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Council approves $1.12 million contract to build sidewalk improvements near Schultz Elementary
Summary
The Marysville City Council authorized a $1,018,228 contract with P & A Civil plus a $101,823 management reserve (total $1,120,051) to construct Safe Routes to School sidewalk, curb and stormwater work along 51st Avenue NE near Schultz Elementary; staff said grants will cover about $648,000 of the cost and a bid protest was filed and addressed before award.
The Marysville City Council on July 6 authorized the mayor to sign a construction contract with P & A Civil LLC to build sidewalk, curb, gutter and stormwater improvements along 51st Avenue Northeast at Schultz Elementary School.
Project staff told the council the contract award to the apparent low bidder is $1,018,228 and the city proposes a 10% management reserve of $101,823, bringing the total allocation to $1,120,051. The presenter said seven bids were opened June 17 and the engineer’s estimate was about $1.4 million. According to staff, WSDOT Safe Routes and an Ecology stormwater grant together will contribute about $647,948, leaving approximately $472,103 of the construction cost to the city.
The presenter described the scope as one-side improvements on 51st Avenue NE between roughly 130th and 132nd: a full concrete sidewalk, curb and gutter, bike lane accommodation, catch basins for stormwater and ADA features where absent. He said the contract is a 50-working-day contract with a notice-to-proceed expected around July 20 and anticipated completion at the end of September if schedules hold.
Staff also described a bid protest filed by the second-low bidder. Procurement staff said they responded to each issue raised, reaffirmed the award to the apparent low bidder and explained the formal appeals process—allowing bidders to present any new information for reconsideration—was available to ensure transparency. Staff noted several clerical corrections on the bid tabulation (extensions, handwritten totals) were marked and addressed; they characterized those as ministerial adjustments that did not alter the substantive outcome.
Councilmember Richards moved to authorize the mayor to execute the contract and Councilmember Candelius seconded. Councilmember James noted a formatting discrepancy between numbers shown on the screen and the agenda packet; staff confirmed the correct total of $1,120,051. The motion passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
The council did not record individual roll-call tallies in the minutes; the award was approved by voice vote. Staff said they expected to issue a notice to proceed later in July and begin construction thereafter.
