Title
Construct West Mallard Creek Church Road Shared-Use Path and Appropriate Private Developer Funds
Action
Action:
A. Approve a contract in the amount of $1,467,641.07 to the lowest responsive bidder DOT Construction, Inc. for the West Mallard Creek Church Road Shared-Use Path project, and
B. Adopt a budget ordinance appropriating $22,847 in private developer funds from Crescent Communities for the West Mallard Creek Church Road Shared-Use Path project to the General Capital Projects fund.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Phil Reiger, General Services
Jennifer Smith, General Services
Veronica Wallace, General Services
Explanation
Action A
§ This project will add a bicycle and pedestrian concrete path on West Mallard Creek Church Road (approximately 0.75 miles) in Council District 4.
§ Work will include a 12-foot concrete shared-use path, curb and gutter, curb ramps, drainage infrastructure, and asphalt pavement.
§ On December 30, 2021, the City issued an Invitation to Bid; four bids were received.
§ DOT Construction, Inc. was selected as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.
§ The total project cost is estimated at $3,485,000. The project funding breakdown is:
- City Sidewalk and Pedestrian Safety and Neighborhood Transportation Programs: $1,612,000;
- Federal Surface Transportation Block Grant Program Direct Attributable: $600,000;
- State Transportation Alternatives Program: $1,073,000; and
- State Transportation Alternatives Program Direct Attributable: $200,000.
§ The project is anticipated to be complete by fourth quarter 2023.
Action B
§ This action appropriates $22,847 in private developer contributions for sidewalk improvements for the City’s West Mallard Creek Church Road Shared-Use Path project in Council District 4.
§ These developer improvements are required by the City’s zoning requirements. The private developer is providing funds to the City for the City to make these improvements.
§ These funds must be appropriated prior to the City’s initiation of construction.
§ NC General Statute Section 160A-309 authorizes the City to contract with a developer or property owner for public improvements that are adjacent or ancillary to a private land development project when the City determines that coordination of separately constructed public improvements would be impracticable.
Disadvantage Business Enterprise
Action A
Established DBE Goal: 12.00%
Committed DBE Goal: 12.44%
DOT Construction, Inc. exceeded the established subcontracting goal and has committed 12.44% ($182,515) of the total contract amount to the following certified firms:
§ Streeter Trucking Company (DBE) ($10,000) (hauling)
§ Clear Creek of Salisbury, Inc. (DBE) ($172,515) (concrete)
Fiscal Note
Funding: Private Developer Contributions and General Capital Investment Plan
Attachments
Attachment(s)
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Budget Ordinance