.
The city’s 2025-2026 budget included a $1,650,000 request for the roadwork but did not include money for the sanitary sewer or watermain work; the 2026-2027 budget request includes $120,000 for that work and will have to be amended upwards.
Jim Bloch is a freelance writer based in St. Clair, Michigan. Contact him at bloch.jim@gmail.com.
