City Council was scheduled to vote June 22 on Safe Routes to School path contract
City Council materials published ahead of the June 22 meeting showed a scheduled vote on a $325,973.75 contract with Northend Excavating Inc. for the Safe Routes to School path project on 49th Drive NE, with a total allocation of $358,571.13 including a management reserve 1.
What the records say
In materials published ahead of the June 22 meeting, the record said the City Council was scheduled to consider awarding a construction contract for the Safe Routes to School project on 49th Drive NE, south of Grove Street 1. The recommended motion would authorize the Mayor to sign and execute the contract with Northend Excavating Inc. for $325,973.75 including sales tax, and approve a management reserve of $32,597.38 for a total allocation of $358,571.13 1. The project would provide safe pedestrian and bicycle access to and from the school, now known as Liberty Elementary (formerly Marysville Middle School), including a 10-foot-wide concrete shared-use path, curb extensions and curb ramps to meet ADA standards, a landscape buffer and bioinfiltration system for stormwater, pavement markings, and minor utility adjustments 1. The project was advertised for a June 9, 2026 bid opening; the city received 8 bids, and Northend Excavating Inc. was the low responsive bidder at $325,973.75, below the engineer's estimate of $428,045.00 1. The project is funded in part by the Washington State Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School program, which reimburses up to $358,904.00 of the contract bid amount 1.
- The proposed contract with Northend Excavating Inc. is $325,973.75 including sales tax.
- A management reserve of $32,597.38 would bring the total allocation to $358,571.13.
- The project is on 49th Drive NE south of Grove Street, serving the school now known as Liberty Elementary (formerly Marysville Middle School).
- Northend Excavating Inc. was the low responsive bidder among 8 bids, below the engineer's estimate of $428,045.00.
Why it matters
If approved, the project would fund construction of a safer walking and biking route to the school, which is now Liberty Elementary (formerly Marysville Middle School) 1. The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome 1.