Asphalt Paving Contractor

Step 1, scope the performance requirement. We establish vehicle types, loading frequency, fire-route requirements, operating hours, drainage constraints, specifications, testing, and turnover dates. Existing sites are walked in wet conditions where practical because dry pavement can hide ponding and outlet problems.

Step 2, confirm quantities and risk. Survey, cores, test pits, utility records, and geotechnical information are used where the scope depends on concealed thickness or soil. The estimate separates milling, disposal, excavation, aggregate, asphalt lifts, adjustment of structures, concrete interfaces, traffic control, and markings so critical work is not buried in an allowance.

Step 3, plan production and access. Paving limits are divided into placements that can be supplied continuously and compacted before cooling. Haul distance, plant availability, truck route, paver width, roller pattern, handwork, overhead clearance, and escape routes are checked. Tenant, delivery, and emergency access are communicated before barricades move.

Step 4, expose and repair the platform. Milling or excavation reveals the actual pavement structure. Soft areas are undercut, unsuitable material is managed, and aggregate is placed in controlled lifts. Structure frames, curbs, trench patches, and concrete edges are corrected before paving so the new mat is not cut apart for late adjustments.

Step 5, pave under active quality control. Contact surfaces receive tack coat, joints are positioned away from critical wheel paths where the plan allows, and the paver maintains a consistent head of material. Harrowgate tracks mix, ticket weights, temperatures, yield, thickness, and roller coverage. Segregated material, dragging, tearing, or checking is corrected while the mat is workable.

Step 6, close out against the documents. Finished elevations, drainage, joints, edges, transitions, cleanliness, markings, and deficiencies are reviewed. Required density and material records are assembled with site photos and approved changes. Reopening is based on surface condition, temperature, markings, and the traffic plan.

The process starts with a call or a submitted site plan. Harrowgate visits the site, measures the paved area, checks existing subgrade and drainage, confirms access for equipment and material delivery, and identifies any structures, utilities, or adjacent work that need to be coordinated. From that visit we return a written quote scoped to the actual site, not a generic per-square-foot estimate.

Once a project is approved, we confirm subgrade condition and correct any soft or unsuitable material before granular base is placed and compacted in controlled lifts. Catch basins, manholes, and valve boxes are set to finished grade ahead of paving.

Binder course asphalt goes down first on a two-lift design, followed by the surface course, with joints cut clean and compacted while the mat is still hot. Finished grades are built to carry water to the drainage structures rather than pool against buildings or block accessible routes.

Closeout includes a site walkthrough, compaction and material records where the project specifies them, and installation of line marking, wheel stops, and signage to the approved layout. Harrowgate stays involved through this final stage rather than considering the job done once the asphalt is down.