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Public Works Memorandum <br /> NO. 2013-28 <br /> DATE: June 5, 2013 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor McElroy and City Council <br /> FROM: Ryan P. McCrady, City Manager <br /> Richard G. Marley, P.E., Director of Public Works <br /> SUBJECT: Resolution Accepting the Bid and Authorizing the Execution of a <br /> Contract for Concrete Pavement Reconstruction, L & A Industrial Drive <br /> Phase 2, City Project 2012-11 <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: <br /> It is recommended by staff that the City Council approve the attached resolution awarding <br /> the contract for the Concrete Pavement Reconstruction, L &A Industrial Drive Phase 2, City <br /> Project 2012-11, to Feutz Contractors, Inc., as the lowest, responsible bidder in the amount of <br /> $318,843, and that the Mayor be authorized to execute the contract and the City Clerk to <br /> attest. The resolution authorizes an expenditure of up to $350,000 of the City's allotment of <br /> Motor Fuel Tax funds to allow $31,157 for project contingencies. <br /> PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION: <br /> Sept. 6, 2011 —Council approved Resolution R2011-141 awarding the contract for City <br /> Project 2011-11, Concrete Pavement Reconstruction, L &A Industrial Drive Phase 1, to Otto <br /> Baum Company Inc., in the amount of$312,577.25. The resolution authorized an <br /> expenditure of up to $340,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds to allow $27,422 for project <br /> contingencies. This project reconstructed the eastbound (south) lane with the expectation to <br /> complete the westbound (north) lane at a later time. <br /> May 21, 2012 - Council approved Resolution R2012-113 appropriating$350,000 of Motor <br /> Fuel Tax funds for the City's Concrete Pavement Reconstruction, L &A Industrial Drive <br /> Phase 2 Project. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> Pavement Failure <br /> The roadway serving the L&A Industrial Park has failed at numerous locations. Tests <br /> completed on the roadway determined that poor sub-grade material is the main cause for the <br /> pavement failure. The sub-grade was not improved when the road was originally built in <br /> 1994 which did not provide a stable base for the pavement. When an unimproved subgrade <br /> gets wet it begins to move and shift under heavy loads which then causes the pavement to <br /> crack and fault. To fix the pavement, the road base must be stabilized first. <br /> Page 11 <br />