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County awards contract for electric vehicle readiness plan after $40,000 state grant; Bridal/Brendle Group selected

5819255 · August 19, 2025
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Summary

Chaffee County approved a contract with a Colorado-based firm to develop an EV readiness plan, leveraging a $40,000 Colorado Energy Office grant and $10,000 in local matches from regional partners. Staff said the plan will guide public and private EV charging, fleet electrification and local adoption strategies.

Chaffee County commissioners approved awarding a contract for an electric-vehicle (EV) readiness plan after staff recommended the Colorado firm Brendle Group (listed in the packet as Brindal/Bridal/Brendle in various places) as the best-qualified proposer.

Background: the county was awarded a $40,000 grant from the Colorado Energy Office in 2023 (CEOs program) that requires a $10,000 local match; partners (Chaffee County, City of Salida and the Town of Buena Vista) pledged $5,000, $2,500 and $2,500 respectively, for a…

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