The Champaign City Council will vote on a resolution to accept a street maintenance contract bid from G.M. Sipes Construction Company at its meeting Tuesday.

The project’s cost was estimated to be more than $1.9 million, but the lowest bid for the project was more than $1.6 million. Street maintenance in 2012 with Duce Construction Company had cost the city more than $1.3 million.

The construction take place on older streets, according to the computer-based Pavement Management System. The system provides street surveys and a pavement condition index (PCI) for each street. A PCI of 0 represents pavement in bad condition, while a PCI of 100 represents good condition. The expected PCI for pavement in good condition is between 55 to 70. “The new concrete pavement and patches should provide good service for 20 years,” states the City of Champaign’s report to City Council. “I wholeheartedly support the project,” said Council Member Will Kyles, District 1. “A lot of these will be in District 1 too, especially on fourth street — that one needs replacement.” 

The project will begin in May and is scheduled to be completed by Nov. 1.

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