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Council awards $1.41 million pavement repair contract, staff warns city is underfunding roads
Summary
The Folsom City Council approved a $1,409,000 contract with Consolidated Engineering for the city'wide pavement repair and resurfacing project. Public works staff said maintaining current pavement condition would require about $10 million per year; the city currently spends about $2 million.
The Folsom City Council on April 24 approved a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute a construction agreement with Consolidated Engineering Inc. for the fiscal year 2024'025 pavement repair and resurfacing project.
Ryan Chance, engineering manager in public works, told the council the department publicly advertised the project and received nine bids, with the lowest responsive bid at $1,409,000. Chance said the engineer's estimate had been $1,700,000. He described the work as a citywide mix of slurry seal, crack filling, localized dig-outs and concrete work that will address dips around manholes, bumps and other pavement distress.
The council approved Resolution No. 11,361 by roll call vote. Councilmembers Rohrabaugh, Kozlowski, Leary, Rayfield and Mayor Aquino voted yes.
Chance said the work is spread across multiple neighborhoods and arterial corridors. He named several specific locations included in the contract: sections of Bridal Ranch; areas near East Bidwell and Woodbridge (including Woodsmoke off East Bidwell); Iron Point Road in front of Folsom High School (between Prairie City and McAdoo); Cabot Drive near the Costco approach; and the Lundby Park parking lot (staff will complete the remaining half of the lot this summer). The project may be staged to avoid conflicts with heavy-use periods such as summer pool operations.
Chance told the council staff will perform crack filling before any slurry seal and that, depending on change orders and available budget, staff may expand slurry seal into additional streets and will return to council for approval of any change orders that increase contract value.
In response to a council question about long-term pavement needs, Chance said the city's pavement management plan is due for a five-year update and that current numbers will likely look worse because of inflation. He said ideal annual spending to maintain the city's current pavement condition would be roughly $10 million a year, while the city currently spends about $2 million a year on pavement "fix-it" projects. The gap, he said, is the driver behind recurring pavement deterioration and the need for prioritization.
The contract award follows routine staff review of bids and recommendation of the lowest responsive bidder. Chance and public works staff emphasized they designed the projects in-house and that work is expected to be delivered during the summer construction season.
The council approved the resolution after a standard roll-call motion. No speakers requested public comment on the item.
With the award, staff said they will return to council if additional funds are needed for change orders and will present the updated pavement management plan later this year.
