27 - Trail de Paris Extension - 8th SE west to 4th SWItem No. 27
memorandum
TO: Mayor & City Council
FROM: John Godwin, City Manager
SUBJECT: TRAIL DE PARIS EXTENSION
DATE: December 7, 2015
BACKGROUND: The city was awarded a Texas Parks & Wildlife Department matching grant
to extend the Trail de Paris from its current terminus at 8th SE west to 4th SW. We have had
numerous delays in acquiring easements and rights -of -way, and the route has also gotten
somewhat twisting and lengthier. As a result, the project has gotten a few months behind and
our costs have risen. Even so, we have a schedule to complete the improvements by the end of
June.
STATUS OF ISSUE: On December 3 we opened the single qualified bid that we received. We
always hate to get only one bid, but in this case, the bid came from a highly qualified local
vendor, Richard Drake Construction. Drake has done other wok for the city, including trail
reconstruction, and fully understands our time constraints related to the TPWD grant. More
importantly, the bid price, though higher than the original budget from 2013, was right at our
estimated cost as of bid letting. In order to make the project more affordable, we have done
some value engineering, reducing the depth of the asphalt from 2" to 1.5 ", and slightly narrowing
the concrete portion of the trail from 12' wide to 10' wide.
BUDGET: Grant and budgeted funds are available.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve contract award to Richard Drake Construction in the amount
of $235,797.92.