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Fargo staff outline $2.95 million street reconstruction for Improvement District BR25B3, detail special assessments
Summary
City staff presented plans to fully reconstruct streets and replace utilities in Improvement District BR25B3, with a construction estimate of $2,337,417.20 and a total project budget of $2,945,145.68. Funding will come from utility funds, sales tax and special assessments capped by policy.
Jason Leonard, a staff member with Fargo Public Works, opened an informational meeting on Improvement District BR25B3 and presented a plan to fully reconstruct multiple blocks including Ninth Avenue South from E Street to Fifth Street; Seventh Street South from Ninth Avenue to Tenth Avenue; and Sixth Street from Ninth Avenue to Tenth Avenue. "Good evening. Welcome to the informational meeting for Improvement District BR25B3," Leonard said.
The project calls for full roadway reconstruction and extensive utility work: water main replacement and water service replacement to the curb stop valve; spot repair and replacement of sanitary sewer mains and replacement of sanitary sewer services; new storm sewer pipe, inlets and leads; driveway approaches to the sidewalk and sidewalk replacement; and asphalt pavement. Temporary water piping will be installed to maintain service to residences and pedestrian access will be maintained on one side of each block at all times.
City staff described the work as phased across six segments, with phase durations ranging from about 20 days for the intersection at Fifth and Ninth Avenue to as long as 70 days for other phases. Residents will be required to move garbage cans to the nearest side street during construction. Staff said boulevards will be graded and seeded; once turf is established to about 70 percent growth, maintenance becomes the property owner—s responsibility.
The estimated construction cost is $2,337,417.20 and the total project budget including fees and contingencies is $2,945,145.68. Funding sources listed by staff were: wastewater utility $955,667.83; water utility $847,817.44; special assessments $459,622.58; sales tax $4,951.80; street light utility $4,951.80 (as stated by staff); and stormwater utility $147,719.25.
Under the city—s special assessment policy, staff said assessment caps apply as follows: water main work (including water service) is capped at $44.17 per front foot (local); sanitary sewer replacement is capped at $44.17 per front foot (local); sanitary sewer service replacement carries no assessment; storm sewer costs are split 50% special assessed and 50% stormwater utility funded; and street lights are not assessed. Paving assessments for single-family properties were listed at $93.84 per front foot; "MR tier 1" at $93.84; "MR tier 2" at $143.53; and commercial at $253.94 per front foot, as presented by staff.
Staff said the anticipated schedule is to advertise/bid the project on May 7, with construction starting in early June and a projected completion in October. No formal vote or action was taken at the informational meeting; staff closed by inviting questions from attendees.
The presentation included a photo illustration of temporary water connections and a note that driveway work will be limited to approaches up to the sidewalk where applicable under city ordinance.
