The city of Spokane Valley has sent out for rebid the planned second phase of the Sullivan Road west bridge replacement project, with the rebid results expected to be delivered on July 29, city spokeswoman Carolbelle Branch says. 

At this time, there’s no estimated start or completion dates for the project, Branch says, pending the rebidding process. The project cost is expected to be between $11.6 million and $14.8 million. 

Branch says that the project had to be sent out for rebid because of a clerical error. The original low bidder was Garco Construction Inc., of Spokane. 

The project will include several different facets of construction and landscaping, as well as installing stormwater drainage and traffic signals, Branch says work will involve demolishing the old bridge and roadway, reconfiguring the northbound bridge, building retaining walls, constructing curbs, gutters, and sidewalks, and paving. Landscaping and stormwater work will consist of removing trees, and installing a drainage system and swale, a 12-inch water main, an irrigation system, and sod.

The first phase of the bridge project was completed in May by AM Landscaper Inc., of Spokane, Branch says. That contract was valued at approximately $165,000 and involved improvements to Sullivan Park, which will compensate for an area on the east side of the park that will be used as a staging area for the bridge construction. The improvements, Branch says, included constructing a picnic shelter, installing a buried irrigation system, and extending the west side grass area of the park. 

In other work in Spokane Valley, the city last month awarded a contract to Spokane Rock Products Inc. to resurface a 1.2-mile stretch of Sprague Avenue from Vista Road to Herald Road, Branch says. 

The estimate for the work is about $962,500, Branch says. City of Spokane Valley engineer Craig Aldworth was the designer on the project, and the anticipated start date for work is August 4. The resurfacing work is expected to take about two months, Branch says. 

“It includes grinding down the existing asphalt and resurfacing, and some sidewalk and curb upgrades, in addition to some storm drainage work,” she says.