Winslow, Arizona — State highways that thread through the Colorado River communities of Lake Havasu City and Bullhead City will be renovated early next year. The Arizona Transportation Commission awarded the contract for the State Route 95 improvement at its monthly meeting in Winslow on Friday.
Prescott-based Fann Contracting, Inc. has won an $18.5 million bid for an SR-95 pavement restoration project spanning approximately 23 miles from SARA Park to Interstate 40. The minimum bid was about $4.8 million, 20.7% below the estimated cost of labor. .
The state commission awarded Tempe-based FNF Construction, Inc. a $26.1 million contract to resurface twenty-six miles (26 miles) of SR 95 between the Needles and Laughlin bridges. That bid exceeded the state’s estimate by $6.2 million, or about 31%.
“Yes, that’s it. The other is down. I think we can call it a wash,” said Ted Maxwell, a member of the Transportation Commission.
ADOT State Engineer/Deputy Director Greg Byles said FNF’s bid for the Bullhead City Stretch of SR-95s had more than expected due to milling from nearby pits and higher than expected total production costs. said. He said Fan’s bid was more favorable because the cost of trucking, asphalt and bridge decking was lower than expected.
The Arizona Legislature allocated $46 million in 2021 and another $19.5 million last year to improve Route 95. District 30 President Leo Biasiucci (R-Lake Havasu City) said the second allocation was important. This is because inflation and problems with materials and his chain of supply are expected to drive up projected costs.
Bullhead Mayor Steve D’Amico said he was delighted to be awarded the contract.
“It means everything to Bullhead City,” D’Amico said. “We are getting brand new pavement from bridge to bridge, from Laughlin Bridge all the way up to Bullhead City, but also Fort Mojave, Mojave Valley and Needles Bridge.”
D’Amico said he looks forward to initial construction in the first quarter of next year.
Lake Havasu Mayor Cal Sheehy and City Manager Jess Knudson were not available for comment.
Previous information from ADOT indicated that the Highway 95 project is expected to begin in late spring or early summer and should be completed by late fall or early winter.
