Supported Strategic Priorities
- Asset Management
- Financial Sustainability
- Operational Excellence
The City annually inspects and rates the overall condition index (OCI) of our bituminous paved streets and trails. The City is broken down into three areas, meaning each area of the city is inspected and rated every third year (see attached map). Area three is the planned area for 2021.
This year staff is also proposing to add parking lots to the list of inspections and ratings. These have not been done in the past and therefore we don't have any specific engineering data (condition data) on our parking lots. As we move toward improved Asset Management and Financial Planning as Strategic Priorities, it's important that we include these areas into the scope.
Our five-year Capital Improvement Pavement Management Plan is reviewed annually based on the results of these pavement inspections and reporting. We then can plan to support our accepted level of service for our streets, trails and parking lots which falls under the Operational Excellence Strategic Priority.
WSB provided a proposal (see attached). Their proposed fee is $23,319. To account for minor changes in scope, it's prudent to add approximately 10% and contract for a not-to-exceed amount of $26,000. In comparison, last year their fee was $27,888, so we're getting a good bargain this year.
Funding for this service comes from our Pavement Maintenance Fund.