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Request to Award 2025 Street Resurfacing Contract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to request that the Town Council award the 2025 Resurfacing Project to Daniels, Inc. of Garner.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: [Public Works, Finance]
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
This work corresponds with Carrboro Connects Chapter 10: Public Services & Communication (Public Works 1A) - Administer contracts for bi-annual street resurfacing, sidewalk improvements, and pavement markings based on maintenance needs identified in the Pavement Condition Survey and Sidewalk and Curb Ramp Condition Survey.
Annual maintenance and resurfacing of Town roads are necessary to prevent asphalt pavement failure and to maintain safe infrastructure. In addition to street resurfacing, this project will include updating a number of curb ramps for ADA compliance, adding a stretch of sidewalk linking the new Drakeford Library Complex to the existing sidewalk network (Attachment C), installing a pedestrian refuge island and buffered bike lanes on Fidelity St. (Attachment D), and installing a physically separated pedestrian lane on E. Poplar Ave. (Attachment E). The complete list of locations can be found in Attachment A.
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Information
INFORMATION: The Town of Carrboro receives annual State Powell Bill funds for roadway maintenance. In 2022, Public Works hired LaBella Associates to conduct a Town-wide street condition assessment. Utilizing the results of this assessment, Public Works developed a project manual and bid package for street resurfacing and patching. According to the assessment, the weighted average Pavement Condition Rating (PCR) of the streets selected for resurfacing is 79.5, compared to an overall average PCR of 91.2 for the Town's entire street system (note that pavement condition on Roberson St. and E. Braxton Foushee St. has degraded significa...
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