Agenda - Council - 07/25/2006 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

. . . CASE # Y CONSIDER AWARD OF BIDS FOR DIVISIONS B & C OF THE 2006 STREET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM By: Steven Jankowski, City Engineer Background: Bids were opened on July 11, 2006 for Divisions B & C of the 2006 Street Maintenance program and proposals were received from three bidders as follows: Bidder Bauerly Companies W.B. Miller Inc Hardrive Division B $1,309,319.98 $1,520,921.51 $1,656,544.00 Division C $180,242.43 $225,431.25 $229,253.70 Division B consists of two types of projects. Schedule A consists of one and one half bituminous overlays on eight individual projects. Schedule B include storm sewer work which needs to be performed within three of the eight overlay projects. Because ofthe significant increase in the price of bituminous since the feasibility study which was prepared in December of 2005, the _ assessments of the eight overlay projects would be average of 128% higher than those costs 'presented during the January public hearing. It is important to note that schedule a (the bituminous overlays) are to be assessed 50 % of the project cost, while the storm sewer work is to be fmanced through the storm water utility. Division C consists of three separate grading and paving projects which included the St Francis Blvd. frontage Road, the TH 47 Trail and the extension of 1 60th Lane west of Ramsey - . Boulevard. At the July 11, 2006 Council meeting direction was provided to staffto review the scope of the project to accomplish as much work this year as the project budget would allow. It was suggested by Council that the extension of 160th Lane which was bid at $45,419 was not a high enough priority to pursue this year. After analyzing the individual projects it was determined that IP 06-10 could be eliminated from the 2006 program for the following reasons; (1) it was determined to be in the best condition for continued patching, (2) this project involves the consideration for the placement of water main lines in a feasibility study currently being studied, and (3) it provides enough of a project cost reduction to allow the remaining projects to be undertaken under the 2006 budget. Under this scenario the City's share of the funding for the bituminous overlays would be $331,000. The City Attorney has advised there could be a possibility of an assessment challenge ifthe wording of the City Code were to be strictly interpreted in a court challenge. To eliminate this potential revenue loss it would be possible to hold an assessment hearing prior to ~e award-and construction of the project. A challenge to a project assessment must be received within a period -291-