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Youngstown company submits lowest bid for Lincoln Avenue project at YSU
YOUNGSTOWN
A Youngstown company submitted the apparent lowest proposal for a major improvement project on Lincoln Avenue that runs through the Youngstown State University campus.
Parella-Pannunzio Inc. proposed doing the project for $1,387,536.67. That was the lowest amount among six proposals opened Friday by city officials for the work.
The next-lowest apparent bidder was Thomas Pallotta & Sons of Youngstown for $1,425,655.29.
After a review of the proposals, the city’s board of control will approve a contract as early as next week, said Kedar Bhide, construction engineer with the city’s public-works department.
The city’s estimate was $1,661,000.
“We’re definitely pleased with the amount proposed,” Bhide said. “It’s a good price.”
The city’s estimate wasn’t a secret, but three of the proposals opened Friday exceeded it including one from S.E.T. Inc of Lowellville for $2,064,037.99.
The city charter doesn’t permit the city to accept a proposal for a project that exceeds the estimate.
The project on Lincoln Avenue between Wick Avenue and Hazel Street includes paving, sewer improvements, marked crosswalks, new sidewalk curbs, small pedestrian islands at intersections, installing about 20 parking meters that allow motorists to pay with debit and credit cards, and removing parking spaces on the north side of the street, Bhide said.
The smart meters, which also will accept coins, will be the first ones on a public street in the city.
The city has $1.2 million in federal funding for the project, and will use wastewater money to make up the difference with those funds used for the sewer improvements, Bhide said.
The project will start around the beginning of next month and take up to 120 days to finish, meaning it would be done no later than early October, he said.
The street will be closed while the project is ongoing, which could cause problems for YSU students when the fall semester starts Aug. 24.