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Midway council awards North Center Street Trail contract, authorizes burying power lines
Summary
Midway City Council awarded the North Center Street Trail contract to BD Bush Excavation and authorized burying utility lines from Main Street to 600 North after reviewing bids, project scope and funding; council recorded aye votes from Kevin, Lisa, Jeff and JC.
Midway City Council voted to award the North Center Street Trail contract to BD Bush Excavation and authorized city staff to sign the construction contract and related change orders, including burying overhead utility lines on a key segment of the route.
The project will build a multiuse trail along the east side of Center Street from Main Street to Bergey Lane, install a 12-inch water main from 6 North to Main Street, slip‑line roughly 2,000 feet of 8‑inch sewer pipe and add three raised crosswalks to improve pedestrian safety. Councilors and staff discussed three scope options: (1) bury power lines from 250 North to 600 North, (2) shift existing poles back from the road, or (3) bury power lines all the way from Main Street to 600 North.
Public works staff reported six bids were opened Feb. 20. The low bid was from BD Bush (approximately $2.676 million); the high bid was about $3.9 million. Staff said BD Bush submitted responsible bids and has prior experience working in Midway. The council heard a breakdown of city costs under the three options and information about utility work: burying conduit and installing underground stubbed conduit is included in the bid, but Heber Light & Power would separately supply and install transformers, junction boxes and pull wire — a staff estimate of roughly $280,000. Staff said telecom carriers (CenturyLink, Comcast) are expected to reimburse a portion of conduit costs once installed.
Council members said the project is time sensitive to finish before fall weather sets in and noted mobilization efficiencies from bundling water, sewer, road and trail work together. Staff told the council that some utility equipment must be ordered early; lead times for transformers and other pieces can be months.
Council member JC moved to award the bid to BD Bush Excavation and to authorize the mayor and city staff to sign the contract and related change orders, including proceeding with burying the lines from Main Street through 600 North unless an undisclosed field condition requires council review. Jeff seconded. The city recorded votes of Kevin: Aye; Lisa: Aye; Jeff: Aye; JC: Aye. The mayor then said staff would proceed to finalize the contract paperwork.
Staff also told council they would pursue minor additional work for the county (a short off‑shoot trail to Tate Lane) through a change order if the county confirms reimbursement and the county is satisfied with the contractor price. Several council members and staff emphasized prioritizing the North Center Street work and not allowing any reimbursable county work to delay the project.
The council received two clarifications from staff: (1) the low bid figures presented did not include Heber Light & Power's later work to set transformers and pull wire (the city estimate for that separate utility work was provided to council), and (2) a $770,000 trail grant was reflected in the project funding and, if unused for this trail, cannot be reallocated to other uses, staff said.
The council instructed staff to complete contract execution and start procurement steps for utility equipment so work can proceed in the construction window.
