DEPARTMENT: Public Works
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Razi Hosseini, P.E., R.P.L.S.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 5
SUBJECT:
Contract Award: West Commerce Street (Frio Street to Colorado Street) (2017 Bond Project)
SUMMARY:
An ordinance accepting the lowest responsive bid and awarding a construction contract including two additive alternates to Harper Brothers Construction LLC in the amount of $10,384,984.94 of which $1,417,706.50 will be reimbursed by San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and $538,868.00 will be reimbursed by CPS Energy for the West Commerce Street (Frio Street to Colorado Street) project. Funds are available from Certificates of Obligation, the General Fund and the 2017 - 2022 General Obligation Bond Program and are included in the FY 2020 - 2025 Capital Improvement Program.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Project Background
On May 6, 2017, voters approved the 2017 Bond Program which authorized $10,000,000.00 for street and drainage work in relation to the West Commerce Street (Frio Street to Colorado Street) project located in Council District 5. The design for this project was developed in coordination with Council District 5, Public Art San Antonio, the San Antonio River Authority, Union Pacific Railroad and the surrounding community. Through an extensive public engagement process, input was obtained from the community to identify improvements to help serve existing businesses, spur economic development opportunities and improve connectivity and mobility to create more pedestrian and business friendly areas within the West Commerce Street Corridor.
This project provides for the reconstruction of West Commerce Street from Frio Street to Colorado Street including the addition of bike facilities, pedestrian lighting, landscaping and drainage improvements to Alazan Creek. Also included is joint-bid utility work and structural bridge improvements to the Commerce Street, Buena Vista Street and Guadalupe Street bridges. Construction is antic...
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