THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM C 0 UJ N C [ 7

MEMORANDUM
JUN 25 1984
TO: B. Kirk, June 19, 1984

City Administrator

FROM: F.E. Peters, P. Eng.,
City Engineer

SUBJECT: Pavement Evaluation Study -
Works and Service Committee, June 18th, 1984

RECOMMENDATION:

That a Pavement Evaluation Study be awarded to Delcan Ltd. in accordance with
their proposal of June 11th, 1984 at a cost not to exceed $10,000 with the funds to be
taken from the authorized 1984 budget for Pavement Evaluation.

BACKGROUND AND COMMENTS:

A Pavement Evaluation Study was originally anticipated to be conducted in
- preparation for a road referendum In the fall of 1984. There is some doubt now about
whether a referendum is desirable. However, a Pavement Evaluation Study is still not
only highly desirable but necessary {f we are to provide a realistic five or ten year
capital budget. In anticipation of this requirement the sum of $12,000 was placed in
the Engineering Administration Budget to allow for such a study to be done by a
Consultant using specialized equipment and computer software.

The attached memo from the Assistant City Engineer evaluates the two
proposals which were received from Consultants for the work. 80th of these proposals
will provide detaiied recommendations on each section of the tested roads. These
recommendations will show the most economical maintenance strategy for that section of
road. For example, two overlays ten years apart might fast as long as a total
reconstruction but cost less. Such decisions cannot be made without the kind of
information which we will be getting from this study.

EMIS T Teeter ame Fela EE.

The 14 km of road which we Intend to Include in the study cover most of the
major roads in the City which have not already been improved In recent years. The
Information therefore will be sufficient to develop a long range cap!'tal expenditure
plan whether or not a road referendum goes ahead.

it should be noted that the $10,000 cost for this work ts based on combining
it with the 100 km that North Vancouver Is doing. Should the approval of this project
be delayed we are likely to find that the cost will be considerably higher.

Peres
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F.E. Peters, Po Eng.,
City Engineer

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