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CONSIDERATION OF AWARDING BID 1718-34; CONTRACT K-1718-88 BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND RDNJ, L.L.C., D/B/A A-TECH PAVING IN THE AMOUNT OF $376,872; PERFORMANCE BOND B-1718-51; STATUTORY BOND B-1718-52, MAINTENANCE BOND MB-1718-37; AND RESOLUTION R-1718-62 GRANTING TAX EXEMPT STATUS FOR THE LAHOMA AVENUE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FROM NEBRASKA STREET TO HUGHBERT STREET.
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BACKGROUND: In the Norman General Obligation Bond Election of 2016, voters approved a 5-year, 4-phase program to address maintenance needs on neighborhood streets, i.e. the Street Maintenance Bond Program. The four categories include (1) Urban Asphalt Street Rehabilitation, (2) Urban Concrete Street Rehabilitation, (3) Urban Road Reconstruction and (4) Rural Road Rehabilitation. Prior to the election, the City provided a list of all streets included in the program based upon the pavement condition data from the City's current Pavement Management System. The following is the list of Urban Road Reconstruction projects included in the 2016 GOB Election:
* 2017 - Lahoma Street - Gray Street to Nebraska Street
* 2018 - Lahoma Street - Nebraska Street to Hughbert Street
* 2019 - Walnut Road - South 2700 Block to Imhoff Road
* 2020 - McCall Drive - Chautauqua Avenue to Pickard Avenue
* 2021 - Pickard Street - Kansas Street to Acres Street
Lahoma Street from Nebraska Street to Hughbert Street is located in the central part of Norman. The area around the project is established residential housing. The current roadway is constructed of asphalt pavement with no curb and gutter. The roadway was originally constructed in the early 1940's when housing for the base was established. The stormwater drains through ditches on either side of the roadway. The City's goal is to provide residents with a new driving surface with curb and gutter and improved drainage systems. Specific improvements for this project include:
* 1,370 feet of new two-lane roadway
* 2,700 curb and gutter...
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