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Council discusses hiring designer for Main Street construction administration; design supplement disputed
Summary
Binghamton City Council work session discussed a resolution (RL25-67) to retain Barton & Lojutis for contract administration on the Main Street safety project and confirmed construction inspection by McPhail & Johnson; a proposed $86,200 design supplement remains contested and was not approved at the work session.
Binghamton City Council on March 24 discussed a resolution (RL25-67) that would authorize hiring Barton & Lojutis to provide contract administration for the Main Street safety project. Ron Lake, chief engineer, told council the firm that designed the project would answer construction questions and handle related contract administration tasks.
The council heard that McPhail & Johnson have been retained for construction inspection and that the construction-support portion of the proposed supplemental work is $14,600. Lake said a separate design supplement request of $86,200 remains under negotiation and that he has “pushed back” on that number and has not brought it forward for approval.
Lake said the safety work will extend “every intersection from Front Street all the way to the JC line” and will include pedestrian-safety improvements such as new crosswalks, new handicap ramps and bump-outs. He also said work already completed by the state Department of Transportation or done within the last two to three years would not be duplicated if it met the new plan’s requirements; if an existing installation does not fit the new plan, it would be redone as part of the city project.
Council members asked whether recently installed ramps and corners would be affected. Lake said he had tried to avoid redoing work already completed where it would still function under the new safety design. Council members also asked for follow-up by email on how DOT work and city-funded work intersect on Main Street.
No final vote on RL25-67 was recorded during the work session; the item remains in the public works committee for further action.
