DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie, P.E.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 2
SUBJECT:
Contract Award: Cherry Street (Dawson Street to Milam Street)
SUMMARY:
An Ordinance for the construction of Cherry Street (Dawson Street to Milam Street), a 2012-2017 Bond-funded Project, located in Council District 2, accepting the lowest responsive bid, including one (1) additive alternate, and awarding a construction contract to Capital Excavation Co. in the amount of $4,469,852.51 of which $2,074,417.56 will be reimbursed by San Antonio Water Systems (SAWS) and $363,954.69 will be reimbursed by CPS Energy. This ordinance also reallocates an additional $600,000.00 from the 2012-2017 Bond-funded project for the E. Commerce Project to the Cherry Street Project.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Project Background
The 2012-2017 Bond Program authorized $2,636,000.00 to reconstruct Cherry Street with curbs, sidewalks, driveway approaches and underground drainage. In addition, the reallocation of $600,000.00 from the 2012-2017 Bond Program for E. Commerce will be moved to Cherry Street for a total Project funding amount of $3,236,000.00. Of this amount, $2,031,480.26 will be used for construction.
This Project provides for the reconstruction and widening of approximately a half mile of Cherry Street, which includes the base bid of work from Nolan to Milam and the additive alternate from Dawson to Nolan. The project includes curbs, sidewalks, driveway approaches, drainage improvements, utility adjustments and traffic signal improvements at Nolan and Cherry. The additive alternate provides for continued utility improvements and an asphalt mill and overlay. Additional funding is needed to complete the base bid and additive alternate which includes street improvements in front of Fire Station 1, located between Dawson and Nolan.
Coordination with the businesses and local residents will be ...
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