Staff seeks council authorization to accept the low bid of $251,337.71 from Lonestar Paving for the 2016 Street Maintenance Program. The program will repair and resurface sections of 5 streets totaling approximately 14,000 square yards. An engineering firm helped prepare the bid package and recommends awarding the contract to Lonestar Paving as the lowest bidder.

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Presented By: Patrick Sullivan
Public Works Director
Item # 5
August 8, 2016
Acceptance of “Low Bid Proposal” for 2016
Street Maintenance Program (SMP)

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• Staff seeks Council’s authorization in
accepting low bid for the 2016 Street
Maintenance Program (SMP)
SUMMARY

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BACKGROUND INFO.
• The Public Works Department requested Freese and
Nichols Inc. provide engineering services in securing bids
for the 2016 SMP at a cost of $22,820. Freese and Nichols
helped staff prepare a bid package that was issued in June
2016.
• On July 20, 2016 2016, the City received three bids:
• LoneStar Paving in the amount of $251,337.71
• Clark Construction in the amount of $253,411.27
• Austin Materials LLC in the amount of $259,542.15

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BACKGROUND INFO. cont’d.
• Streets included in this year’s program are;
• Alta, from Alamo Heights Blvd. to St. Luke’s
• Morse, from Patterson to Grant
• Chichester, from N. New Braunfels to Cleveland Court
• Castano, from Ciruela to Loveta
• Projects consists of approximately 14,000 Square Yards of
roadway improvements, utilizing both milling and overlay of
existing surfaces and full depth reconstruction.

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POLICY ANALYSIS
• Lonestar Paving was the lowest bidder. Following a
background search Freese and Nichols recommends
that the contract be awarded to Lonestar Paving.

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FISCAL IMPACT
• The contract cost is $251,337.71 with a 5% contingency
of $12,566.88 totaling $263,904.59 which is currently
budgeted under the Capital Expense for SMP.

7. QUESTIONS?