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Platteville staff recommend low bids for 7th Avenue and Pine Street projects; sidewalk repairs budget trimmed
Summary
City staff recommended awarding the 7th Avenue reconstruction (budget $1.55M; low bid $1.05M) and the Pine Street parking-lot project (budget $325K; low bid ~$223K to include alternates) to G Pro Excavating and discussed sidewalk repairs and ADA ramp replacements and funding priorities.
City staff told the Platteville Common Council that low bids for two public-works projects were within their budgets and that formal contract awards will be recommended at an upcoming meeting.
Brian Howard briefed the council on the 7th Avenue reconstruction, scheduled to replace deteriorated water and sanitary sewer between Camp and Ridge, narrow the travel lane to fit a west-side sidewalk, preserve trees and maintain existing driveway lengths, and reduce construction costs by keeping the work within the current street footprint. Howard said the project carries a $1,550,000 budget funded in part by the city and in part by water and sewer funds; seven bidders responded and G Pro Excavating submitted the low bid at $1,050,000, which Howard recommended. "The budget is $1,550,000," Howard said, and he noted asphalt prices had fallen "about 13 to 14%" compared with last year's comparable projects.
Howard also described Pine Street (Lot 5) parking-lot reconstruction between Bonson and 4th near the post office, with 50 stalls (2 disabled, 25 leased, 23 valet), bicycle parking and new end-of-row lighting. Two alternates were included — conduit for future fiber optics/cameras and a concrete bike pad with racks — and the recommended award (base plus both alternates) to G Pro Excavating came to just under $223,000, within the $325,000 budget.
On sidewalk repairs, Howard said the overall budget was $33,000 including engineering but the public-works team limited repair work to under $30,000; ADA ramp replacements at the Camp Street intersection will consume part of that amount. Councilmembers asked staff to show how much of the sidewalk budget will be spent on ADA ramps versus other repairs. Several councilmembers asked whether existing decorative fence elements could be reused in the Pine Street project to stretch available funds.
Both the 7th Avenue and Pine Street items were presented as recommendations; formal contract awards and related actions will appear on a future council agenda for vote.
