2025 Chip and Seal Street Project

Project title: 2025 Chip Seal Street Project

Project purpose or justification:

The 2025 Streets Project is designed to maintain and enhance the quality, safety, and longevity of Buena Vista’s transportation infrastructure. This includes chipseal, slurry seal, and paving work across multiple streets and parking areas. The project supports the Town's commitment to effective roadway maintenance, improving driving surfaces, reducing future repair costs, and ensuring reliable transportation access for residents and visitors.

Project objective:

• Perform chipseal and slurry seal treatment on designated streets and parking lots to extend pavement life.

• Conduct milling and paving on Marquette Avenue to maintain roadway quality and usability.

• Award contracts through a competitive bid process to ensure cost-effective and high-quality services.

• Complete the project within specified timelines to avoid disruption and minimize inconvenience to the public.

Project scope:

The project includes:

• Chipseal and Slurry Seal Treatment on: (A-1 Chipseal Company)

  • Brookdale Avenue

  • Waters Avenue

  • Antero Circle

  • Isobel Court

  • Monarch Court

  • East Main Street

  • Town Hall East parking lot

  • Railroad Street parking lot

• Milling and Paving on: (Pavement Maintenance Services, Inc.)

  • Marquette Avenue

Project Deliverables:

• Completed chipseal and slurry seal on all specified streets and parking lots.

• Completed milling and paving of Marquette Avenue.

• Compliance with project specifications, timelines, and contract terms.

• Two-year warranty period on work completed, with final acceptance after this period.

• Documentation and certifications including:

  • Notice of Award

  • Performance and Payment Bonds

  • Agreement Documents

  • Final Payment Notice upon project completion and acceptance

Project stakeholders:

• Owner: Town of Buena Vista, CO

• Engineer: Town Engineer, Buena Vista

• Contractors:

  • A-1 Chipseal Company (Chipseal and Slurry Seal)

  • Pavement Maintenance Services, Inc. (Paving on Marquette Avenue)

• Board of Trustees: Approves contracts and oversees fiscal responsibility

• Public Works Department: Project management, bid process, and oversight

• Community Members: End-users benefiting from improved infrastructure

Project timeline:

• Notice to Proceed: Upon contract execution

• Substantial Completion: Within 60 calendar days after Notice to Proceed

• Final Completion: Within 75 calendar days after Notice to Proceed

• Liquidated Damages: $300 per day for failure to meet completion deadlines

• Final Acceptance: Two years following initial acceptance, contingent on warranty compliance

• The Chip Seal Project will have 75 days from the contract start date.
• The chip sealing should only affect one lane at a time, and there are no anticipated road closures, however the contractors will have flags and control traffic as needed.