Plano to spend $620k on sidewalk repairs

Plano City Council awarded a $620,000 sidewalk repair contract to Utah-based Precision Concrete Cutting, with an option to renew, to help the city respond to repair service requests in an April 14 meeting. This is Precision Concrete’s second contract with the city.

The context

In the previous contract, Precision Concrete removed 26,000 sidewalk trip hazards at an average cost of $55 per repair by cutting the uneven surfaces away with a horizontal saw to smooth out uneven sidewalk panels, according to 2022 city documents. The traditional sidewalk repair method involves completely removing and replacing the panels at an average cost of $864 per repair, current city documents state. Previous repair locations include several sidewalks in the Country Place Plano and Park Forest neighborhoods on the northwest side, according to information from Plano City Works.

Diving deeper

Repairing the 26,000 trip hazards would have cost the city more than $21 million with the traditional panel replacement method, based on the average cost of $864 per repair. At an average repair cost of $55, concrete cutting made the repairs for less than $1.5 million, saving the city roughly $20 million. When the city repairs damaged sidewalks, they respond to service requests from residents and focus on the areas with the most requests, Plano Public Works Construction Superintendent Chris Best said.

Looking ahead

The city expects roughly the same number of sidewalk repairs, 26,000, as in their second contract with Precision, Best added. Best also said the price of Precision's repairs has risen slightly since the last contract, and expects an average repair cost of $60 each.

Take action

Residents can request repairs on the city's website.