Lowest bid for Broadmoor/Sandifer Parkway improvements comes in about $4.3 million; council briefed on outreach and timing

City staff briefed the Pasco City Council on bids for the Broadmoor Parkway–Sandifer Boulevard intersection improvements and corridor widening and recommended awarding the contract to Tapani Inc., the lowest responsive bidder at roughly $4.3 million — below the engineer's estimate of about $6.5 million.

Project scope expands from Buckingham Drive to the Broadmoor/Harris exit and includes widening Broadmoor Boulevard, intersection improvements at Sandifer Parkway and Buckingham, lane reconfiguration, widened sidewalks and pathways, signals and access-management elements. Staff said there were eight bids and that Tapani Inc. of Richmond submitted the lowest responsive, responsible bid. The project is budgeted and can be funded with tax-increment financing funds, staff said.

Staff described an outreach plan that will include reader boards, notices to utilities and service providers, coordination with the Pasco School District (which has a facility on the corridor), notices to transit and garbage providers and postcards for nearby residents. Staff told the council that, if awarded, the contract will require a preconstruction period of paperwork and utility coordination; visible construction work would not be expected sooner than a month after award. Staff said contractors must provide at least two days' notice for traffic interruptions and one week for planned detours so the city can coordinate communication and approvals.

Council members asked about timing relative to another nearby traffic signal project; staff said some coordination and overlap are likely and emphasized preconstruction coordination to manage adjacent projects. No formal contract award vote was recorded in the transcript; staff said the item will be brought forward for award at a future council action.