CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Change Order #1 to Contract 23-006, 2023 Sidewalk and Curb Maintenance Program, to Schroeder & Schroeder for an amount not to exceed $49,386.50 and a total award of $1,232,291.50
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: William Novack, Director/City Engineer
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The City Council awarded Contract 23-006 to Schroeder & Schroeder on April 18, 2023 with a contract end date of October 1, 2023. The purpose of this contract is to repair sidewalk locations that meet the City's defect criteria or require accessibility improvements.
DISCUSSION:
This Change Order is requested to add funds to the 2023 Sidewalk and Curb Maintenance Program contract due to additional sidewalk repairs related to utility restoration locations, required accessibility improvements on microsurface program streets, and recent trip and fall locations.
The Transportation, Engineering, and Development Business Group (TED) and Department of Public Works (DPW) worked together to include a number of locations in this contract that require concrete restoration due to utility work. When utility repairs are completed, the repair crew provides approximate restoration quantities to DPW. These quantities were used in the bidding documents for this contract. For safety and liability reasons, TED inspectors further evaluated the entire property for sidewalk defects. This resulted in additional sidewalk squares being identified for replacement. Some restoration limits were increased or utility adjustments added to provide a more effective repair.
When a street is microsurfaced, the sidewalk ramps are evaluated per the City's ADA Transition Plan. A preliminary inspection of corner properties on microsurface program streets was conducted last summer, and the quantities from these inspections were used to prepare the contract bid documents. Most roadway maintena...
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