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Resolution to Approve a Construction Contract with C.A. Hull Co., Inc. for the East Medical Center Drive Bridge Rehabilitation and Widening Project ($10,173,757.03)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and approval, please find a resolution to approve a construction contract between the City of Ann Arbor and C.A. Hull Co., Inc. in the amount of $10,173,757.03 for the East Medical Center Drive Bridge Rehabilitation and Widening Project (RFP 23-59). This project is being conducted in partnership with the University of Michigan (UM).
Project Background
The East Medical Center Drive Bridge over the Amtrak Michigan line is the primary access to the University of Michigan Medical Center. The bridge was constructed in 1982 and is now being inspected every twelve months due to its deteriorating condition. It was the City's intent to rehabilitate the bridge in order to return it to a State of Good Repair and prolong its life span. The University of Michigan was also interested in partnership for this project and to widen the bridge in order to improve traffic flow into and out of the Medical Center. The University of Michigan committed to the design cost sharing arrangement on September 8, 2021.
On October 18, 2021, City Council approved the Professional Services Agreement with DLZ Michigan (RFP No. 21-20) for engineering design services for the East Medical Center Drive Bridge Rehabilitation and Widening Project. The Engineering Unit supervised the creation of the plans and contract documents and bid the project through the City's Procurement Unit in October 2022. A Resolution to approve selected contractor was brought to City Council in early January 2023, but was postponed by Council over concerns of how the widened space on the bridge would be used.
On February 21, 2023, City Council approved R-23-059 as a substitute to the Resolution awarding the construction contract. R-23-059 directs City of Ann Arbor staff to begin a collaborative process with UM that sup...
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