HomeMy WebLinkAboutA032 - April 28, 2026, Regular Meeting of the Ames City CouncilITEM #:36
DATE:04-28-26
DEPT:PW
SUBJECT:2023/24 PAVEMENT RESTORATION - SLURRY SEAL PROGRAM
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
BACKGROUND:
The Slurry Seal Program is an annual program applying a variety of preventative and
proactive maintenance techniques to preserve and enhance street pavements. The
techniques in this program are typically more specialized or larger in scope than can be
performed by City maintenance staff. The Slurry Seal Program leveled joints and provided a
new thin wearing surface for traffic, predominantly on residential streets, limiting the typical
disruption to residents to no more than one day. A list of the project locations is attached.
On February 27, 2024, City Council awarded this project to Fort Dodge Asphalt Company, of
Fort Dodge Iowa, in the amount of $186,693. One Change Order was administratively
approved by staff, a deduction in the amount of $7,545.38. Project work was completed in
the amount of $179,147.62.
There is $250,000 of Road Use Tax funding allocated to this program in the FY 2023/24
Capital Improvement Plan. Remaining funding will be used for other pavement
restoration priorities.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Accept the 2023/24 Pavement Restoration - Slurry Seal Program as completed by Fort
Dodge Asphalt Company of Fort Dodge, IA in the amount of $179,147.62.
2. Direct staff to make modifications to the project.
CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Slurry seal work has been completed within the approved project budget, extending the
lifespan of streets and providing a better traveling experience for users of the corridors and
those living in the neighborhoods. Therefore, it is the recommendation of the City Manager
that the City Council adopt Alternative No. 1, as described above.
ATTACHMENT(S):
2023-24 Pavement Restoration - Slurry Seal Locations CAF.pdf
Certification Letter 2023-24 Pavement Restoration-Slurry Seal Program.pdf
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Street Name and Location (Full Width Slurry)
Carroll Avenue 13th to 16th Street
Carroll Avenue 16th Street to Duff Avenue
Village Drive Tripp Street to Tripp Street
Wheeler Street Hoover Avenue to Roy Key Avenue
Garner Avenue Wheeler Street to Jefferson Street
Garner Circle
Jefferson Street Hoover Avenue to Garner Avenue
Jefferson Circle
Nixon Avenue Wheeler Street to Jefferson Street
Nixon Circle
TOTAL
Street Name and Location (Joint Leveling Slurry)
Various Locations throughout
Ames
TOTAL
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Public Works Department 515.239.5160 main 515 Clark Ave. P.O. Box 811
515.239.5404 fax Ames, IA 50010
www.CityofAmes.org
April 21, 2026
Honorable Mayor and Council Members
City of Ames
Ames, Iowa 50010
Dear Mayor and Council Members:
I hereby certify the 2023/24 Pavement Restoration-Slurry Seal Program project
was completed in an acceptable manner by Fort Dodge Asphalt Company, of Fort
Dodge, Iowa, in the amount of $179,147.62 and was inspected by the Public Works
Department of the City of Ames, Iowa.
Sincerely,
Justin A. Clausen, PE, CPWP-M
Public Works Director
JAC/lbc
cc: City Clerk, Finance, Contractor, Administrative Services, Project File
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