Delaware’s September analysis highlights structural maintenance, concrete patching, a new pathway and flood-mitigation road work. No Index or component scores are shown.
One score summarizing project activity, demand, capacity, operating pressure, and near-term opportunity.
September records include structural maintenance, patching and a new pathway.
Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) diesel: $6.531/gallon, September 28.
No comparable construction-only employment series; all scores remain unavailable.
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Executive read: Delaware’s September analysis highlights structural maintenance, concrete patching, a new pathway and flood-mitigation road work. No Index or component scores are shown. Contract values are not hauling budgets or guaranteed loads.
The September 29 contract was awarded October 21 to Mumford & Miller at $1,638,394.50. The FY27–29 scope includes structural and drainage maintenance. Confirm individual assignments and release dates before treating the contract as immediate hauling demand.
T202706503 was awarded September 30 to Carrow at $2,659,685.86 for open-end concrete patching. The Cedar Neck Road pathway, T202201701, was awarded October 26 to Mumford & Miller at $1,373,198.30 following the September 1 opening.
Zack Excavating’s $206,508.80 award dated September 30 covers road raising and reconstruction for tidal-flood mitigation. Confirm aggregate, fill and disposal requirements from the actual contract scope.
Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) diesel was $6.531 per gallon for the week of September 28. This is a regional benchmark, not a Delaware pump price. Include fuel adjustments, return mileage and waiting time when comparing route economics.
A comparable construction-only Delaware employment observation is unavailable. A broader combined-industry series is not substituted for it.
These are selected official September letting records, not a statewide monthly total. The latest reviewed cycle is September 29. A comparable construction-only state employment series and verified September forward-project dollar coverage are unavailable; the report cannot meet the minimum verified-indicator requirement. No combined mining/logging/construction series is substituted. No composite or component scores are displayed.
Prepared October 28, 2026. Observations are anchored to September.
The Iron Index is Iron Sheepdog’s proprietary market assessment. Its derivation is proprietary and is not published. This analysis-only edition does not meet the verified-data requirements for scores. Project values do not establish hauling revenue or guaranteed work.
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