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Award a Bid and Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Contract for the Construction of Intersection Improvements at North St. / Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd./ North Columbia St.
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Staff:
Department:
Lance Norris, Director
Public Works
Roger Henderson, Transportation Engineering Manager
Overview: We recommend that the Council award a bid to Cinderella Partners, Inc. to construct intersection improvements at North St. /Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd/North Columbia St. The project will reconfigure the intersection to better align North St. with North Columbia St. This project will also include a new traffic signal and pedestrian crosswalks at the intersection.
Recommendations:
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, Cinderella Partners, Inc., in an amount of the submitted bid of $874,133.43.
* Authorize the Town Manager to approve change orders as necessary provided that the contract cost remains within the budgeted amount.
Key Issues
* Intersection improvements at North St./ Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd./ North Columbia St. will support the smooth operation of the new Rosemary Parking Deck and make access to North Columbia St. easier as they exit the deck.
* These improvements were anticipated in the design of the Rosemary Parking Deck.
* The Town advertised the project for bid on August 7, 2023, and held a non-mandatory pre-bid conference on August 14, 2023. The Town received no bids on August 28, 2023.
* The Town re-advertised the project for bid on September 25, 2023, and held a non-mandatory pre-bid conference on September 28, 2023. The Town received one bid on October 16, 2023.
* Staff qualified Cinderella Partners, Inc., as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.
* Staff anticipates that the contractor will begin the project in Fall 2023 with completion in mid to late Spring 2024.
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