Title
Approval of Bid Award for the Olympia Eastside Pavement Preservation Project
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to award the construction contract to Doolittle Construction, LLC, in the amount of $1,317,312.00 and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve staff's recommendation to award the construction contract for the Olympia Eastside Pavement Preservation project to Doolittle Construction, LLC.
Staff Contact:
Jeff Johnstone, P.E., Assistant City Engineer, Public Works Engineering, 360.753.8290
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar item.
Background and Analysis:
In 2021, the City applied for a grant for the construction phase of the Olympia Eastside Pavement Preservation Project. This project will apply a chip and fog seal pavement treatment to Pacific Avenue from Phoenix Street to the east City limits with Lacey, Sleater-Kinney Road from the I-5 Bridge to Martin Way, and 4th Avenue from McCormick Street to Frederick Street. In June 2021, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) awarded the City a National Highway System Asset Management Program grant of $1,728,000 for project construction.
Approval of this bid award will allow us to proceed to construction. We anticipate starting construction in mid-August and ending by September 2022.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
Completion of this project will have the following impacts on the community through implementation of the Least Cost Strategy for pavement preservation:
* Applying the right treatment to the right street at the right time will prolong the pavements life cycle by using strategic maintenance and intermediate low-cost treatments.
* This strategy allows us to defer reconstruction costs and get more value from the existing pavement.
* Stretches the available funding for pavement preservation.
The community should expect delays for peo...
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