Consent 1.A.3.
Regular City Council Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 07/25/2011
- TITLE
- W.O. 10-05: 2nd & 3rd Avenues North Two-Way Conversion
- PRESENTED BY:
- David Mumford
- Department:
- Public Works
Presentation:
Information
PROBLEM/ISSUE STATEMENT
Bids were received for W.O. 10-05 2nd & 3rd Avenues North two-way street conversion on July 12th, 2011. This project is funded through a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant which was secured by the Big Sky Economic Development Administration (BSEDA). BSEDA contracted with Public Works - Engineering (see attached) on May 24th, 2010, to design and administer the conversion of 2nd and 3rd Avenues North between North 13th and 22nd Streets from one-way streets to two-way streets. The project includes re-signing and re-striping the streets, new bicycle lane and parking lanes and the reconstruction of railroad cantilever structures. Montana Rail Link will be reconstructing the railroad cantilevers under a separate contract. The contract in this Council memo is for the street modifications only.
ALTERNATIVES ANALYZED
The Council may:
• Award W.O. 10-05 to HighMark Traffic Services, Incoporated in the amount of $74,334.05
• Do not award of contract for W.O. 10-05 to HighMark Traffic Services, Incorporated
• Award W.O. 10-05 to HighMark Traffic Services, Incoporated in the amount of $74,334.05
• Do not award of contract for W.O. 10-05 to HighMark Traffic Services, Incorporated
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Two bids were received for this project as follows:
The total HUD grant budget is $308,750. This budget will pay for project engineering/administration and the cost to reconstruct the railroad signals in addition to the work in this contract. The HUD grant budget has $114,622 set aside for the work under this contract.
| Contractor | Amount |
| High Mark Traffic Services, Inc. | $74,334.05 |
| Arrow Striping & Manufacturing, Inc. | $97,081.22 |
| Engineer's Estimate | $82,225.62 |
The total HUD grant budget is $308,750. This budget will pay for project engineering/administration and the cost to reconstruct the railroad signals in addition to the work in this contract. The HUD grant budget has $114,622 set aside for the work under this contract.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council approve the construction contract for Work Order 10-05, 2nd and 3rd Avenues North Two-Way Conversion, with HighMark Traffic Services in the amount of $74,334.05.