Opening of Proposals - SRTS Kennedy School Proj No 123-017 - Abonmarche Consultants

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ENGINEERING • ARCHITECTURE • LAND SURVEYING QUALIFICATIONS Abonmarche provided Construction Engineering services for the City of La Porte for this $420,000 sidewalk project in a residential area within the City of La Porte. The project included replacement of over 20 sidewalk ramps and over 6,500’ of sidewalk and was constructed in the summer of 2017. The project was a success and provided safe ADA compliant pedestrian routes for residents in the City of La Porte and added numerous sidewalk ramps to assist those with wheel chairs and strollers. We found the key to this project was communicating with the residents prior to starting construction on their street and educating them about the construction process. We assisted in finding routes in and out of houses when the sidewalks were removed or fresh concrete was poured. It can be tricky to find a good route to a front door with on street parking in front of homes. In order to save money for LA PORTE, INDIANA LA PORTE SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT PROJECT Abonmarche assisted the City of Mishawaka in upgrading the Borley-Lynn- Maplehurst Neighborhood that was annexed to the City in the 1970’s and infilling the vacant lots with new affordable houses under the First Time Home Buyer Program through HUD Grants. Initially hired to do a study of needed right of way improvements City water service and sanitary sewer were provided along Lynn Street and Maplehurst Avenue but Borley Avenue lacked both water service and sanitary sewer because of the many undeveloped lots that fronted it. There were no sidewalks, curbing or storm sewers within the neighborhood. The study was the financial planning tool the City needed to construct the infrastructure improvements phased over a period of four years. Borley Avenue was the first street to be completely reconstructed in two phases with new sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, concrete curbing, asphalt pavement and sidewalk to accommodate the new homes to be constructed as part of the HUD Program. Maplehurst Avenue and Lynn Street followed each in its own phase. BORLEY, LYNN, AND MAPLEHURST MISHAWAKA, INDIANA This project was the final step in the creation of a trail from downtown South Bend to Notre Dame’s campus. Abonmarche worked with the South Bend engineering department and Community Investment staff to improve the corridors along Hill Street, South Bend Avenue, and Notre Dame Avenue. The corridors were completely reconstructed with new asphalt pavement, curbs, sidewalks, and multiuse paths. Pedestrian and bicycle safety and mobility were enhanced through reducing lane widths, utilization of raised intersections and crosswalks, and bumpouts to reduce crossing distances. Intersections were realigned to provide better functionality and visibility for drivers. Landscape planting beds, trees, streetlights, ornate brickwork, benches, bike racks, and wayfinding signage were included to enhance the aesthetics and functionality of the corridors. NOTRE DAME TO DOWNTOWN TRAIL SOUTH BEND, INDIANA