The Ponca City Commission has approved a contract and authorized the Mayor to execute contract documents with K & R Builders, Inc. for the rehabilitation project on Union Street Bridge over Highland Avenue in the amount of $917,270.46.
This project was recommended by the City’s bridge inspection consultant in 2019, after the uppermost layer of the bridge deck crumbled during a planned mill and overlay project.
At that time, the consultant recommended deck replacement within the next several years.
The City contracted with MKEC Engineering Inc. in December of 2020 to prepare plans and specifications for the deck replacement project. Those plans were completed in May of 2021.
Construction of the project was approved in the Fiscal Year 2021-22 budget, and is now scheduled to begin in May of 2022 after school is dismissed for the year. MKEC will perform construction oversight and inspection during the project.
Items of work include: removal and replacement of the bridge deck; adding shear connectors to the bridge beams to increase the load rating of the bridge; construction of new bridge rails; replacement of deteriorated bearings and diaphragm beams; cleaning and painting bridge beams and diaphragms; concrete repairs to abutments, piers, and slope walls; and construction of new approach slabs and sidewalk approaches.
Invitations to bid were sent to 12 contractors. Bid advertisement began on February 10, 2022 and bids were opened on March 10, 2022, with the bid committee and MKEC recommending award of this project to the lowest, most responsible bidder, K & R Builders of Oklahoma City, in the bid amount of $917,270.46.
The contract time for this project is 90 calendar days, and will be funded by the Street Improvement Sales Tax.
