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Main Canyon Road design advances; City Park Trail bids come in under estimate
Summary
Town staff updated the council on Main Canyon Road design and said an archaeologist will inspect a historic irrigation ditch this week; separately, the City Park Trail received seven bids, the low bidder was well below estimate and UDOT and the town will finalize contract and include added pedestrian amenities.
At the Sept. 5 meeting, town staff updated the council on two road and trail projects: Main Canyon Road design is advancing toward specification and bidding, and the City Park Trail bid process concluded with low bids substantially below the staff estimate.
On Main Canyon Road, Troy Ossler said design work is proceeding and the town expects to complete environmental review steps and move to procurement. An archaeologist was scheduled to inspect a historic irrigation ditch on the alignment this week; Ossler said once the environmental review is complete the project can proceed to plans, specifications and advertising with a goal of bidding before year‑end.
On the City Park Trail, staff reported seven bidders and that six of seven bidders were within 10 percent of the estimate or better; the low bidder measured at about 58 percent of the estimate, and the three lowest bids were within about $7,000 of one another. UDOT awarded the work to Geneva and staff expected a notice to proceed in about 10 days. The low bidder proposed a 25‑working‑day completion schedule, and staff told council the town would likely have roughly $50,000 in town funds available to re‑add benches, trees and other amenities that were removed from the original application when the project was trimmed to fit the earlier budget.
Why it matters: Getting the projects to bid and under budget improves the town’s chance to reapply for additional funding and to deliver pedestrian improvements quickly; council and staff discussed scheduling to ensure asphalt work before mid‑October temperature constraints.
Details and context
- Main Canyon Road: Staff expect to have PS/plan documents in roughly one month and then a procurement step thereafter; the archaeologist inspection of the irrigation feature is scheduled in the coming week.
- City Park Trail: Seven bidders; low bidder at roughly 58% of estimate; award to Geneva with expected notice to proceed in about 10 days; contractor estimated 25 working days for construction; town has roughly $50,000 available to reinstate previously removed amenities.
Ending
Council members expressed relief and optimism that one Town capital project will be constructed this season and agreed staff should proceed with contract finalization and a preconstruction meeting; no additional council action was taken at the Sept. 5 meeting beyond accepting the informational update.
