Media Release

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL - The NW 16th Ave/NW 23rd Ave resurfacing project bid ranking and construction contract is scheduled to go to the Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) on November 12, 2013. If the BoCC approves the bid ranking and construction contract, the project will be awarded to Anderson Columbia Co, Inc. of Lake City, FL for $7.5 million ($7,006,241.07 base bid plus $500,000 contingency funds) and the preconstruction conference will be held on November 18, 2013.

At the pre-construction conference, the contractor will provide the County their planned sequence of construction and the County will issue a Notice-to-Proceed (NTP). Contract time will begin when the contractor begins work or 30 days after the NTP is issued, whichever comes first. After contract time starts, the contractor will have 330 days to finalize the project, plus weather days and any construction delays. There are liquidated damages included in the contract which is an incentive for the contractor to complete the work in a timely fashion. The contractor will be required to place message boards on the corridor to alert motorist of pending construction and to notify motorist of changes to traffic patterns.

View proposed typical road sections.

View the PDF document, which will be updated monthly with the anticipated project activities.

The project limits begin on NW 23rd Ave at approximately NW 57th Terrace continuing along NW 16th Blvd and NW 16th Ave and ending at the NW 13th St intersection, a total distance of approximately 4.0 miles. The project consists of rehabilitating the roadway pavement, widening the sidewalk, replacement of retaining walls, bicycle accommodations, median modifications, extending the five lane section of NW 23rd west to NW 57th Terrace and modifying the intersection of NW 55th Street.

For more information, contact Alachua County Transportation Engineering Manager, Brian Singleton at 352-548-1306 or bsingleton@alachuacounty.us.