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Council approves change order for 2025 citywide concrete rehabilitation; ADA ramps, sidewalks prioritized
Summary
The council approved Change Order No. 3 to Keane Concrete for the 2025 citywide concrete rehabilitation project; staff said concrete work has increased as accessibility requirements are paired with asphalt projects and the city’s annual pavement budget totals $3 million.
The Lafayette City Council on March 18 unanimously approved Change Order No. 3 to the 2025 citywide concrete rehabilitation contract with Keane Concrete Inc., city staff said, authorizing approximately $1.3 million of concrete work that pairs with the city’s asphalt rehabilitation program.
Public Works staff described the city’s pavement-management context: Lafayette has roughly 240 lane miles of roadway and an annual asphalt and concrete rehabilitation budget of about $3 million. Staff said city pavement-condition guidance (a 2020 PCI report) recommends approximately $2.5 million per year to maintain a satisfactory Pavement Condition Index; the city has averaged about $1.5 million since 2023, staff said.
Casey Carlson, the civil engineer who presented the project, told council that federal Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG) and the city’s multimodal plan increased concrete obligations when staff perform mill-and-overlay asphalt projects. He said the concrete portion of combined asphalt projects rose from about 13% of the program to roughly 46% (an increase from about $400,000 to $1.4 million) because curb ramps and ADA-compliant work must be completed alongside paving.
Staff outlined that the contractor’s bid for the concrete portion is around $1.3 million and that the concrete work includes ADA curb-ramp replacements, sidewalk trip-hazard repairs and other pedestrian-safety improvements. The presentation showed the city’s annual program breakdown and maps of streets and blocks where work will occur; staff said not every highlighted block will be fully replaced but that work will occur in the mapped areas.
Councilors asked about prioritization criteria and the term “concrete burden.” Staff replied they prioritize roads based on condition scores, traffic counts, safety history and resident complaints; they said “concrete burden” refers to incidental concrete costs required to meet ADA and accessibility standards when asphalt work is performed. Staff noted full reconstruction of a failed roadway is far more expensive than mill-and-overlay and emphasized preventive maintenance as cost-effective.
Council approved the change order by unanimous roll call. The staff presentation indicated additional asphalt contract items will return to council on April 15.
