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Council briefed on $2.66 million South Downtown reconstruction; staff to recommend award to LJS Concrete
Summary
City staff recommended the South Downtown Phase 1 ‘Residence Hill’ reconstruction be awarded to LJS Concrete and Excavating as the lowest qualified bidder at about $2.66 million; the project emphasizes historic-character preservation while replacing streets, utilities and sidewalks and is funded from a mix of cap tax, GPET, SRF loan and utility funds.
City engineer Thomas Moreno told the council the South Downtown Phase 1 project—branded in staff materials as “Residence Hill”—would reconstruct streets, replace water and sanitary mains, add storm infrastructure, and upgrade sidewalks and curb and gutter in the area south of the courthouse.
Moreno said staff received five sealed bids after advertising the project; the low qualified bid was from LJS Concrete and Excavating LLC and came in at roughly $2.66 million, well under the engineer’s original estimate of about $4.5 million. He said staff will recommend at the next regular council meeting that the contract be awarded to LJS and that the public works director be authorized to act for the city on project matters.
“This project’s unique because this is an older historic part of Sheridan,” Moreno said, adding staff designed the phase to preserve mature trees and the neighborhood’s character while meeting accessibility and utility needs. He summarized the scope as including approximately 5,100 square yards of bituminous pavement, about 1,100 square yards of concrete pavement, nearly 2,000 square yards of sidewalk and extensive curb, gutter and new sewer and water lines.
Moreno said the project is funded through a combination of capital tax, GPET, an SRF loan and water and sewer funds. He added staff intends to begin construction this summer and hopes to complete phase 1 in a single construction season if weather allows.
Council members asked about design choices such as bump-outs to preserve trees and about snow-removal impacts. One council member raised concerns that bump-outs can complicate winter maintenance and asked whether the trees in question were near the end of their lifespans; Moreno said staff had worked with the parks department and the city arborist to identify trees to save versus those near end-of-life and that neighborhood input shaped locations where bump-outs were included.
No formal council vote took place at the study session; staff will bring an award recommendation for formal action at a future regular meeting.
