Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Public Service Director to enter into a contract for the Transportation Division for crack sealing of city streets. The Transportation Division is responsible for maintaining the City's roadway system through a viable renovation program. A crack seal program is needed to prevent premature deterioration of the City's roadways. The contract will consist of placing crack seal over pavement cracks on 290 of our arterial and residential streets. The Transportation Division will perform inspection services at a cost of $30,644.00. This project was bid in compliance with the City Code and advertised in the City Bulletin. Formal competitive bids were received and tabulated on May 6, 2004 by the Transportation Division as follows:
Vendor / Bid Amount / Status
American Pavements, Incorporated / $383,044.86 / Majority
Strawser, Incorporated / $391,709.43 / Majority
Award of the contract is recommended to American Pavements, Incorporated, contract compliance number 31-1409601 (expires January 29, 2006) as the lowest, best, most responsive, and most responsible bidder.
Fiscal Impact: The Transportation Division budgeted $15.5 million for street resurfacing in the 2004 Capital Improvements Budget. Street crack sealing is part of the resurfacing budget and this ordinance will authorize $413,688.86 for this purpose.
Emergency action is requested to allow this project to proceed and be completed this construction season.
Title
To authorize the Public Service Director to enter into a contract with American Pavements, Incorporated, for the Crack Seal - 2004 project for the Transportation Division; to authorize the expenditure of $413,688.86 from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($413,688.86)
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WHEREAS, the Transportation Division is responsible for maintaining the City's roadways; and
WHEREAS, crack seal is needed to prevent early deteriora...
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