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REQUEST FOR ACTION To Item Number Ci Council 7.2. Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Public Works ul 20, 2009 Ter Maurer, Public Works Director Item Description Reviewed by Resolution Approving the Plans and Specifications and Tim Simon, Finance Director Ordering the Advertisement for Bids in the Matter of the Main Reviewed by Street (Lowell Avenue to Orono Parkway) Bituminous Reclamation Im rovement of 2009 Action Requested Consider adoption of the attached resolution approving the plans and ordering the advertisement for bids for the Main Street Bituminous Reclamation between Lowell and Orono Parkway. Background/Discussion There was $500,000 set aside for the Main Street bituminous reclamation between Lowell Avenue and the Main Street bridge in the 2009 Capital Improvement Program (CIP). When the CIP was put together, it was assumed that potentially $100,000 of the cost would be assessed. When the federal government passed the stimulus program with some portion of the monies going to road and bridge project in each state, we submitted the Main Street bituminous reclamation as a potential stimulus project. At that time, we prepared plans and submitted an application for the reclamation of Main Street from Lowell Avenue all the way to Orono Parkway. Based on the bids recently received for the Norfolk/Morton area which is a similar bituminous reclamation project, the bids were very competitive. It appears that at this time to staff that there is very little chance of any trickle-down stimulus money becoming available in the next 12 - 18 months for this Main Street project. Therefore, we are asking the City Council whether or not they would like to bid the project, attempting to take advantage of the competitive bidding environment we are currently experiencing. To proceed with the project in 2009 would assume that there would be no assessments to the abutting properties, since there is not sufficient time to go through the 429 process and still undertake the construction in 2009. By a way of background, Main Street was reconstructed in 1988 and all abutting properties were assessed for the street reconstruction at that time. If the City Council would like to proceed with this project, we would recommend bidding the portion from the Main Street bridge to Orono Parkway as an alternate in an effort to take advantage of the current bidding environment. Financial Impact If the project proceeds with no assessments, all monies for the project would come from the Street Reserves. The 2009 CIP has $400,000 of Street Reserve dollars set aside for the bituminous reclamation. With no assessments, this may need to increase to $500,000.