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CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Nancy Backus called the special meeting of the Auburn City Council to
order at 8:30 a.m. in the Council Chambers located at Auburn City Hall, 25 West
Main Street, Auburn, WA, 98001. The City Council met in special session for the
purpose of awarding a bid for Public Works Project No. CP1414, 2015 Local
Street Pavement Reconstruction Project.
City Councilmembers present: Deputy Mayor Holman, Rich Wagner, Bill Peloza,
Largo Wales, Wayne Osborne, Claude DaCorsi, and Yolanda Trout.
Department Directors and staff members present included: City Attorney Daniel
B. Heid, Innovation and Technology Operations Manager Ashley Riggs,
Innovation and Technology Customer Support Manager Reba Stowe, Community
Development and Public Works Director Kevin Snyder, Assistant Director of
Engineering Services /City Engineer Ingrid Gaub, Transportation Manager Pablo
Para, Assistant City Engineer Jacob Sweeting, Street Systems Engineer Jai
Carter, Assistant Police Chief William Pierson, and City Clerk Danielle Daskam.
ACTION
A. Public Works Project No. CP1414 (Snyder),
City Council award Contract No. 15 -11, to Titan Earthwork, LLC on their low
bid of $2,213,160.75 plus Washington State sales tax of $61,840.06 for a
total contract price of $2,275,000.81 for Project No. CP1414 - 2015 Local
Street Pavement Reconstruction Project
Streets Systems Engineer Jai Carter explained Public Works Project No.
CP1414 is part of the City's Local Street Preservation (SOS) Program and
will rebuild the following streets: 7th Street SE between A Street SE and
Auburn Way South; D Street SE between Auburn Way South and 121h Street
SE; D Street SE between .37th Street SE and 41st Street SE; and the east
half of K Street SE between 17th Street SE and 21st Street SE. The project
will also replace utilities that are near the end of their service life within these
streets.
Engineer Carter reported staff recommends award of the bid to Titan
Earthwork on their low bid of $2,213,160.75 plus Washington State sales tax
of $61,840.06 for a total contract price of $2;275,000.81. Five responsive
bids were received and Titan Earthwork's bid was the lowest responsive bid
and 9.5% lower than the engineer's estimate.
Engineer Carter displayed design drawings of the D St SE reconstruction
between Auburn Way South and 12th Street SE. In response to questions
from Council, Engineer Carter explained the street will be narrowed to meet
the standard for local residential streets; no parking will be lost as a result of
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the project. Street construction along the streets fronting Terminal Park
Elementary and Olympic Middle School will be constructed first with
construction complete by September 7, 2015, to accommodate the start of
the school year.
Engineer Carter reviewed the construction drawings for K Street SE.
Engineer Carter explained the western side of K Street SE was reconstructed
in 2006 during a storm drainage project. The east side of K Street between
17th Street SE and 21 st Street SE has failed. The new construction of the
east side of K Street SE will match the previously reconstructed west side,
and a two inch overlay will be added to the full street.
Engineer Carter stated that with the narrowing of D Street SE, impervious
surfaces will be reduced and new grass strips will be created. The new
grass strips will mirror other parts of the street and improve drainage in the
area.
Councilmembers Peloza and Wagner expressed concern with creating more
grass strips that require maintenance by the adjacent commercial property
owners. Councilmembers Peloza and Wagner suggested that staff look at
other options for grass strips, including pervious concrete in the locations of
commercial properties.
In response to a question from Deputy Mayor Holman, Engineer Carter
explained that the alignment of D Street SE with Auburn Way South will not
change. There is a brief transition /acceleration zone leaving D Street SE at
Auburn Way South.
Deputy Mayor Holman moved and Councilmember Peloza seconded to
approve the award of Public Works Project No. CP1414 to Titan Earthwork.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 7 -0
III ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:49 a.m.
APPROVED this 15th day of June, 2015.
NANCY BAC U , AY R Danielle Daskam, City Clerk
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