Staff Memo To Council-SST26-01_Sunland_

Public Works Department
City of Apache Junction
Home of the Superstition Mountains
Date: September 15, 2026
To: Mayor and Members of the City Council
Through: Bryant Powell, City Manager
Mike Loggins, Public Works Director
From: Shane Kiesow, Public Works Deputy Director
Subject: Project # HFS26-01 Award
City staff respectfully requests city council consideration of award of contract to Sunland Asphalt
& Construction for project no. HFS26-01 for the asphalt concrete overlay of Old West Highway
from Idaho Rd. to Tomahawk Rd. for a not to exceed amount of $1,257,020.08 including 10%
contingency for unforeseens. Project is budgeted for this fiscal year through the Pinal County
half-cent road excise tax monies dedicated for the purpose of street maintenance.
This work was discussed with council at the June 15, 2026 City Council regular session under
Public Works’ “Fiscal Year 2027 CIP & Street Maintenance Plan.” The work involves the
rehabilitation of the full pavement surface through the process of milling off two inches of old
asphalt and replacing with a new lift asphalt concrete from Idaho Road to Tomahawk Road.
The work will last for about five days within the October – November 2026 timeframe. Work
would occur during the daytime hours characterized by a single roadway lane closures. This
work will not result in any full street closure.
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