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Couuncil Agenda Item Coover <br />_________________________________________________________________ <br />MEETING DDATE: <br />April66, 2009 <br />AGENDA ITTEM TITLE:: <br />Projeect 1045, “Siidewalks andd Curbs at VVarious Locaations” <br />AGENDA SSECTION: <br />Conseent Calendaar <br />CAN THIS IITEM BE REESCHEDULLED? : <br />Yess <br />BACKGROOUND REVIEEW: <br />Every two yyears, Publicc Works rates sidewalk aand curbs onn a scale of 1 (failed conndition) to 100 (excellent <br />condition),uusing the Paaser Pavemeent Surface Evaluationaand Rating mmethod. By documenting the <br />actual conditions of the pavement,Public Workks is able to develop its mmaintenancee budget, maake timely <br />repairs and use cost-efffective maintenance proocedures. <br />Historically, the City souught to mainntain sidewalks and curbbs at a ratingg of 6 or above (indicatinng the <br />concrete is showing thee first signs oof wear, scaling or crackking and neeeds routine mmaintenancee). Due to <br />budgetarycconstraints,ssome routinee maintenannce has beenn deferred. Public Works now only replaces <br />sidewalks thhat are extennsively crackked, failed, ffaulted and/oor pose a trip hazard. CCurbs are repplaced <br />when severre enough too disrupt draiinage or wheen deteriorated and adjaacent to streeet pavemennt that is <br />being microosurfaced or replaced. <br />On Februarry 24, 2009 tthe City openned bids for the annual sidewalk and curb replaacement projject. The <br />tabulationoof bid propossals is as folllows: <br />1.St.LLouis Concreete $1001,586.20 <br />2.AGRR $120,419.80 <br />3.Williams Concreete $1448,480.50 <br />4.Midwwest Mudjaccking & Consstruction Co___________ $1556,570.00 <br />., Inc. <br />5.Trammar Contracting ________________________ $1883,846.00 <br />6.Amccon _______________________________________ $2002,466.00 <br />7.Soutthern Ditchinng $2008,160.80 <br />Three of thee companiess are minoritty or femaleowned: AGGR, Williams aand Southernn Ditching. <br />Concrete, <br />RECOMMEENDATION: <br />It is the recoommendatioon of the Pubblic Works DDepartment tthat this project be awarded to St. Loouis <br />Concrete foor their low bbid of $101,5586.20.St. Louis Concreete has not pperformed anny prior workk for <br />UniversityCCity. The City has previious experieence with Williams Concrrete, Midwesst Mudjackinng, Tramar <br />Contracting and Amconn. <br />The lowest bidder is not minority orr female ownned. The surety companny for St. Louis Concretee, which is <br />C.N.A Suretty, has an AA.M. Best rating of “A” Exxcellent. Reeferences froom the Natioonal Parks Service for <br />concrete siddewalk workk on the St. LLouis Arch GGrounds andd from the City of Countrry Club Hills for <br />concrete siddewalks worrk were favorable. The cconcrete suppplier, Valleyy Ready Mixx, indicated SSt. Louis <br />Concrete haad no outstaanding bills aand had a prrompt paymeent history. <br />W:\Final\April 6\\Consent Public WWorks Annual Concrete Sidewalk & Curb Contract.docx <br /> <br />