Council approves engineering, road and bridge contracts, accepts bids for preventative maintenance and bridge replacement

At its July 7 meeting Solon City Council approved a set of engineering and construction items on the consent agenda, including authorization to request design fees, award of preventive maintenance work and acceptance of a low bid for a bridge replacement.

Council authorized the engineering department to request a design fee proposal from GPD Group for design and plans to add a dedicated left‑turn lane from southbound Som Center Road to eastbound Cannon Road in accordance with the city’s traffic engineering services contract.

Council accepted the bid from Asphalt Fabrics and Specialties for the 2025 annual preventative maintenance program (contract amount $251,626.65) and accepted the low bid from Katz Construction for the Enterprise Parkway bridge replacement project, PID 119876, in the amount of $1,325,013.86. The city has received $1,187,500 in external funding for the bridge project, the administration said.

Council also approved a final change order with Parham Electric for the 2024 annual traffic signal maintenance program in the amount of $44,117.08, and adopted an ordinance establishing new surcharge rates in the streets, utilities and public services code (section 10.46.04.c).

All consent items passed on a single roll‑call vote under suspension of rules.

Councilmembers noted the Enterprise Parkway bridge project funding gap and acknowledged state or external funds covering much of the project cost; staff did not provide a detailed funding breakdown at the meeting but cited the $1,187,500 figure as project funding received. The engineering department will next collect design proposals for the Som Center left‑turn lane and return to council with cost estimates and a contract award recommendation if a proposal is accepted.

Motions on these items were made by councilmembers on the dais and endorsed by unanimous roll call on the consent agenda.