Anchorage Assembly to vote on $1.77M downtown sidewalk, ADA contract

Downtown Anchorage sidewalks along 3rd through 8th Avenues have deteriorated to the point of creating tripping hazards and leaving curb ramps out of compliance with federal accessibility standards. The Anchorage Assembly is scheduled to vote Monday on a contract not to exceed $1,773,605 to address them.

Pruhs Construction Company, LLC submitted the lowest responsive bid when seven contractors competed for the work under ITB No. 2026C026, with bids opened June 10. The engineer's estimate had put the job at $1,888,176.50. Bradstone Holdings LLC bid $1,428,900, the lowest overall figure, but the municipality disqualified that bid as non-responsive.

Workers will repair surface deterioration and vertical displacement, clear abandoned tree wells and other obstructions from the pedestrian corridor, and upgrade curb ramps where feasible to meet ADA Accessibility Guidelines and PROWAG standards. That work includes slope corrections, detectable warning tiles, and landing areas. Anchorage's 2026 capital budget identifies curb-ramp upgrades as a continuing municipal program. The work area spans 3rd through 8th Avenues between K Street and B Street in the downtown core.

The contract requires the work to be completed within 100 calendar days of a Notice-to-Proceed. The administration also requests $250,000 in additional change order authority under AMC 7.15.080 A4. Funding comes from ARDSA Bond funds, certified by CFO Lance R. Wilber.

The recommendation carries concurrences from the Public Works Director, the Purchasing Director, the Chief Administrative Officer, and Municipal Manager Becky Windt Pearson. The Assembly meets June 23.