Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that an ordinance adopted by the City Council on July 10, 2024, and signed by the Acting Mayor on April 11, 2024, authorizing the Final Contractual Payment to PCI Industries Corp. for Street Resurfacing and ADA-Compliant Handicap Ramp Installation final contractual payment (funds for this final contractual payment (retainage) of $590,895.70 for the work performed are available in H5110.203.C931 and are eligible for reimbursement via NYS CHIPS), be and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE FINAL
CONTRACTUAL PAYMENT TO PCI INDUSTRIES
CORP. FOR STREET RESURFACING AND
ADA-COMPLIANT HANDICAP RAMP INSTALLATION
Whereas, by letter dated May 30, 2024, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works has requested legislation authorizing the final contractual payment to PCI Industries Corp. for the resurfacing of streets and the installation of ADA-compliant handicap ramps; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon entered into a contract with PCI Industries Corp. for the resurfacing of streets and the installation of ADA-compliant handicap ramps; and
Whereas, Damani L. Bush, Commissioner of Public Works for the City of Mount Vernon, has confirmed that the work under this contract has been performed in accordance with the terms of the contract; and
Wheras, the City of Mount Vernon successfully resurfaced over 79 streets, totaling more than 350 roadways with new asphalt, and installed 500% more ADA-compliant handicap ramps than completed in the past fifteen years combined; and
Wheres, many of these roadways were in critical hazardous condition, causing potholes, sinkholes, and vehicular damage; and
Whereas, the project was primarily funded through the New York State Department of Transportation, making it 100% reimbursable; and
Whereas, PCI Industries Corp. is entitled to the final contractual payment (retainage) of $590,895.70 for the work performed; and
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