This project is for the second phase of the pathway between Dalbey Park’s path at the Edwards/Highway 59 intersection to the sidewalk into the Gillette Technical Center near the 4-J/Enzi/West 4-J intersection, mostly along Donkey Creek. The project will consist of a 4850 feet of 10’ wide concrete sidewalk including benches, trash containers and animal waste bag dispensers. Weather dependent, the project should be complete by the end of September. The WYDOT Tap grant is providing for 80% of the funds for this work. There were a total of 5 bidders with the bid results summarized below.

Bid Result summary:

1. Wyoming Earthmoving Corp. of Rozet, WY - $394,223.47

2. Powder River Construction of Gillette, WY -      $430,403.80

3. Mountain Peak Builders of Gillette, WY -           $509,376.84

4. Hladky Construction of Gillette, WY -                 $512,769.15

5. S&S Builders of Gillette, WY -                            $564,456.00

Engineers Estimate -                                              $659,993.50

Due to the low bids received, staff has also gained approval from WYDOT staff to utilize the remaining TAP Grant funds for an additional pathway project to be bid. City staff is preparing plans to bid out another section of pathway in the area to provide access to the Westwood High School Cul-d-sac and around the Donkey Creek Festival grounds. The new section of pathway was anticipated to be constructed with a Phase 3 pathway project, but staff recommends accelerating this project due to having remaining TAP Grant funds. This additional project will also have a cost split of 80% federal funds and 20% city funds. The City must pay all the costs during the project and WYDOT will reimburse the city for the federal share.

This Project is fully funded by the 1% Optional Sales Tax (20%) and the WYDOT TAP Grant (80%).  The total cost for construction is $394,223.47 for this pathway project. 

I move for Approval of a Bid Award for the Dalbey Park to Gillette College Pathway – Phase 2 Project to Wyoming Earthwork Corporation, in the Amount of $394,223.47 (WYDOT TAP Grant and 1% Project).