Castle Rock council awards $7.3 million construction contract for Crowfoot Valley Road widening and hires construction services firm

Town council on April 15 approved a construction contract with FNF Construction for the Crowfoot Valley Road widening project and separately approved a professional services agreement with Alfred Benish & Company for construction services.

Public Works staff described the two‑segment project as an extension of prior work at Founders Parkway and Crowfoot Valley Road. The project will add a right‑turn lane at Nobcon Drive, add one through lane in each direction, install a signal at Sapphire Point Boulevard (targeted for third quarter this year), add sidewalks on the east side, include bike lanes, raised medians and lane‑width reductions to slow traffic, and coordinate needed sanitary‑sewer rehabilitation and drainage work with Castle Rock Water.

Staff reported they received five bids and recommended award to FNF Construction as the lowest responsible bidder. The recommended construction encumbrance is $7,300,000 (the engineer’s estimate was higher) and staff requested a 10% contingency for unforeseen conditions. Alfred Benish will provide construction‑phase services under a separate, budgeted contract; the firm was chosen from seven proposals.

Funding and partners: Castle Rock staff said approximately $800,000 of work (pavement repairs) will be paid from the pavement maintenance program, Castle Rock Water will pay for some sewer rehabilitation items, CORE is contracted for roughly $500,000 of street lighting work, and Douglas County contributed $1,700,000 toward the overall project. The signal at Sapphire Point is an early action targeted for completion in the third quarter of 2025; overall construction completion is targeted for the third quarter of 2026.

Councilmember Deets moved and Mayor Pro Tem Kavey seconded the motion to approve both resolutions (construction contract and professional services). The items passed by roll call vote with all seven members voting yes.

Why it matters: the widening is part of the town’s transportation master plan and aims to improve multimodal connectivity and safety on a regional corridor that carries traffic from Parker and other parts of northern Douglas County.

What’s next: staff will execute the contracts, manage construction and bring any required budget amendments to council; the signal and phased construction milestones will be reported during project delivery.