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City weighs options for faster pavement markings; staff to issue RFPs testing market interest
Summary
Facing contractor constraints and weather windows, Traverse City staff presented several pavement-marking approaches (contracted single deadline, two-phase, in‑house, hybrid). Staff recommended issuing RFPs to get firm pricing and vendor interest for a priority-area deadline by July 1 and a later phase.
City streets staff on Oct. 20 laid out options to speed repairs and repainting of legends, crosswalks and parking markings — a program the city has struggled to complete early in the season because of contractor availability and weather.
Streets Superintendent Chris Weber described five options: a fully contracted single-deadline model (citywide completion by July 1), a two-phase contracted model prioritizing high-pedestrian and downtown areas, bringing the work entirely in-house (large upfront capital and…
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