Public Works recommends the bid for the Residential Concrete Pavement Repair Zone P3 South be awarded to Austin Raymond Construction, LLC dba Texas Civil Construction, in the amount of $3,034,650; to be accepted as the lowest responsive and responsible bid for the project, conditioned upon timely execution of all necessary documents. A total of 2,213 vendors were notified of the bid, six (6) submitted a “No bid” and ten (10) responsive bids were submitted.
This project involves the repair of 25,000 square yards of residential concrete street and alley, 12,000 square feet of sidewalk and 55 barrier free ramps, located in Residential Zone P3 South.
Public Works employs three options for different types of pavement repair needs. City staff typically handle smaller isolated repairs of significantly damaged street, sidewalk and alley paving. Utilizing city crews for these areas is more cost-effective than a third party due to costs of mobilization and economy of scale. Next, the Department utilizes Requirements Projects that are location-based work orders to address moderate sized areas of disrepair. Staff create work orders for these areas with higher quantities of concrete repair and traffic control than city crews can address. Staff also inspect the third-party construction activities to ensure the work is performed to city specifications. Finally, larger areas of repair such as this project, are bid as separate contracts as neighborhood zone rehabilitation projects and arterial rehabilitation projects that cover several miles of infrastructure.
Public Works staff evaluate both the effectiveness of our street projects and feasibility to do more work with Public Works staff. At this time, sufficient yard/storage space, staff space, and equipment are not available for city staff to perform larger pavement rehabilitation projects, such as this neighborhood zone rehabilitation project, and still address isolated areas for repair that cost the city more for private contractors to complete.
If this project is not awarded, the areas located inside of Residential Zone P3 South, will not be repaired. This will result in elevated maintenance and replacement costs in the future. In addition, existing ADA compliance issues will not be repaired, leaving pedestrian facilities in an unsafe condition.
Engineer’s estimate for this project is $3,900,000.