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`\�y of Little Can COMMUNITY PRIDE 1953 - 2003 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 551174600 (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 www.ci.little-canada.mn.us TO: FROM: DATE: RE: MEMORANDUM Mayor Fahey & Members of the City Council Greg Schroeder, Public Works Director May 23, 2003 2003 Crack Filling Background: In an effort to obtain the most work possible for the funds we have, we are combining our bid process with the City of Vadnais Heights. We hope to get better prices due to the increased quantities by combining both cities together. a -t t'OR Michael I. Fahey COUNCIL Jim LaValle Matt Anderson Rick Montour Blesener AD IINLST iATOR Joel R. Hanson Crack filling is the cheapest, and most proactive means to help extend the life of a street surface. By routing out an existing crack and tilling it with sealant you prevent water from getting under the paved surface where it can severely damage and shorten its' life. Seal coating is the next cheapest tool to extend the life of a street surface. Seal coating helps seal some cracks, but more importantly it provides a thin barrier to keep the bituminous emulsions from drying up and causing early degradation of the street surface. In addition, seal coating provides a thin rock wear surface that must be worn away first before the actual pavement surface can be worn. Scope: The streets proposed to be crack filled include all the streets to be seal coated. Since this last winter was very hard on our city streets, additional streets will be added as quantities of sealant and budget permits. The City of Vadnais Heights is coordinating the crack filling and the City of Little Canada is coordinating the seal coating. Budget: Two quotes were obtained for the 2003 crack filling work to be performed. The 2002 crack filling cost was $0.539 per pound applied. This year, the low quote is from Northwest Asphalt Maintenance, Inc., for $0.439 cents per pound of sealant used. Northwest Asphalt Maintenance performed crack filling in the City of Little Canada last year and they did satisfactory work. Based on field inspection and rough estimates, it is estimated that a crack filling program in the amount of $21,000 is needed this year. Crack tilling was included in the 2003 budget in the amount of $7,000. To help stretch our budget further, we have negotiated the use of I-I: \GregS\ Streets \Crack Filling \2003 Crack Sealing Memo to Council.doc,