HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson City Council will approve the 2024 Residential Street Maintenance project bid at their meeting on Tuesday.
The area of the project is the portion of the city east of K-61 highway for 2024.
The City contracts for both Crack Seal and Chip Seal as part of the yearly maintenance.
Crack Seal: The first and most economical line of defense for pavement preservation is sealing the cracks to help prevent water from getting into the street. Crack sealing involves cleaning out and placing a hot applied asphalt-based sealer in the cracks.
Chip Seal: This involves spraying a thin film of heated asphalt emulsion on the road surface, followed by the placement of small aggregate (chips). The chips are then compacted into the asphalt layer and excess chips are swept from the surface over the next few days.
The total approved 2024 CIP budget for the 24-02 Residential Street Maintenance was $1,390,000.00. The crack seal portion of the project at $290,000.00 and the Residential Street Resurface budget at $1,100,000. The difference of $89,940.00 is expected to be paid by existing funds in the Residential Street Resurface Reserve.
Staff recommends that the council approve the low bid of Circle C Paving and Construction in the amount of $1,479,940.00.
The Hutchinson City Council meets at 9 a.m. Tuesday at City Hall.
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