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City recommends $2.34 million pavement maintenance contract to LJS Concrete for North Heights
Summary
Staff recommended awarding the 2025 pavement maintenance (rotomill and overlay) project for North Heights to LJS Concrete and Excavating LLC for $2,335,370.85; funds are expected in FY2026 and construction targeted for 2027.
City engineers recommended awarding the 2025 pavement maintenance project (rotomill and overlay) for the North Heights subdivision to LJS Concrete and Excavating LLC after receiving two sealed bids; the low qualified bid was $2,335,370.85, Thomas Arnaud told the council at the April 20 study session.
Arnaud said the engineer’s estimate had been a little over $3,000,000 and that the low bid was roughly $739,000 less than that estimate. The scope includes about 35,000 square yards of full‑depth reclamation with cement‑treated base and roughly 35,000 square yards of three‑inch hot‑mix asphalt, plus about 1,800 linear feet of isolated curb and gutter replacement where needed.
Funding and schedule
Arnaud said funding for the project will come from capital tax (optional 1¢), water utility funds and public benefit dollars; a majority of the funds are anticipated in FY2026 and by approving the award the council would be approving those FY2026 budget allocations. Staff said bidding now captured lower contractor prices and competition and that the city’s goal is to complete North Heights in 2025–2027.
Details and next steps
- Project advertised March 17 and April 2; pre‑bid March 28; sealed bids opened April 10. Two bidders submitted qualified bids.
- Scope: full‑depth reclamation (pulverize and cement treat), 3‑inch hot mix asphalt overlay, isolated curb/gutter replacements as needed; typical maintenance follow-up would include crack sealing and a microsurface program in subsequent years.
- Recommendation: award to LJS Concrete and Excavating, low qualified bidder at $2,335,370.85; public works director authorized to act on behalf of mayor and council for contract administration.
No formal vote was recorded at the study session; staff presented the recommendation and described funding sources and the planned schedule.
Provenance
Discussion begins when the mayor introduced the pavement project item and ends with council questions about thickness, maintenance follow‑up and fiscal‑year funding implications.
