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Ordinance amending the FY 2014/2015 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; Construction contract with XIT Paving & Construction in the amount of $319,291 for Intersection Improvements at Carrier Parkway and Corn Valley Road; Material testing with Reed Engineering in the amount of $5,633.95; 5% contract contingency in the amount of $15,964.55; In-house labor distribution in the amount of $15,964.55 for a total project cost of $356,854.05
Presenter
Romin Khavari, City Engineer
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
Schrickel, Rollins and Associates was hired to design paving improvements to add a right turn lane along northbound Carrier Parkway to eastbound Corn Valley Road at their intersection. This right turn lane is needed for school buses and trucks to safely make the turn from Carrier Parkway to Corn Valley Road and to allow two lane traffic movement through the intersection.
The project includes approximately 382 Square yards of new pavement, 28 square yards of new sidewalk; addition of new barrier free ramps and pedestrian push buttons at the existing traffic poles at all four corners of the intersection; relocation of an air release valve; relocation of a new storm drain recessed inlet, and other miscellaneous related items of work.
The City of Grand Prairie advertised and received two bids for this project on Tuesday May 19, 2015:
XIT Paving & Construction Total Bid: $319,291.00
Pavecon Public Works Total Bid: $331,773.67
Schrickel, Rollins and Associates and Staff recommend that this project be awarded to XIT Paving & Construction for the low bid amount of $319,291.00.
This project is very time sensitive to ensure construction completion this summer to be ready for the start of school. Project is anticipated to start in mid-June 2015 with a construction timeline of 60 calendar days until completion in order to minimize the impact on the nearby school, which will begin the fall semester o...
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