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Town hears progress report: Main Canyon Road design moving, City Park Trail awarded and short construction window
Summary
Staff said design work on Main Canyon Road continues with an archaeologist onsite next week; separately City Park Trail received multiple bids, the low bid was well under the estimate, UDOT awarded the project and a short construction window is anticipated.
Wallsburg received two project updates at its Sept. 5 meeting: staff reported the Main Canyon Road design is under way and a contractor for the City Park Trail has been awarded with a short construction schedule.
The Main Canyon Road project is in design; staff said environmental review is nearing completion and an archaeologist will be on site the week after the meeting to examine a historic irrigation ditch that must be addressed during environmental compliance. Staff told council the plan is to advertise the project and seek bids so the town can remain eligible to apply for other grants next funding cycle.
On the City Park Trail, staff reported seven bidders submitted for the recent solicitation. According to the presentation, most bids were within 10% of the estimate and the low bid arrived at roughly 58% of the engineer’s estimate. Staff named the low bidder (reported at the meeting) and said UDOT awarded the contract to Geneva; staff expects a notice to proceed in about 10 days and noted the low bidder proposed to complete construction in 25 working days.
Because paving depends on temperatures, staff said contractors have until Oct. 31 to complete the City Park Trail and the town will coordinate a pre‑construction meeting to discuss adding previously cut features (benches, trees) back into the scope. Staff estimated roughly $50,000 in town contingency funds are available to reinstate some features removed during bid preparation.
For Main Canyon Road staff reiterated the environmental clearance timeline and said once the archaeology review is complete the project can move to PS/PSA and then to advertisement; the goal remains to have the project bid before the end of the year so the town can reapply for other funding opportunities.
Councilmembers welcomed the news that the park trail had favorable bids and said they expect the project to be a useful demonstration when applying for funding for other trails.
No formal contract award by the council was required at the meeting; staff said they will return with contract documents and a pre‑construction schedule once UDOT issues the notice to proceed and the town’s contract is finalized.
