SUBJECT:
Title
A Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Erie Approving a Design-Build Construction Contract with JOC Construction, LLC for the South Boulder Canyon Ditch Project
Body
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
Department
PRESENTER(S): Todd Fessenden, Public Works Director
Zachary Ahinga, Civil Engineer
First Name, Last Name, Title
FISCAL SUMMARY:
Cost as Recommended: $1,105,999
Balance Available: $1,310,754 (pending approved 2nd Supplemental)
Budget Line Item Number: 500-70-110-605000-100398 - $1,110,754
210-50-810-605000-100273 - $ 200,000
New Appropriation Required: No
POLICY ISSUES:
None
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Approve the Resolution authorizing the construction contract with JOC Construction, LLC.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
The Town owns and operates a reach of the South Boulder Canyon Ditch (SBCD) located along the east side of North 119th Street. (See the attached Vicinity Map.)
The ditch is part of the Town's raw water supply system to deliver water to Thomas Reservoir during the months of April through August each year; and the ditch is shut-down the remainder of the year. Currently, the ditch consists of an earthen graded ditch with many existing dead and dying trees in the flow path. During normal water delivery periods, and more-so during high stormflows, the obstructions tend to increase flow velocities causing scour of the ditch invert and meandering of the flow path which now threatens to erode the 119th Street roadway and the adjacent property. To ensure reliable water deliveries and prevent further erosion, staff determined it necessary to convert the surface ditch to a buried pipe water conveyance.
In June 2022, using the Town's membership in the Source Well Cooperative Purchasing Program staff selected and retained JOC Construction (JOC) to design the project under a Design-Build project delivery method for a design fee of $89,281. JOC has completed the Des...
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