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Staff Report for a Resolution to Award a $1,894,316 Construction Contract to American Pavement Systems, Inc., for the Annual Street Sealing 2017-18 Project, Project No. 2018.0070; Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Approve Individual Change Orders Up to 5% (or $94,716) of the Original Contract Amount; and Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Approve Change Orders up to a Cumulative Value not to Exceed 15% (or $284,147) of the Original Contract Amount
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This contract provides for the application of preventive maintenance treatments to 15.2 lane miles of pavement on 46 separate City street segments in the 2018 Asphalt Maintenance Area; application of preventive maintenance treatments on 3 City Park parking lots, three street segments beyond the 2018 Asphalt Maintenance Area, Fire Station No. 13's parking lot; and installation of 44 concrete curb ramps to meet current accessibility standards at locations within the street sealing work area.
Staff recommends the following actions:
* Award of a construction contract to American Pavement Systems, Inc. in the amount of $1,894,316 for the subject project;
* Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and approve individual change orders up to 5% (or $94,716) of the original contract amount; and
* Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and approve change orders up to a cumulative value of 15% (or $284,147) of the original contract amount;
BACKGROUND
Street sealing is an annual maintenance activity that prolongs the useful life of streets. The treatments associated with this project include slurry seals and cape seals with asphalt rubber chips. These treatments involve the application of one or more layers of aggregate materials, crumb rubber chips produced from recycled used tires, and asphalt emulsions. The particular process is individually selected for each street based on its pavement condition.
The City is divided into four asphalt maintenance ar...
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