Title
Approval of Bid Award for the Boulevard Road and 22nd Avenue Roundabout Project
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to award the bid for the Boulevard Road and 22nd Avenue Roundabout Project to Active Construction Inc. in the amount of $2,076,362.10, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract.
Report
Issue:
Whether to award the low bid, which is 4.4% above the engineer's estimate. Timely bid award will allow the project to proceed as planned this year.
Staff Contact:
Mark Russell, P.E., Director of Transportation, Public Works, 360.753.8762
Jim Rioux, Project Manager, Public Works Engineering, 360.753.8484
Presenter(s):
Mark Russell, P.E., Director of Transportation, Public Works, 360.753.8762
Background and Analysis:
The Boulevard Road Corridor Study, adopted by City Council in 2006, identified adding roundabouts at three locations along Boulevard Road between Pacific Avenue and Yelm Highway. These locations were selected to address traffic congestion, and improve bicycle, pedestrian, transit and motorist safety. The first of these three roundabouts, at the intersection of Boulevard Road and Log Cabin Road, was completed in 2010. This current project constructs the second roundabout at the Boulevard Road and 22nd Avenue intersection. The third and final roundabout at the Morse Merryman Road intersection is currently in the early design phase and construction is anticipated to occur in 2016 or 2017.
The project will also include the following features:
? Sidewalks on both sides of the road. The sidewalks will be separated from the street by planter strips where feasible;
? Bike lanes on both sides of the street;
? Ornamental streetlights;
? New drinking water mains;
? Extending the existing sanitary sewer main;
? Stormwater system improvements, including expanding one storm pond and constructing a new storm pond;
? Undergroundi...
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