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Mesquite staff: Sand Hill and Mesquite Boulevard paving will be daytime; prevailing wages raised estimated cost
Summary
City staff told the council that ADA ramp work has started and that prevailing-wage rules mean planned night work would raise a $6,000,000 job to about $9,000,000, so the Mill and Fill will be daytime work with an estimated six-month schedule if it starts in November.
A City of Mesquite staff member updated the council on multiple public-works projects along Sand Hill and Mesquite Boulevard and said prevailing-wage rules and union collective bargaining agreements affected the project's scheduling and estimated cost.
The staff member said Las Vegas Paving has begun ADA ramp removal and reconstruction on Sand Hill and that the work will extend along Sand Hill and Mesquite Boulevard. The staff member described a separate Mill and Fill project for the boulevards and said preconstruction meetings are scheduled. The city sent letters to property and business owners along the work zone and plans to publish regular weekly updates.
On scheduling and cost, staff said the city initially planned night work but that prevailing-wage rules and union CBAs mean work performed after 5 p.m. and before 6 a.m. would require time-and-a-half pay. Staff said that would move a planned "$6,000,000 job to $9,000,000 job," so the work will be done during daytime hours to contain costs. Staff also said the contractor will remove 5 inches of asphalt, replace a 3‑inch base course the same day, and place the top 2 inches in a single pass to minimize seams, and that staff will publish three‑week schedules for businesses to anticipate access impacts.
Staff estimated the job as "a 6 month job" and said that if work begins in November, it could finish by May 1. Councilman Juanas interjected that the subject was not agendized and suggested taking questions after the meeting.
What happens next: Staff will hold preconstruction meetings with contractors, publish schedules and weekly email updates, and return as needed for project oversight; no formal council vote on these projects was recorded in this meeting.
