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OF'�EC <br /> � 'a <br /> v � <br /> ���� <br /> %IIINO�Y <br /> July 15, 1997 <br /> PUBLIC WORKS MEMORANDUM <br /> NO. 97-74 <br /> MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> FROM: James L. Williams, Jr., City Manager <br /> Bruce A. McNabb, Director of Public Works � <br /> Stephen P. Swanson, City Engineer�� ' <br /> SUBJECT: Sidewalk Replacement Program <br /> City Project 9703 <br /> The City's contracted concrete sidewalk replacement program repairs sections of sidewalk <br /> that are in poor condition. These include sidewalks that are severely cracked; have excessive <br /> displacement from settlement or heaving; or the surface of the sidewalk is rough from spalling <br /> and/or age. The Engineering Division selects a limited area of the City each year for sidewalk <br /> replacement rather than having the work done on a citywide basis. This approach is cost effective <br /> because the contractor has a relatively limited work area which results in better productivity and a <br /> conesponding cost savings to the City. <br /> The selection of an area involves several considerations. The list of citizen complaints about <br /> sidewalk conditions is reviewed to note areas having a concentrated number of complaints within <br /> a several block area. These areas are checked to determine if they are in the City's Municipal <br /> Services Division concrete crew work program. Areas in the City crew's work program will <br /> typically not receive any further consideration for the contracted replacement program. After an <br /> area is selected, the Division makes a field inventory to record the sidewalk repairs needed in the <br /> area. This information is used to prepare a preliminary cost estimate which is compared to the <br /> project budget. The area will either be increased or decreased in size depending on whether the <br /> cost estimate is less than or exceeds the budget. <br /> This year's sidewalk replacement program work will be in the area generally bordered by <br /> Garfield Avenue on the north, Dineen Street on the east, Grand Avenue on the south and Railroad <br /> Avenue on the west (refer to attached location map). The work is estimated to involve the <br />