Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Public Service Department, Transportation Division to enter into a contract in an amount up to $333,730.68 for the Slurry Seal 2006 project and to pay construction inspection costs up to $23,361.15. This improvement details the application of Asphalt Emulsion Slurry Seal, Type 2 to residential streets in order to extend pavement life. The estimated Notice to Proceed date is May 31, 2006. The contractor for this project has been given 60 days to complete the construction. The project was let by the Transportation Division and was advertised in the City Bulletin, Dodge Reports and by the Builders Exchange. Two (2) bidders/suppliers were solicited (2 majority, no minority) and two bids were received (3 majority, no minority) and tabulated on April 20, 2006 as follows:
bidder / bid amount
American Pavement, Incorporated / $333,730.68
Municipal Construction / $371,069.00
Strawser Paving Company, Incorporated / $406,145.81
Award of a contract is recommended to American Pavement, Incorporated, contract compliance number 31-1409601 (expires April 14, 2008), as the lowest, best, most responsive and most responsible bidder.
Fiscal Impact: Funding for this project is budgeted and available within the Transportation Division's 2005 Capital Improvements Budget in the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Streets and Highways Fund in the Resurfacing project. Past years' authorizations for slurry seal were $163,721.48 in 2004 (Ordinance 1100-2004 passed by Council July 19, 2004) and $495,926.58 in 2005 (Ordinance 1145-2005 passed July 18, 2005).
Emergency action is requested so that construction may begin on May 31, 2006.
Title
To authorize the Public Service Director to enter into a contract with American Pavements, Incorporated, for the Slurry Seal 2006 project for the Transportation Division; to authorize the expenditure of $357,091.83 from the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Streets and Highways Fund and to d...
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