HomeMy WebLinkAbout031813 RES - 07/16/2019 Resolution amending the City Council Policies to add Policy 28-Award
Guidelines for Arterial and Collector Streets with Concrete or Asphalt
Pavement specifying concrete pavement will be recommended if
construction cost is within $125,000 per lane mile of the asphalt
pavement alternative
WHEREAS, prior to November 2008, the City would typically design and construct arterial
roadways with Hot Mix Asphalt Concrete (HMAC) as it was assumed to be the more affordable
pavement alternative;
WHEREAS, with the November 2008 Bond Election, the City began to bid certain arterial streets
with both HMAC and Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) pavement designs resulting in mixed
construction awards for either HMAC or PCC pavement;
WHEREAS, in 2013, the City upgraded pavement design standards to a 30-year design life using
the Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Guide for Design of
Pavement Structures. The change in design criteria, combined with market forces, created an
environment where PCC became much more competitive with HMAC;
WHEREAS, in early 2017, at council request, Engineering Services' staff performed life cycle cost
analysis (LCCA) comparing a proposed PCC maintenance plan with the City's existing HMAC
maintenance plan. The results of that LCCA validated the belief that PCC offered reduced
maintenance costs over HMAC;
WHEREAS, Freese and Nichols, Inc. (FNI) was tasked with re-evaluating the LCCA between
HMAC and PCC pavements and providing a letter report with recommendations resulting in three
cost range options for bid award recommendations. Engineering staff believes FNI's analysis
warrants raising the $100,000 per lane mile used in the current staff bid award recommendation
policy.
WHEREAS, during the September 11, 2018 City Council meeting, Council requested a review of
the policy regarding bidding street reconstruction projects in both Hot Mix Asphalt Concrete
(HMAC) pavement and Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) pavement, staff is recommending the
PCC alternate if the PCC bid is within $125,000 per lane mile of the HMAC alternative.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The City Council Policy is amended to add City Council Policy 28 to read as follows:
28.—Award Guidelines for Arterial and Collector Streets with Concrete Pavement or Asphalt
Pavement
If the construction cost for concrete pavement is within $125,000 per lane mile
($17.75/square yard), which should represent the future anticipated maintenance cost, of the
asphalt pavement alternative, the concrete pavement alternative will be used by City Council when
deciding to award a contract for arterial and collector roadways.
This policy will be updated annually.
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AT ST: THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Rebecca Huerta Jo- omb
City Secretary M.
Corpus Christi, Texas
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The above resolution was passed by the following vote:
Joe McComb /2
Roland Barrera
Rudy Garza Jr.
Paulette Guajardo
Gil Hernandez
Michael Hunter
Ben Molina
Everett Roy
Greg Smith
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