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Award a Bid for Street Patching, Milling, Resurfacing, and Re-Striping on Town-Maintained Streets.
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Staff:
Department:
Lance Norris, Director
Public Works
Michael Wright, Streets and Construction Superintendent
Overview: The purpose of this item is to recommend that the Council award a bid to Daniels Inc. of Garner for street patching, milling, resurfacing, re-striping, and curb and gutter replacement on Town-maintained streets.
Recommendation(s):
That the Council:
* adopt the attached resolution awarding a bid and authorizing the Town Manager to execute a contract with the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, Daniels Inc. of Garner, in an amount of $749,753.60; and
* authorize the Town Manager to extend the base bid contract twice at the same base unit price by a one-year contract addendum if mutually agreeable to both parties (Town of Chapel Hill and the Contractor). (Unit prices for the bid alternates can be resubmitted with each contract extension addendum.)
Key Issues:
* A third-party Engineering Firm conducts a Pavement Condition Survey every other year to evaluate the condition of Town-maintained paved streets. To prioritize and select streets for resurfacing, staff considers the pavement condition rating from the survey and the use of the street for multiple modes of travel. Attached is a list of streets scheduled for resurfacing based on available funding.
* The streets scheduled for resurfacing had an overall rating of "Poor".
* As part of our review process, Public Works distributed an extended list of streets under consideration for resurfacing to internal staff, including the Bicycle and Pedestrian Champion's Team, and external entities, including local utility companies.
* In January 2024, the Transportation and Connectivity Advisory Board (TCAB) received a tentative street resurfacing plan based on the annual operating budget allocation.
* The Town solicited formal bids for street resurfacing on the Town website and receive...
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