Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Public Works

TO:	David L. Corliss, City Manager
FROM:	David P. Cronin, P.E., Project Engineer
CC:	Cynthia Boecker, Diane Stoddard, Chuck Soules, Shoeb Uddin
Date:	January 20, 2010
RE:	January 26, 2010 Consent Agenda Item New York Street – 9^th to 12^th St. Brick Street Reconstruction City/State Construction Administration Force Account Agreement

Please include the following item on the City Commission Consent Agenda for consideration at the January 26, 2010 meeting.

Project Description

This project will include the brick restoration of New York Street from 9^th Street south to 12^th Street.  The street is currently a brick street with asphalt overlay.  The pavement will be removed; the bricks will be cleaned to remove the asphalt, and salvaged.  The new pavement section will include a flyash treated subgrade, 7” asphalt base, 1” of sand and brick surface course.  Included with this project is reconstruction of intersections on New York Street at 9^th, 10^th, 11^th and 12^th St.

Project History/Funding

New York Street brick street reconstruction project was selected in March 2009 by the Kansas Department of Transportation for Transportation Enhancement (TE) funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The project is a reimbursable grant paid up front by the city and reimbursed 100% by KDOT with no city funds up to the KDOT TE award amount of $946,827.75.   

The project was awarded to the low bidder, R.D. Johnson, in the amount of $576,842.00 on December 29, 2009.  Due to the difference between the KDOT award amount and the low bid, the City is eligible to be reimbursed for 100% of construction administration fees estimated at $59,653.60.

Project Status / Schedule

Contract documents are being finalized and construction is anticipated to begin in March/April 2010.  The contract has a schedule of 120 working days.

Action Request

Authorize the Mayor to sign the City/State Construction Administration Force Account Agreement for this project.