Johns Creek staff recommend Allied Paving for 2025 resurfacing; council prioritizes main corridors over neighborhoods

Public Works Director O'Connor presented staff recommendations to award the 2025 main-road and neighborhood resurfacing contracts to Allied Paving Contractors after field validation of pavement conditions and a recalibration of the city's Pavement Quality Index (PQI) target from 70 to 65.

"This supported the proposed recalibration of the PQI target to 65 allowing for more cost effective maintenance strategies such as targeting patching while preserving roadway safety and performance," Director O'Connor said. Staff noted that lowering the PQI target reduced the paving list and proposed concentrating work on sections of McGinnis Ferry Road and two lower-rated sections of Old Alabama Road. If sections 1 and 4 of Old Alabama are removed from the contract the total contract amount would fall by approximately $566,500.

Council members voiced support for proceeding with the priority main corridors (McGinnis Ferry and key Old Alabama segments) while pausing some neighborhood and OC Park parking-lot items to allow staff time to return with additional cost/benefit detail and alternative treatment metrics for low-volume residential streets. Director O'Connor explained neighborhood patching can be inefficient for very small neighborhoods because mobilization costs make partial repairs nearly as expensive as full resurfacing, and that unit pricing would be honored if scope is reduced under the contract.

Staff recommended moving forward on the agreed priority segments at the council meeting that follows the work session and returning neighborhood options and added metrics for policy review.