TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Kurt Muth, P.E., Engineering Coordinator
DATE: April 10, 2023
SUBJECT:title
Request to proceed with corrective actions to address drainage related issues within the Right-of-Way utilizing stormwater funds with the approval of the Infrastructure and Technology Committee while following the appropriate procurement procedures.
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PURPOSE:
Localized drainage issues within the right-of-way are frequently presented to the public works department by residents and businesses in the spring of each year.
BACKGROUND:
Spring rain events often result in drainage concerns presented by the residents of the City of Aurora. Attached are four exhibits showing known locations of minor drainage issues proposing to be addressed with the stormwater fund authorized for use by the Infrastructure and Technology Committee. Engineering staff is in the process of investigating several other similarly sized drainage issues that may need to be addressed with these funds as well with the remaining funds.
DISCUSSION:
It is anticipated that all four of these locations and potentially more currently being investigated will individually cost less than $25,000 and will therefore be addressed via the informal bid process. Due to their size and spread out locations, it is not anticipated that there would be a significant cost savings by packaging them together in a formal bid package. By utilizing the informal bid process, we are also able to utilize smaller local contractors who do not have the bonding capacity to bid on our larger infrastructure projects. If a drainage issue is identified later in 2023 that would cost over $25,000, then the formal bid process would be utilized and the project would be presented to this committee for approval. Account 280-1852-512-81-01 (B010) has a 2023 budgeted amount of $200,000 to address these types of drainage concerns.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
Minor and short construction projects would commence at each of the proposed...
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