Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Public Works

 

TO:

Mark Thiel, Assistant Director of Public Works – Infrastructure Management

FROM:

Steven M. Lashley, P.E., Project Engineer – Infrastructure Management

CC:

Charles F. Soules, P.E., Director of Public Works

Date:

January 21, 2011

RE:

Project No. PW1103 – 2011 Microsurfacing Program – City Bid No. B1108

February 8, 2011 Consent Agenda Item – Set Bid Date of February 15, 2011

 

 

Please include the following item on the City Commission consent agenda for consideration at the February 8, 2011 meeting:

 

Project Description.  The microsurfacing project includes a number of City streets in north Lawrence south of the railroad and also neighborhood streets bordered by Kasold Dr to Wakarusa Dr and Bob Billings Pkwy to Clinton Pkwy.  Clinton Parkway from Wakarusa Dr to Lake Pointe Dr and Trail Rd from Kasold Dr to Monterey Way are also included as highly traveled locations to receive patching and microsurfacing as an expansion to the usage of programmed surface seal treatments.  Streets to receive microsurfacing are determined to be in generally good condition.  Those that are deteriorated beyond the recommended condition for microsurfacing will be included in future milling and overlay programs.

 

Project History.  The City’s annual pavement maintenance program was reviewed and approved by the City Commission on December 14, 2010.  Of the various program projects, the 2010 Crack Seal Program (to be performed by City internal crews), 2011 Overlay Program Phases 1 and 2 (including Kasold Dr Sales Tax), the KLINK Overlay & Geometric Improvements work on 6th St from Massachusetts St to Iowa St and Monterey Way to Folks Rd, and the 2011 CIP Reconstruction of Bob Billings Pkwy (westbound) from Crestline Dr to Kasold Dr are also planned for this construction season as presented at the December 14, 2010 City Commission Meeting.

 

Project Details.  The project includes various surface and full depth patching of deteriorated areas on City streets followed by the microsurfacing of the entire pavement surface (see attached location map). Staff is also anticipating inclusion of traffic calming devices in locations that have been previously approved by City Commission and overlap with planned work locations in this project.

 

Project Funding.  The pavement maintenance program is funded from several sources including the general fund, gas tax funds, sales tax and sales tax reserve, and capital improvement reserve accounts.  It is the recommendation of Public Work’s staff that the asphalt indexing based on the increases/decreases in asphalt oil pricing be excluded from this specific project.  The contract bid unit price per ton of asphalt will not be adjusted based on these fluctuations.

 

Action Request.  Set Bid Date of February 15, 2011 for the 2011 Microsurfacing Program - Project No. PW1103.

 

 

Attachment:  Location Map(s)