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* Award a Bid and Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Contract for the Friday Center Drive Reconstruction Project.
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Staff:
Department:
Lance Norris, Director
Public Works
Chris Roberts, Manager of Engineering and Infrastructure
Overview: The purpose of this item is to recommend that the Council award a bid to S.T. Wooten Corporation for street reconstruction of the Town-maintained portion of Friday Center Drive (from the intersection with NC-54 to just past the southern-most entrance to the William and Ida Friday Center Building). The project will also include installation of ADA accessible ramps at the intersection of the northern entrance to Friday Center and the Marriott Hotel, restriping of the roadway to accommodate a five to six foot bike lane (consistent with the Bike Plan) on both sides of Friday Center Drive, and maintenance of the existing sidewalks and curb.
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, S.T. Wooten Corporation, in an amount of $725,000.
? Authorize the Town Manager to approve change orders as necessary provided that the contract cost remains within the amount budgeted of $800,000.
Key Issues
* Friday Center is an important access to the heavily used UNC's William and Ida Friday Center Complex, James T Hendrick Building, Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center, Courtyard Marriott Hotel, three park and ride lots, and multiple bus stops.
* The earth under the street is not able to support the weight of the buses which explains the roughness of the surface and multiple repairs over the years. To prevent future failures will require removal of all asphalt layers and the earth underneath be stabilized with concrete before being repaved.
* The cost of the project includes a contributions from the Federal Government, UNC, and the Town.
* Design of this project was completed in March 2016. The...
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