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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, March 8, 2021 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 5 of 24 <br /> <br />22. 2021 ROAD MAINTENANCE PROJECT AWARD – Continued <br /> <br />they thought they would be putting towards the pavement fund and are a bit higher in what they thought <br />they would put towards the storm water fund and the community investment fund. Overall, it comes just <br />under what they were projecting for that group of projects. He said there is a lot of focus on roads in the <br />Navarre area and Casco Point Circle. The biggest challenge on the road project side will be the Park Lane <br />project which is basically a full reconstruct to include utilities and will be very challenging based on the <br />physical constraints of that neighborhood and that road. <br /> <br />Seals asked if that is the really narrow one. <br /> <br />Edwards said it is very tight with about 16 feet of asphalt. <br />Walsh said it is in need of help. <br /> <br />Edwards noted the other major undertaking is down on the Casco Circle where they are combining some <br />road reconstructions, overlaying, and pretty significant storm water improvements to that area. The rest <br />of things are pretty normal road works and pavement replacements. <br /> <br />Seals asked when the projects would start and if they are phased or all at once. <br /> <br />Edwards said that will be up to the contractor so once awarded, the next step is for the contractor to come <br />back to the City with their plan to execute and phase these. They will communicate that to the impacted <br />residents. In the contract there are limitations for how long a particular roadway may be disturbed and <br />not repaved. It does pretty much give the contractor the entire construction season to get everything done. <br /> <br />Walsh said the good news is they budgeted $1,123,000 back in June for this and they are at $824,000 so <br />they are essentially $300,000 less which will help carry into the next year. They still have the road <br />budget at $750,000, the cell tower of $120,000, and any additional reserves over 50% and all that. This is <br />just another big chunk of change that is under budget that will help them get more roads done. It is all <br />good news. <br /> <br />Printup asked when these road projects are going on and whenever they get done, are residents able to <br />contact City Hall and see if they can get driveways done because the bulk of it is there. <br /> <br />Edwards answered what they normally do is provide residents the contact information for the contractor <br />directly so the City is not in the middle of a private/public transaction. Often contractors will do that. <br />Something else they have done in the past are private roads looking to be redone, then those home <br />owners’ associations may try to get a better deal from a contractor who is already in the area. Edwards <br />invited Dave Martini to the meeting today because this is the biggest project Orono does with Bolton and <br />Menk. His team puts all the technical work together to create the design for the City. They will usually <br />have a full-time young engineer as the construction manager to do all the interaction with the residents <br />and contractor. <br /> <br />Crosby asked if all of this is full replacement. <br /> <br />Edwards said it is a mixture. For example, Park Lane will be a complete reconstruction as they need to <br />get in to some utilities underneath it. Some of the roads in Navarre will just be a milling and overlaying, <br />removing the top layer of asphalt and putting new asphalt on top.