The City Council approved 350,000.00 in the FY 24 CIP for the City Wide Upgrade Project, Iowa Riverfront Trail from Big Lake Park to  N25th Street.  The Iowa Riverfront Trail extends from Big Lake Park to and along the Missouri River and is a vital north south connector for recreation users and as an alternative form of transportation

The trail is in poor to fair condition and has many areas for cracking and depressions.  The project scope includes repairing and sealing major lateral cracks, completing minor repairs to depressions, and placing a two inch overlay over the entire surface from Big Lake Park to N 2th Street. The current cost opinion has the probable construction cost at $333,000.00 and contract administration at 25,000.00 for a total of 358,000.00, which exceeds the project budget by $8,000.00.  The probable reason for the increase cost of construction is how the cost of asphalt has increased over the last year by upwards 30% for oil and rock aggregates.   Given this the allocation for contract administration does exceed the budget.

 Staff will work with the engineer to reduce the scope of the contract administration in order to not exceed the $350,000.00 project budget.  The work is anticipated to be completed during the summer/ fall of 2023.