CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Bid 19-006, 2019 Sidewalk & Curb Maintenance Program, to Schroeder & Schroeder, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $717,900, plus a 3% contingency (Item 1 of 2)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: William J. Novack, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The other related item on the City Council agenda is:
* 19-335: Pass an ordinance for the 2019 Sidewalk & Curb Maintenance Program Property Owner's Cost Sharing Program (Item 2 of 2)
The Transportation, Engineering and Development (T.E.D.) Business Group issued Bid 19-006 seeking a contractor to repair and replace sidewalk, roll curb and gutter, barrier curb and gutter, and concrete and asphalt driveway aprons at locations throughout the City.
This program is needed to maintain the pedestrian network through the City. Repairs are performed to reduce long term maintenance costs and limit exposure to claims against the City. This program also performs necessary concrete improvements for the micro-surfacing contract.
2019 Sidewalk & Curb Maintenance Program Cost Sharing Program
The Municipal Code provides a cost sharing policy by which the property owner and City share the cost for the repair or replacement of sidewalk and curb meeting established criteria. An enabling ordinance is the official mechanism that will provide a special taxation of properties where work is performed, and property owners' cost share can be recovered by the City. Generally, in residential areas, sidewalk repair cost is split 60-percent City and 40-percent homeowner. In commercial settings, sidewalk and curb is split 50-percent City and 50-percent owner.
For more than 20 years, the repair and replacement program has been performed annually at locations throughout the City to keep the public sidewalk system in good condition. Since 2004, the program repaired approximately 1.455 million square feet or 55.1 miles of ...
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