Urbandale awards multiple street, patch and stormwater contracts; low bids mostly from Brothers Concrete

The Urbandale City Council voted to approve multiple public‑works contracts on motions made and adopted during the council meeting.

The projects and low bids announced by John Larson, Urbandale director of engineering and public works, include a storm sewer intake rehabilitation program (Brothers Cleaning Corporation d/b/a Brothers Concrete, $653,013), PCC patch program Phase 1 (Brothers Concrete, $1,595,375.53), PCC patch program Phase 2 (Brothers Concrete, $1,427,324.65), Justin Drive preservation from 100th Street to 109th Street (Brothers Concrete, $1,453,439.52) and the Meredith Drive preservation project from 80th Street to 104th Street (Howell Reconstruction, $1,991,334).

The council considered each item after the required public notices and public hearings. Larson told the council the bids were generally under the engineer’s estimates; for example, Brothers’ low bid on the storm sewer intake work was about $137,000 (17%) below estimate and Howell Reconstruction’s Meredith Drive bid was about $653,000 (nearly 25%) below estimate. Larson said the city anticipates completing many of the projects by late September, and he noted that Meredith Drive includes a federal funding match—about $500,000 in Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds—paid on a reimbursement basis.

The projects address a mix of intake reconstruction, concrete and asphalt patching, overlays and localized full‑depth reconstruction. Larson described quantities for several projects: the storm sewer contract covers reconstruction of 56 intakes and about 2,500 square yards of street patching; PCC Phase 1 covers roughly 17,000 square yards and reconstruction of 12 intakes; PCC Phase 2 covers roughly 16,200 square yards and 12 intake reconstructions; Justin Drive work includes about 7,600 square yards of full‑depth patching, 350 square yards of partial‑depth asphalt patching and 3,600 tons of asphalt overlay. For Meredith Drive, Larson said the project includes about 2,500 square yards of full‑depth concrete patching, 350 square yards of partial‑depth asphalt patching and 6,500 tons of asphalt overlay, and the project also will construct an 8‑ to 10‑foot trail on the north side to fill an existing gap in the trail network.

Councilmembers asked procedural and contractor‑capacity questions. Larson said he had discussed scheduling and contractor commitments with Brothers Concrete; the company told staff it can prioritize the city’s work this season. On Justin Drive, Larson said closures for full reconstruction of the worst block are expected to last about one month, with phasing to keep most business access open.

Motions to approve the associated resolutions were moved and seconded on the record and passed. The council also directed staff to publish a new hearing for the Hubbell development agreement as a separate item later in the agenda.

Why it matters: The awards commit city construction resources for the 2025 pavement and stormwater maintenance season, and include a project (Meredith Drive) that uses federal STP funds and expands the off‑street trail network.

Ending: Contractors will coordinate preconstruction notices and doorhanger communications to affected residents, and the engineering department will post progress maps to the city website as the work proceeds.