Tumwater City Council authorized Mayor Debbie Sullivan to sign two contracts amounting to around $3.4 million to construct various pedestrian improvements on two stretches of road.
The contracts were approved as part of the council’s consent agenda on Tuesday, July 16.
The first contract is for Puyallup-based Miles Resources LLC to construct pedestrian and bicycle improvements on Israel Road, specifically from Linderson Way towards Capitol Boulevard.
The firm’s contract is for nearly $2 million ($1,963,723). Four other firms bid for the project, with Miles Resources’ bid being the lowest. The highest bid was $3 million. The city engineer’s estimate for the project was $1.8 million.
According to documents prepared for the meeting, the project will involve replacing asphalt on the pavement, expanding bike lanes, reconstructing sidewalk ramps and driveways, and building a pedestrian crossing and central refuge island on New Market Street near Tumwater Timberland Library.
The second contract is for Northwest Cascade Inc., also from Puyallup, for constructing sidewalk improvements on Linwood Avenue, from Susitna Lane to 2nd Avenue.
The contract costs nearly $1.5 million ($1,451,572), slightly below the city engineer’s estimate of $1,497,819. Northwest Cascade was the lowest bidder among five firms that applied for the contract.
The project aims to provide a walkable path to Michael T. Simmons Elementary from surrounding neighborhoods. Curb extensions will also be placed in certain locations to provide parking space. The project also includes upgrades to the existing sidewalk ramps and driveways, pavement repairs, and road markings.
Outside these two projects, the city council approved a contractor for the city’s annual road striping project. Specialized Pavement Marking LLC received the contract for $136,933.
The firm was selected from the small works roster of the Municipal Research and Services Center.
Assistant Transportation and Engineering Director Mary Heather Ames said the project will be city-wide and involve repainting 105 miles of four-inch lines and 33 miles of eight-inch lines. She added that it would begin early next month and take eight working days.
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MyronM
If Tumwater REALLY wants to improve pedestrian safety, they need to put speed bumps on Linwood and increase Police presence. We Constantly have people exceeding the speed limit.
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