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ESCANABA -- The paving of Stephenson Avenue will take a few steps forward at Thursday's Escanaba City Council meeting. Awarding bids for work on Stephenson Avenue are on the agenda.
Paving Stephenson Avenue became a sore spot with residents there after waiting months for the roadway to be paved after it was torn up to replace water lines. City officials said a breakdown with the company which was supposed to perform the work was the cause for the delay
Awarding a bid for Stephenson Avenue material testing services to Coleman Engineering Company, Escanaba, for an estimated cost of $5,700 is one of the items. The scope of the testing will include earthwork and bituminous aggregate base, field and laboratory of hot mix asphalt, and HMA mixture testing.
Two bids were also received for the paving of Stephenson Avenue project. City administration is seeking council approval to award Payne and Dolan, of Escanaba, the bid in the amount of $695,065.
Also on the agenda, Recreation Director Kim Peterson is seeking a grant from the MI Community Center for upgrades to the Catherine Bonifas Civic Center, to include construction of eight outdoor pickleball courts.
Public Works received bids for a new 2023 street sweeper. City administration is recommending approval for a 2023 Freightliner Chassis Bucher 65VT Street Sweeper from MTech, of Cleveland, Ohio in the amount of $325,000. This is a budgeted item.
City administration is also seeking council approval to enter into a contract with InfiniClean cleaning services for cleaning the Escanaba Public Safety Department.
The Escanaba City Council will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. in council chmabers at city hall.