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Council to award Wellesley resurfacing to low bidder; $299,000 OPWC grant expected
Summary
Engineering reported two bids for the Wellesley Avenue hot‑mix resurfacing project; the low bid of $527,000 from NLS Paving is recommended. The project is expected to be partially funded by a $299,000 Ohio Public Works Commission grant and the remainder from the city's 0.7% income tax.
Engineering Director Mike Dolak told the council the city received two bids for the 2026 hot‑mix resurfacing program covering Wellesley Avenue and adjacent segments. "Our engineers estimate for the project was $604,000, we received two bids, one from Shelley and sands at $730,000 and the other one from NLS paving at $527,000 so NLS... we're going to go with the lower bid at $527,000," Dolak said.
Dolak said the project includes sections from University Boulevard to Belleview and that about $299,000 is expected from an Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) grant; the remainder would be paid from the city's 0.7% income tax. He told council the grant cannot be signed until early July and work likely would not start until mid‑late July or early August. Council members asked whether the contract includes an asphalt or fuel‑price escalation clause; Dolak said it does not.
The contract recommendation, if approved, will obligate the city to the low bid amount while the OPWC grant is finalized. Councilors pressed staff on coordinating sidewalk work in the corridor; Dolak said sidewalk programming is a separate multi‑year process and that some related sidewalk work may not occur until 2029 under federal programming steps.
Provenance: Engineering bid and funding details were presented in council remarks by Mike Dolak during the administrative reports portion of the meeting.
