At Thursday’s Hays City Commission meeting, commissioners will consider awarding bids for a series of street repair projects.

The 2014 street maintenance projects include 6 miles of asphalt streets; patch and repair at various locations in town; reconstruction of 11th Street from Cedar to Vine; and repairs on brick streets.

The city staff is recommending the following bids be approved:

• Hi-Plains Sand, $219,784 for chip seal;
• Stripe and Seal, $124,872 for 11th Street;
• Sweeney Pavement Maintenance, $42,400 for patching;
• Stripe and Seal, $71,509 for curb and brick repair.

The city budgeted $495,000 for the work, and bids came in more than $36,400 lower than anticipated.

The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at City Hall.

For a complete agenda, click HERE.