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Committee approves $6.67M Smithfield Street reconstruction contract; city says project is 80/20 federally funded
Summary
The committee recommended Bill 417 for a reconstruction of Smithfield Street from Forbes Avenue to Sixth Avenue, authorizing up to $6.67 million to Marante Contracting Inc.; staff said the project is roughly 80% federal-funded with about $1.3 million local match and anticipated construction late summer.
A committee on May 6 approved and recommended Bill 417, authorizing a construction-phase agreement with Marante Contracting Inc. for the Smithfield Street reconstruction in downtown Pittsburgh.
Jeff Scalikin, who introduced the project for the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, said the reconstruction is a full rebuild from Forbes Avenue to Sixth Avenue that will include new road surfaces, sidewalks and lighting. "It's an 80/20 split," Scalikin said, describing federal funding as covering the majority of the projected $6.67 million cost and local funds covering roughly $1.3 million.
Scalikin said the city expects to issue a notice to proceed within the next two months and that construction should be visible by late summer. Members briefly questioned funding composition and recognized the large local share; staff said the bulk of the project will be federally funded.
The committee voted to recommend Bill 417; members recorded an affirmative recommendation.
