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Council also directed that Police Chief Auspos put together a summary of complaints, problems with enforcement, etc. Motion by Councilmember Zimmerman and seconded by Councilmember Beyer that Council, as a whole, should attend if possible. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Councilmembers Zimmerman, Beyer, Beahen and Peterson. Voting No: None. Absent: Mayor Hardin. Councilmembers Zimmerman and Beyer stated they were impressed with the number of volunteers for this committee. Case #5: Receive Bids and Award Contract for the 1995 Street Maintenance Program City Engineer Jankowski reported that the bids were opened for the 1995 Street Maintenance Program. He summarized there are 10 projects, eight of which consist of crack filling, followed by a chip sealcoating. Two projects involve one and one-half inch bituminous overlay. As in previous years, a single contract document has been prepared for the street program which has been separated into three major work divisions (A) crack filling; (B) sealcoating; and (C) bituminous overlay work. He explained that this year, he requested an alternate price on the sealcoating portion of the work for utilizing a fractured granite chip as aggregate cover for the bituminous, in place of the rounded pea gravel which has been used in the past. The advantages of this chip includes better skid resistance since it provides a rougher surface, the granite is harder than the pea gravel causing less wear of the aggregate and less potential for the chip to be dislodged from turning tires. The disadvantages include high cost - about 25 percent more than the pea gravel. Mr. Jankowski's opinion is that the added cost of the fractured granite chip is justified only on the sealcoating project of 153/155 Avenue from C.S.A.H. #5 to C.R. #56. The better skid resistance, particularly in view of the curves on this roadway, and the higher amount of traffic, make this a logical project to evaluate the performance of this chip. Mr. Jankowski presented an analysis of the bid price. The unit's prices for the crack filling (Division A) and the bituminous overlays (Division C) came in 11% and 7.8%, respectively, below these estimated in the feasibility study. However, the unit price for the sealcoat came in 22.4% over the feasibility study estimate. He explained that the reasons contributing to the large fluctuations in price include higher bituminous prices, less City-owned aggregate from previous years which the contractor is allowed to screen and reuse, and a less competitive bidding atmosphere. The lower crack fill cost will not impact the total cost of the crack fill/sealcoat projects as greatly as the increased sealcoat costs, since the crack fill represents in the range of only 15 to 35% of the construction costs. Motion by Councilmember Zimmerman and seconded by Councilmember Beahen to adopt Resolution g95-05-121 receiving bids and awarding contract for Improvement Project g95- 01 through g95-08 (1995 Street Maintenance Program - Crack Filling) to Bergman Companies Inc. in an amount of $16,206.27. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Councilmembers Zimmerman, Beahen, Beyer and Peterson. Voting No: None. Absent: Mayor Hardin. Motion by Councilmember Zimmerman and seconded by Councilmember Beahen to adopt Resolution #95-05-122 receiving bids and awarding contract for Improvement project 4/95- 01 through g95-08 (1995 Street Maintenance Program - Sealcoating) to Allied Blacktop Company in the amount of $73,272.05. City Council/June 13, 1995 Page 8 of 11