Salina commission to consider $997,500 North Ohio Overpass painting award
The Salina City Commission will consider awarding the North Ohio Overpass Painting Project on Monday, Nov. 9, to Southern Coatings of Tarpon Springs, LLC of Tarpon Springs, Florida, in an amount not to exceed $997,500.17.
The bid is $950,000.16 plus a 5% construction contingency of $47,500.01. The 531-foot bridge, completed in 2007, spans Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad and Union Pacific tracks. Work would include surface preparation and painting of roadway and pedestrian fencing, concrete barrier, street and pedestrian light poles, bollard lights and railroad rail on the barrier.
Three bids were opened Oct. 29. Southern Coatings was low at $950,000.16, about 2% above the engineer’s estimate of $931,100. Southern Road & Bridge bid $1,282,650 and Lindner Painting bid $2,884,000. The 2026 capital plan includes $1 million in general obligation bonds for the project, according to a staff report from civil engineer Brian Clennan.
