The City Council on Sept. 2 awarded the signage and striping portion of the 2025 Transportation Preservation and Improvements Project (TPIP) to Ryder's Construction. Joseph Leon, Infrastructure and Development Construction Manager, described the work and procurement: the program includes about one new mile of bike lane markings, 13,630 square feet of pavement markings and 30 miles of roadway striping, plus other pavement and concrete work. The formal solicitation produced responses and staff recommended Ryder's Construction as the lowest, most responsive and responsible bidder.

Leon presented the staff recommendation to accept the bid and award the contract. The staff packet and the motion referenced a contract amount of $618,212; during the presentation an alternate figure of $612,212 also appeared in the transcript as an apparent staff-typing or spoken inconsistency. The council considered the motion and voted to award the contract; the roll-call vote on the item passed 7-0.

Council members asked practical questions about cracking and mill-and-overlay preparation. Council member Snyder asked whether crews would remove cracks before overlay so they do not reflect through new pavement; Leon said the plan includes mill patching wide cracks, milling down two inches in areas and repatching so reflected cracking will be minimized, then follow-up crack seal where hairline cracks remain. Leon and council members discussed local contractor participation and the procurement approach of splitting contracts to increase competition. The council approved the award and authorized the city manager to execute the contract.