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Wheat Ridge awards $3.375M contract, $4.11M appropriation for Youngfield Street beautification
Summary
Council approved a contract to Colorado DesignScapes Inc. to build Youngfield Street streetscape improvements; the project will be funded with Urban Renewal bond funds, includes public art and landscaping, and remains contingent on a Federal Highway Administration permit.
Wheat Ridge City Council on June 23 approved a contract to Colorado DesignScapes Inc. to construct the Youngfield Street Beautification Project and amended the FY25 bond fund budget to support the award.
Councilor Tim Hoppe moved the resolution and Councilor Ulm seconded; the measure passed unanimously. Staff recommended awarding the contract to the lowest responsive bidder, Colorado DesignScapes Inc., for $3,375,500 with a contingency of $373,500, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $4,108,500. City staff said the work will be funded from the Urban Renewal Authority bond fund.
Kent Kisleman, the city’s interim public works director, described the scope at the meeting as improvements along the corridor that include irrigation, landscaping, public…
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