TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kristoff Bauer, Deputy City Manager
FROM: Rob Stone, PE, Public Services Director
Tracey Broyles, Budget and Evaluation Director
DATE: February 26, 2018
RE:
Title
Adoption of Budget Ordinance Amendment 2018-18 and Capital Project Ordinance Amendment 2018-45 to Provide Additional Funding for the Ann Street Bridge Replacement and Award of the Project Construction Contract
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
Districts 2
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal III: High Quality Built Environment
Executive Summary:
Capital Project Ordinance Amendment (CPOA) 2018-45 will appropriate a total of $643,140 additional funds needed for the replacement of the Ann Street Bridge. The additional funds are needed to proceed with a construction bid award, provide for construction administration services and to provide funding for unforeseen contingencies in the field.
Budget Ordinance Amendment (BOA) 2018-18 will appropriate $293,140 from General Fund fund balance to be used along with $350,000 currently available within the Fiscal Year 2018 General Fund budget to provide the needed funds for the project.
Council is also asked to award the construction contract for the Ann Street Bridge Replacement project to Fred Smith Company, of Raleigh, NC as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder with a total bid of $1,629,900.00.
Background:
A capital project to replace the Ann Street and Louise Street Bridges has had preliminary funding appropriated since February 9, 2015. The Ann Street Bridge requires replacement due to its age and structural damaged sustained during a fire. Similarly, the Louise Street Bridge was becoming structurally deficient due to age and the condition was exacerbated by recent flooding.
In June, 2017, with the adoption of the Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Operating Budget, additional funds were appropriated to the project bringing the total project appropriation to $1,300,000 to ...
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