As City Council may recall, the James E Grey Preserve Entrance Road Resurfacing Project is included in the City’s current Capital Improvement Program. The existing entrance roadway that connects to Plathe Road was constructed in 2007 and is graded and leveled annually by City maintenance staff. At its current condition, the need to reconstruct the shell road is necessary. In an effort to expedite the project and reduce cost by eliminating design and bidding cost, a change order to the 2024 Meadows Park Improvements Project has been submitted.
As City Council is aware, the construction phase of the 2024 Meadows Park Improvements Project is substantially completed. Included in the project was the construction of a six-foot-wide shell walking path around the perimeter of the park. Prior to closing out the project and while the contractor is still available, staff requested a proposal from SC Signature Construction and will instruct the contractor to begin immediately should City Council approve the attached change order. While the proposal is a lump sum, when broken down into square feet the cost to reconstruct the roadway entrance is $1.19 a square foot when compared to the Meadows Park line item bid amount of $3.50 a square foot.