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Design proceeds for Main Canyon Road; City Park Trail under contract with Geneva after low bid
Summary
Council received updates that Main Canyon Road design is underway and archaeological work is scheduled; City Park Trail received multiple bids, the low bidder came in well under estimate and UDOT awarded the work to Geneva with construction slated to finish by Oct. 31 weather permitting.
The Walsburg Town Council received progress reports on two town capital projects at its Sept. 5 meeting: Main Canyon Road and the City Park Trail.
Councilmember Troy Thompson said design work on Main Canyon Road is ongoing and an archaeologist will be on site the week following the meeting to examine an historic irrigation ditch as part of required environmental review. Thompson said the town hopes to finish design and advertise for bids so the project can be out to bid before year-end and eligible for reapplication for other funding.
On the City Park Trail, Thompson reported the town received seven bids, with six within 10% of the engineer’s estimate and the low bidder substantially under the estimate. “Our low bidder came in at 58% of the estimate,” he said. He said Geneva was awarded the project by UDOT and the town expects a notice to proceed in roughly 10 days; Geneva proposed 25 working days for construction so the town set an Oct. 31 target for completion, contingent on temperatures and asphalt availability.
Thompson said the town secured some additional UDOT funds that will be returned because they are not needed, and that roughly $50,000 remains available for reinstating features that were previously cut from the project scope, such as benches and trees. He said the town will discuss those additions at preconstruction and expects a contract by the end of the month.
No council votes were required on the construction updates; council members asked staff to confirm notice-to-proceed dates, preconstruction meeting timing and any additional scope or contingency costs before finalizing the contract.
