R97-27 ACCEPTING THE BID AND AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT

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�:O�.Df C� � C V oe C�� %[LINO�Y February 18, 1997 PUBLIC WORKS MEMORANDUM NO. 97-12 MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: James L.Williams,Jr., City Manager Bruce A. McNabb, P.E., Director of Public W rks � Stephen P. Swanson,P.E., City Engineer� SUBJECT: 1996 Concrete Sidewalk Replacement Program City Project 9603 The City's contracted concrete sidewalk replacement program repairs sections of sidewalk that are in poor condition. These include sidewalks that are severely cracked; have excessive displacement from settlement or heaving; or the surface of the sidewalk is rough from spalling and/or age. The Engineering Division selects a limited area of the City each year for sidewalk replacement rather than having the work done on a citywide basis. This approach is cost effective because the contractor has a relatively limited work area which results in better productivity and a corresponding cost savings to the City. The selection process involves several considerations. The list of citizen complaints about sidewalk conditions is reviewed to note areas where there may be concentrated numbers of complaints within a several block area. These areas are checked to determine if they are in the City's Municipal Services Division concrete crew work program. Areas in the City crew's work program will typically not receive any further consideration for the contractual program. After an area is selected, the Division makes a field inventory to record the sidewalk repairs needed in the area. This information is used to prepare a preliminary cost estimate which is compared to the project budget. The area will either be increased or decreased in size depending on whether the cost estimate is less than or exceeds the budget.