The Engineering Department opened bids on August 24, 2023 for the Emerson Drive Widening – Preston Meadow Drive to Virginia Drive, Project No. 7587. The project includes 1,725 linear feet of 6" and 8" water line replacement and 2,050 square yards of street, sidewalk, and trail concrete pavement construction.
The lowest responsive and responsible bid was submitted by ANA Site Construction, LLC, in the amount of $682,622. There were a total of 1,842 vendors notified of this project. Ten (10) complete bids were received for the project as shown in the attached bid recap.
If this project is not awarded, the result is the additional on-street parking for the adjacent Preston Meadow Park proposed with this project will not be provided. This added pavement and on-street parking is necessary to provide access and additional safety for emergency operations (fire and EMS vehicles) to navigate Emerson Drive during peak operations and crowds parking on Emerson Drive while attending daily events in the adjacent Preston Meadow Park to the north. Currently, the roadway is too narrow for these emergency vehicles to traverse the roadway when on-street parking occurs in the surrounding neighborhoods.
In addition, the existing antiquated water lines will result in increased maintenance costs and service interruptions for the City, and a negative impact on the quality of life for surrounding residents and motorists.