Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Public Service Director to enter into a contract for the Transportation Division with American Pavements for the sealing of city streets. The Transportation Division is responsible for maintaining the City's roadway system through a viable preventive maintenance program. A slurry seal project is needed to prevent premature deterioration of the City's roadways. The contract will consist of placing slurry seal on forty residential roadways. The Transportation Division will perform inspection services at a cost not to exceed $12,130.00. This project was bid in compliance with the City Code and advertised in the City Bulletin. Formal competitive bids were received and tabulated on June 3, 2004 by the Transportation Division as follows:
Vendor / Bid Amount / Status
American Pavements, Incorporated / $151,591.48 / Majority
Strawser, Incorporated / $173,396.92 / Majority
The Transportation Division recommends a contract award to American Pavements, Incorporated, (Contract Compliance Number 31-1409601; Expiration Date January 29, 2006) as the lowest, best, most responsive, and most responsible bidder.
Fiscal Impact: The Transportation Division budgeted $15.5 million for resurfacing of city streets in the 2004 Capital Improvements Budget. This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $163,721.48 for the sealing of city streets within the resurfacing budget. Approximately $274,595.92 was spent on slurry seal in 2003.
Emergency action is requested to allow this project to be completed this construction season.
Title
To authorize the Public Service Director to enter into a contract with American Pavements, Incorporated, for the Slurry Seal - 2004 project for the Transportation Division; to authorize the expenditure of $163,721.48 from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($163,721.48)
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WHEREAS, the Transportation Division is responsible for mai...
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