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Oronoco council advances $224,000 street‑maintenance and trail paving plan, seeks bids for May award
Summary
The council authorized staff to prepare plans and specifications for a three‑part 2026 street and pathway program — crack‑seal/restriping, miscellaneous pavement patches and pathway work including Riverwood Hills and an optional Oronoco Park segment — with advertisement and bid award targeted for May.
The Oronoco City Council on March 17 directed staff to prepare plans and specifications for the city’s 2026 street‑maintenance and pathway improvements program and to advertise the work for competitive bids, with awards expected in May. The package combines three main components: a city‑budgeted seal coat and restriping program (about $224,000), a $50,000 allotment for miscellaneous pavement patches, and pathway work that includes Riverwood Hills and an optional Oronoco Park segment.
City staff told the council the seal coat and restriping work will cover higher‑volume roadways — including portions of Fifth Street North and Vintage Road — and that the project will require public advertising because portions exceed formal bidding thresholds. Staff also outlined options for smaller pathway projects that can be bid without full advertising and said adding Oronoco Park’s path would increase engineering work modestly and could be funded from CIP if bids are favorable.
On estimated costs, staff said an 8‑foot gravel path of 355 feet would cost roughly $9,178 for rock and about $11,473 with a 10% contingency and 15% engineering; a paved pathway option was estimated at about $23,306. Engineering fees for the seal coat portion were quoted at $16,366; pathway and street repair engineering at $14,980; adding the Oronoco Park piece would add roughly $3,500 in engineering time. Staff noted the Lions Club has expressed interest in contributing to Oronoco Park but the amount is not yet specified.
Councilors discussed alternative surfacing and longer‑term fixes for heavily trafficked segments such as Riverwood Drive, including mill‑and‑overlay versus full reclamation. Staff said seal coating is less expensive but may be only a temporary aesthetic fix on delaminating pavement and that a mill and overlay would likely be more durable if delamination persists.
Because some pathway elements are below formal advertising thresholds, staff proposed preparing plans and returning to council in April to authorize public advertisement (for the seal coat package) and to return in May for bid award, aiming for midsummer construction. The council voted to have staff proceed with specifications and the procurement process using budgeted CIP funds.
What’s next: staff will prepare final plans and cost estimates, advertise the seal‑coat package as required, solicit bids for the full work plan, and return in May with bid results and recommended awards. Council members requested that staff explore grant opportunities to use CIP amounts as match and to report back on any Lions Club pledges for Oronoco Park.
