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Council awards $3.19 million contract for Starfish Roundabout, says grant will cover 60%
Summary
The City Council unanimously approved AB26-054 to award a $3,193,193 construction contract to Active Construction for the West North Bend Way/Northwest 8th Street (Starfish) roundabout; 60% of the cost is covered by a TIB grant and the city will cover the remainder with local transportation funds.
The City of North Bend on June 2 approved a $3,193,193 contract to Active Construction Inc. to build the five-leg “Starfish” roundabout at Northbend Way and Northwest 8th Street. City staff said the winning bid was roughly $585,000 below the engineer’s estimate and that the Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) grant will cover about 60% of the contract, or roughly $1.92 million, with local transportation revenues covering the remaining 40%.
Mr. Moore, who presented the project to council, said the roundabout design was completed by Parametrics after the city separated this intersection from the overall South Fork Avenue extension project to meet grant and permitting timelines. "The lowest responsible bid came from Active Construction in the amount of $3,193,193 including tax," Moore said, adding that the TIB grant will also fund 60% of staff construction-management time.
The council heard questions about schedule and traffic impacts. When asked for a construction timeline, Moore said staff planned to begin work with a goal of completing by November of this year. On traffic effects, he said the roundabout alone would not divert large volumes of traffic but that the larger bypass planned for 2027 is expected to divert 15%–20% of passenger-vehicle traffic away from downtown.
Councilmember Heather Coen, who moved approval of AB26-054, welcomed the grant funding: "I do approve of this project. I do hope this project does help our roads in the downtown core, and it's always good to hear that 60% of it is paid through grants." Councilmember Mark Joselyn and others said the roundabout is intended to improve egress to the west end and to support a longer-term vision of a more pedestrian-friendly downtown.
The motion to award the construction contract to Active Construction passed unanimously.
City staff said the roundabout construction is expected to coordinate with a future bypass project and that detailed construction sequencing and traffic-control plans will be provided to the public before work begins.
