11. Woodland Park Connection Parkway Improvements - Bid AwardDATE: July 25, 1996
TO: City Manager and City Council
FROM: Public Works Department
RE: Woodland Park Connection/Walkway & Parkway Improvements
The Woodland Park Connection Project is located on the south side of First Street East
between Third Avenue East and Woodland Avenue. The project includes the installation
of sidewalks, driveways, curbing, handicapped ramps, pedestrian protective bollards,
antique street lights and conduit, tree root barriers, topsoil and sod, asphalt patching and
crosswalk striping. The low bid (lump sum) for the project amounted to $73,367.00 and
was submitted by Sandon Construction.
Following is a breakdown of the associated concrete costs for this project based on the
annual bid for sidewalk and curbing construction:
120
LF
Curb and Gutter
$ 960.00
789
SF
6" Thick Sidewalk
$ 2524.80
6200
SF
4" Thick Sidewalk
$ 17980.00
400
LF
Sawcutting
$ 700.00
6
Ea.
Pedestrian Bollards (contractor quote)
$ 3000.00
TOTAL $ 25164.80
The costs associated with the remainder of the project are estimated as follows:
6
Ea.
Antique Street Lights (contractor quote)
$ 29588.00
400
LF
Tree Root Barrier Fabric
$ 2000.00
1000
LF
Crosswalk Striping
$ 1250.00
1200
SF
Asphalt Patching
$ 4800.00
9900
SF
Landscaping (topsoil & sod)
$ 7870.00
TOTAL $ 45508.00
Total Project Estimate $ 70672.80
Low Bid $ 73367.00
Difference + $ 2694.20
The project involves considerable excavation and the cautious loading of trucks under
continuous tree cover. The specifications require the contractor to provide protective care
to exposed and cut tree roots systems. The project also requires the contractor to provide
labor intensive processes that are difficult to take into account when providing unit price
estimates.
PUBLIC WORKS RECONDVIENDATIONS:
1. Award the bid to Sandon Construction as submitted in the amount of $73,367.00.
2. Award the bid to Sandon Construction eliminating the pedestrian bollards and the
tree root barrier fabric. The project would materially be the same with the
reduction of approximately $5,000.00 for an estimated total cost of $68,367.00.
Eliminating the Antique Street Lights and installing the conduit and knockouts
would result in a savings of approximately $20,000.
3. The contract time frame as bid is 75 days to completion. This time frame is
excessive. If a contract is awarded, it should be modified to a 35 day maximum,
exclusive of antique street lights which should remain at 75 days. We need to be
sensitive to prolonged construction in established residential areas.