Roseburg commission unanimously recommends council award Bradford Avenue ADA ramp contract

A public works commission meeting on an ADA ramp replacement project ended with a unanimous recommendation to City Council to award the Bradford Avenue contract for $208,672.

A public works staff member presented the project, saying it covers 15 curb ramps in Schedule A and 4 in Schedule B on West Bradford Avenue and West Brockley Street near Fullerton Elementary and that bids were opened April 2. "Therefore, staff recommends awarding the project to the lowest responsible bidder, Freedom Builders, for 208672," the staff member told the commission. Staff said funds for the project are programmed in the sidewalk fund for the 2023–24 fiscal year and estimated the total with contingency at $219,005. If council approves the award, notice to proceed would be issued in June and the contractor would have 80 calendar days to complete Schedules A and B.

Commission member questions clarified that Schedule B includes lower-priority ramps generally one to two blocks from the school, and that Bradford work will be on both sides of Bradford where existing sidewalks exist. The staff member said the city has completed about 270 of roughly 1,554 ramps identified in the ADA transition plan and is averaging about 40–50 ramps a year, consistent with a 30-year replacement target.

During cost discussion, the staff member said per-ramp costs vary by location and traffic-control needs; many residential ramps are running about $10,000, while ramps on busier roads can reach about $15,000.

A commission member moved that the City Council be recommended to award the Bradford Avenue ADA Ramp Replacement Project to the "most responsible bidder" named in the motion (the motion as spoken named "Green Builders") for $208,672; the motion was seconded and the commission voted unanimously to recommend award. The chair noted the vote was unanimous. The commission will forward the recommendation to City Council for its April 22 meeting.

Note on transcript inconsistencies: the staff report refers to the lowest bidder as "Freedom Builder," while the motion names "Green Builders," and one numeric line in the staff report appears garbled; the motion amount recorded in the transcript is $208,672 and is the amount the commission recommended. The article reports figures and names as they appear in the meeting record rather than reconciling those inconsistencies.