CITY MANAGER AUTHORITY PROCUREMENT AWARDS
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Change Order #1 to Contract 21-002, 2021 Street Resurfacing Program - City, K-Five Construction for an amount not to exceed $33,000 and a total award of $4,581,679.25.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: William J. Novack, Director
BACKGROUND:
The City currently maintains almost 460 centerline miles of road through the annual street
maintenance program. The annual resurfacing program ensures smooth roads and protects the infrastructure investment in the pavement base. When resurfacing is delayed, the roadway can no longer be effectively resurfaced and base failures will lead the new pavement to fail much sooner than normal. This results in additional funds being expended to keep the roadways in a serviceable condition.
On May 4, 2021, the City Council awarded Contract 21-002, Street Resurfacing Program - City, to K-Five Construction with a project completion date of October 31, 2021. The purpose of this contract is for the resurfacing of approximately 78,363 feet (14.84 miles) of various local roadways. This annual program rehabilitates existing streets by resurfacing the existing pavement.
DISCUSSION:
Prior to the 2021 Street Resurfacing Program being awarded, the Department of Public Works (DPW) had recently completed a storm sewer installation along Briergate Drive from Bauer Road to Cherry Hill Lane and as a result, the utility trench was compacted with stone. The location of the trench is along the curb line and DPW did not have the appropriate equipment to finish the patching.
Instead of hiring another contractor to do the patching, the most cost-effective method of completing the work is to add the patching to the City's resurfacing program.
This change order is requested to include one pay item, utility trench patching 4.5", to the contract. The contract currently includes a pay item for 4.5" patching in the bid, which...
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