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CKe <br />a{.iL GG'CG dannada <br />515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117-1600 <br />(651) 766 -4029 / FAY: (651) 766 -4048 <br />www.eLlittle-eanada.mn.us <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Fahey & Members of the City Council <br />FROM: Greg Schroeder, Public Works Director <br />DATE: April 26, 2004 <br />RE: 2004 Crack Filling <br />MAYOR <br />Michael 1. Fahey <br />COUNCIL <br />Jim LaValle <br />Matt Anderson <br />Rick Montour <br />Bill Blesener <br />ADMINISTRATOR <br />Joel R. Hanson <br />Background: <br />In an effort to obtain the most work possible for the funds we have, we are combining our bid <br />process with the City of Vadnais Heights. We hope to get better prices due to the increased <br />quantities by combining both cities together. <br />Crack filling is the cheapest, and most proactive means to help extend the life of a street surface. <br />By routing out an existing crack and filling it with sealant you prevent water from getting under the <br />paved surface where it can severely damage and shorten its' life. Seal coating is the next cheapest <br />tool to extend the life of a street surface. Seal coating helps seal some cracks, but more importantly <br />it provides a thin barrier to keep the bituminous emulsions from drying up and causing early <br />degradation of the street surface. In addition, seal coating provides a thin rock wear surface that <br />must be worn away first before the actual pavement surface can be worn. <br />Scope: <br />The streets proposed to be crack filled include all the streets to be seal coated. Since this last winter <br />was very hard on our city streets, additional streets will be added as quantities of sealant and budget <br />permits. The City of Vadnais Heights is coordinating the crack filling and the City of Little Canada <br />is coordinating the seal coating. <br />Budget: <br />Three quotes were obtained for the 2004 crack filling work to be performed. They are: <br />Allied Blacktop, Company $1.125 /pound <br />Daffinson Pavement Management $1.45 /pound <br />Northwest Asphalt Maintenance $0.489 /pound <br />The 2003 crack filling cost was $0.489 per pound applied. This year, the low quote is again from <br />Northwest Asphalt Maintenance, Inc., for $0.489 cents per pound of sealant used. Northwest <br />H: \GregS \Streets \Crack Filling \2004 Crack Sealing Memo to Council.doc <br />