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| News - Osawatomie | |||
| Written by Travis Perry | |||
| Wednesday, 23 December 2009 09:00 | |||
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As bids for the downtown Osawatomie Streetscape Project rolled in Friday afternoon, city officials couldn’t help but be pleased with what they saw. After finally receiving approval from the Kansas Department of Transportation, the city received five separate proposals for the project. Musselman and Hall Contractors of Kansas City submitted a base bid of $642,647.10, MEGA Industries of Kansas City bid $556,802, Kansas Heavy Construction bid $533,457.15, Orr Construction Management of Raytown, Mo., bid $531,672.80, and Heartland Contractors of Lee’s Summit, Mo., submitted the low bid of $502,833.90. “We’re really happy to have everyone come in under the grant money available,” City Manager Bret Glendening said. “We couldn’t be happier.” In addition to the base bids, contractors submitted prices for six alternate projects, which include: Mill-and-overlay resurfacing of the main road. Reconstructing parking spaces with concrete pavers. Installing brick pavers in parking stalls along the north and south sides of downtown Main Street. Installing brick pavers between crosswalks. Planting new trees and landscaping the area with foliage. Placing matching pots and planters alongside the new benches that will be installed. Among the alternate projects, Glendening said, the only one of any concern was the mill-and-overlay resurfacing, because KDOT approval for it was not expected. Glendening said the project was part of a transportation enhancement program, which has a goal of improving elements surrounding the roadway, rather than the road itself. He said there could be complications with improving parking stalls as well, because they technically be considered as part of the roadway. However, Glendening said he was confident that in the interest of time, KDOT will grant approval to allow the chosen contractor to completely remove and rebuild the stalls rather than force the contractor to carefully work around the existing parking surfaces. “It will be more efficient,” Glendening said. At this time, city officials are continuing to work with representatives from Lawrence-based BG Consultants Inc. to evaluate the bids, research the companies and make a selection. Glendening said he expects the city to be ready to award the contract by the next City Council meeting Jan. 14.
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