CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Bid 24-026, 2024 Downtown Streetscape Construction Project, to Copenhaver Construction, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $8,385,213.96, plus a 3% contingency
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: William J. Novack, Director/City Engineer
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The Transportation Engineering and Development (TED) Business Group issued Bid 24-026 on November 16, 2023. This project seeks to obtain a contractor to reconstruct elements in the Downtown Business District to 2018 Downtown Streetscape Standards.
The proposed project aims to rebuild Washington Street, between Chicago Avenue and Benton Avenue, as well as the east side of Main Street, between Jefferson Alley and Van Buren Avenue. Additionally, water main improvements will be completed on Benton Avenue between Webster Street and Washington Street as well as Jefferson Street between Washington Street and Ellsworth Street.
This work includes pavement removal and replacement with full-depth asphalt travel lanes, curb and gutter removal and replacement, sidewalk removal and replacement, brick paver removal and replacement, driveway pavement removal and replacement, storm sewer and drainage structure installation, water main and service replacement, street lighting removal and replacement, new underground electrical infrastructure, raised planter and streetscape furniture installation, landscaping, and all incidental and collateral work necessary to complete the project as shown on the final construction plans.
By the establishment of Special Service Area (SSA) No. 35, the construction of this project is cost-shared with the property owners adjacent to the limits of improvement. The property owners within these SSA's will reimburse 40% of the sidewalk and related streetscape improvements cost to the City over the 15-year life of the SSA. Reconstruction of the roadways and undergrou...
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