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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance Book 18, Page 68, No Resolution Number68 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR RESURFACING VARIOUS STREETS IN THE CITY OF PADUCAH, INCLUDING THE RAISING AND RESETTING OF MANHOLES BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY: SECTION 1. That the City Manager be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to advertise for bids for surfacing and resurfacing of various streets in the City of Paducah, Kentucky. Said surfacing to be of various widths with limits as determined by the Engineer, and said work to be done under the following terms, conditions and stipulations: In areas designated by the engineer, the existing surface shallbe graded, scarified or planed to remove the existing asphalt which does not conform to the predominant typical section of the street. Areas where base is bared by this operation shall be filled with compacted asphalt to the level of the adjacent surface if the fill depth does not exceed 3". Areas requiring more than a 3" depth will be filled with compacted dense graded limestone aggregate. The original base shall be leveled and compacted before filling with new material. Payment for the above will be on a per square yard basis for "Surface Preparation" except where dense graded limestone aggregate is required. DGA will be paid for by the ton. The existing pavement is to be cleaned with a mechanical sweeper followed by hand brooming to thoroughly clean any depression in the street. Existing surface depressions shall be wedged and leveled where necessary with a Class I, Type A, bituminous leveling course so as to produce a uniform typical section before application of the surface course. Where surfacing is to be placed on an aggregate base, the aggregate is to be graded, rolled and primed with Primer L as directed by the Engineer. The aggregate base, as prepared, shall be approved by the Engineer before the prime coat is applied. The asphalt surface shall be approximately lk inches of Class I, Type A bituminous concrete, except where excessive wedging and leveling is required final surface course may be reduced to a minimum of 1 inch such that total asphalt quantity will be equivalent to a In inch application. Said work is to include surface preparation, bituminous tack coat (ss -1h) or prime coat (Primer L) as conditions warrant, and the raising and resetting to grade 69 of manholes located in the areas to be resurfaced, (prefabricated manhole adjustment rings may be used in locations approved by the Engineer). The coarse aggregate in the bituminous concrete mix shall consist of limestone aggregate. All materials and construction procedure shall comply with Kentucky Department of Highways' specifications for bituminous concrete surface (Class I). Adequate signs, barricades and flagmen will be provided by the contractor to provide for the safety of and minimize the inconvenience to any affected traffic. Barricades for closing streets at night and for marking hazardous areas will be lighted. Barricades will not be black but will have appropriate explanatory messages (Example: "Street Closed", "Fresh Asphalt," etc.) Flagmen will be used to direct traffic to traffic appropriate detours and to keep/off the fresh asphalt as long as directed by the engineer. The contractor will be responsible for notifying owners of parked vehicles in advance of the paving operation and assuring removal of such vehicles. He will also be responsible for notifying persons who may wish to move vehicles from driveways before the paving operation begins. The lists of projects for each group will not be binding upon the City. The right is reserved to delete projects or to add projects at the same unit prices as bid for the original group. Bids may be accepted for any group separately, any combination of groups or for the total. Items to be bid will be: "Surface Preparation" in square yards; "Dense Graded Limestone Aggregate" in tons; "Bituminous Concrete Mixture (Class I, Type A) in tons; "Bituminous Material for Tack" in gallons; and "Manholes to be Raised", each. The successful bidder will have two months to complete all the resurfacing after he is given the notice to proceed. All work will be performed under the direction of the city of Paducah Engineering Department. such work shall be paid for upon certification of the completion thereof and when approved and accepted by the City Engineer. Each bidder shall include all applicable taxes for all material, equipment or supplies to be incorporated in the work, and the successful bidder will be required to furnish all appropriate taxing authorities any necessary information or reports pertaining thereto as may be required. 70 Each bidder shall submit a bid bond in an amount equal tc The successful bidder shall execute a performance be of the estimated cost of the work to insure the proper pe completion of said work, and in addition thereto will be keep in full force and effect liability insurance protect from any claim from persons or property of persons in the amounts: $100.00 for personal injury or death to any one $300,000 for personal injury or death to more than one pE from the same accident, and $20,000 for property damage accident. State and Federal wage and Hour laws shall apply to performed pursuant to any contract or contracts executed as the total work to be done shall exceed $75,000.00 and Sharing Funds shall be used for payment. The successful must comply with all applicable Federal, State and local Bidders may submit bids for all resurfacing work to contract in the City of Paducah in 1973, or a bidder may surface any area of the proposed resurfacing work as des: City Engineer, provided the proposal covers at least one - of all work estimated and tentatively scheduled by the ei completion in 1973. The specifications and designation of streets may b4 the office of the City Engineer. The City reserves the right to reject any and all b: waive any informalities in the bidding. The City further right to accept one bid for all work or separate bids for various portions or areas of resurfacing to be performed. SECTION 2. The City Manager shall advertise for bids by a notice posted at the City Hall door and by inserti.<g notice of the request for bids in the Paducah Sun -Democrat to be published as required by law. All bids shall be sealed and no bid shall be received after the hour fixed in the notice for the opening of same. All bids received by the City Manager up to the time fixed for the opening of bids shall be filed with the Board of Commissioners who may let a contract to the lowest and best bidder or bidders, and the Board of Commissioners shall reserve the right to reject any and all bids and the City shall not become legally obligated to have such services performed until the adoption 71 of an ordinance authorizing the execution of a contract for same. SECTION 3. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption.: ,,/Mayor Prbtem Rev. W. G. Harvey, Commissioner ,'./John Hornsby, Commissioner Passed by the Board of Commissioners February 13, 1973 Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, February 13, 1973.