Title
Construct Lakeview Road/Reames Road Intersection Project
Action
Action:
Approve a contract in the amount of $5,117,804 to the lowest responsive bidder Sealand Contractors Corp. for the Lakeview Road/Reames Road Intersection project.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Phil Reiger, General Services
Jennifer Smith, General Services
Veronica Wallace, General Services
Explanation
* This project will include the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Lakeview Road and Reames Road and a sidewalk (approximately 1.5 miles) on Lakeview Road from Beatties Ford Road to Crushing Drive east of Reames Road in Council District 2.
* Work will include sidewalk, planting strips, curb and gutter, storm drainage, water main, grading, tree clearing, asphalt pavement, accessible ramps, and pavement markings.
* This project will improve traffic flow at the intersection for the future direct connection to the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Interstate 77 High Occupancy Toll Lanes project.
* The project will also connect to the Lakeview Road Farm-To-Market project from Cushing Drive to Old Statesville Road.
* NCDOT contributed $2 million to the project in 2018 ($1 million Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program and $1 million Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization bonus allocation funding).
* On July 21, 2021, the City issued an Invitation to Bid; four bids were received.
* Sealand Contractors Corp. was selected as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.
* Construction is anticipated to be completed by second quarter 2024.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
Established DBE Goal: 14.00%
Committed DBE Goal: 14.00%
Sealand Contractors Corp. has committed 14.00% ($716,551) of the total contract amount to the following certified firms:
* Darnell Jones Trucking (DBE) ($292,725) (hauling)
* Diamond Trucking of NC Inc. (DBE) ($274,425) (hauling)
* On Time Construction Inc. (DBE) ($65,745) (drainage structures, endwa...
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