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File #: 15-6269    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Consent Item Status: Approved
File created: 8/3/2017 In control: City Council Business Meeting
On agenda: 9/25/2017 Final action: 9/25/2017
Title: Arrowood Road and Nations Ford Road Intersection Improvements
Attachments: 1. Location Map - Arrowood Road and Nations Ford Road Intersection Improvement, 2. EPM ord 9-25-17 Arrowood
Title
Arrowood Road and Nations Ford Road Intersection Improvements

Action
Action:
A. Award a construction contract in the amount of $1,752,209.14 to the lowest responsive bidder Sealand Contractors Corp. for the Arrowood Road and Nations Ford Road Intersection Improvements project, and

B. Adopt a budget ordinance appropriating $1,000,000 from existing contingency reserve funds in the General Community Investment Plan.

Body
Staff Resource(s):
Mike Davis, Engineering and Property Management
Becky Chambers, Engineering and Property Management

Explanation
* The Arrowood Road and Nations Ford Road Intersection Improvements project will make safety improvements at the intersection of Arrowood Road and Nations Ford Road.
* The project will include grading, drainage, concrete sidewalk, curb and gutter, driveways, wheel chair ramps and concrete islands, retaining walls, milling, asphalt pavement, traffic control, and pavement markings.
* Utility relocations on this project have caused a two-year delay for bid and construction resulting in increased construction and project costs of $1,000,000.
* The project was initially funded in the 2010 bond referendum in the amount of $2,000,000.
* Additional project funding of $400,000 was allocated from the Bike Program and Minor Roadway Program to extend the project limits, adding additional bike lanes and ADA ramp improvements to the project.

Action A
* On July 25, 2017, the City issued an Invitation to Bid for Arrowood Road and Nations Ford Road Intersection Improvement; four bids were received from interested service providers.
* Sealand Contractors Corp. was selected as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.
* The project is anticipated to be complete by 4th quarter 2018.

Action B
* The additional $1,000,000 will be appropriated to the Arrowood Road and Nations Ford Road Intersection Improvements budget and to provide for:
* Cost increases in construction ($600,000)
* Increases in project overhead costs: staf...

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