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Brecksville awards State Route 21 repaving to Roniak; hires QCI for ODOT-required construction management
Summary
City council accepted Roniak PavingInc.'s low bid for the State Route 21 (Brecksville Road) resurfacing project and approved QCI for LPA contract administration, with the city scheduling business and residential public meetings before work begins.
Brecksville City Council voted May 20 to accept Roniak Paving Inc.'s bid for the Brecksville Road (State Route 21) resurfacing project and to hire Quality Control Inspections (QCI) for local public agency (LPA) contract administration, inspection and testing services.
The council action completes the award phase for a project council members described as an ODOT-led LPA (local public agency) resurfacing effort along nearly 2.25 miles of State Route 21. The council also approved an hourly, as-needed services agreement with G. Booning & Associates Inc. for the city to handle additional construction questions and field coordination during the work.
WHY IT MATTERS: The resurfacing will affect a major arterial in the city. Council members and staff said the work will require on-site contract administration and multiple inspectors at times, depending on how the contractor stages operations across the project length.
City engineer and project staff told the committee that ODOT requires a construction manager for an LPA project. QCI's proposal is hourly-based; the contract amount included line items for a construction manager, lead inspector, and a second inspector if work zones require it. The QCI fee shown in committee materials was $236,309.59, billed by position and hours, and included a two-week contingency to cover schedule stretch.
Project staff said they planned separate public meetings for businesses and residents; 450 notification letters are ready to mail and public meetings for businesses and residents will be scheduled in the first 10 days of June after a coordination meeting with QCI. Staff asked council members to attend those meetings.
Council and administration also discussed procurement strategy for major equipment and oversight. Administration said it had reviewed cooperative purchasing options but chose to publicly bid the resurfacing and accept the contractor award to avoid manufacturer contract provisions that could increase cost and delay delivery.
Council made two separate votes: one accepting the QCI proposal for LPA services, and a separate motion authorizing G. Booning & Associates Inc. to provide on-call construction services capped at $20,000. Both motions passed on roll call with unanimous votes recorded in committee and later confirmed by the full council.
