• Under the City’s 2021 Street Preservation and Resurfacing contracts, the City is resurfacing streets with hot mix asphalt (HMA) overlay treatments and preserving streets with microsurfacing and cape seal treatments.
• Per the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), streets receiving treatments that are considered an alteration are required to be upgraded so that existing curb ramps meet current ADA requirements. Alterations include HMA overlay treatments, cape seals and microsurfacing.
• Project includes construction of curb ramps at 52 locations. Approximate curb ramp locations are shown on the attached map.
• City maintenance crews do not have the available labor or equipment to do the type of work being done as part of this project.

Goal 1, Objective 1.1: Develop and maintain a safe, balanced and innovative transportation system that will meet the needs of future generations.

The City is issuing two separate curb ramp contracts this year as part of its 2021 pavement management program. These contracts include the “2021 East Curb Ramps” and the “2021 West Curb Ramps." The purpose of splitting the work into two contracts is to reduce each contract to a manageable size, which helps expedite ramp construction. From a construction sequencing standpoint, it is far more efficient to construct the new curb ramps in advance of the on-street pavement management resurfacing work.

This staff report and recommended action is to award the 2021 East Curb Ramps contract only. A recommendation for the the west curb ramp project was presented to and awarded by City Council on March 22, 2021.

On March 16, 2021, the City received five bids for the subject project. The bids ranged between $509,325.00 to $574,965.00 dollars. The low bidder was responsive. The bids are as follows:

There is a minimum apprenticeship goal of 3% of the utilized labor hours for this project. Lee Contractors LLC of Battleground, Washington has submitted an Apprenticeship Utilization Plan to meet or exceed this goal by using approximately 100 hours of apprentice time of the estimated total of 2,140 applicable labor hours for the project.

1. Will construct curb ramps in advance of the annual paving contract, which will allow the paving to be done much faster and more efficiently.
2. Will ensure that cuts in the street from ramp construction will be completed before the final paving, which will prolong the life of the new pavement.
3. Will install ADA compliant curb ramps at intersections with sidewalks but without ramps.