Council approves $300,000 supplemental contract for Kokomo Parkway as grading, utilities proceed

The Toquerville City Council on Feb. 5 approved a supplemental agreement with Stanley Consultants for additional city engineering services on the Kokomo Parkway project, authorizing up to roughly $300,000 in additional consultant work and extending consultant services through November 2025.

The contract extension is intended to cover consultant time as the project moves through grading, utility tie‑ins and construction‑related change orders. Council members discussed ongoing construction activity at Anderson Junction and Boulder Ridge — including grading permits, a future traffic signal at the Sapp Brothers site and power relocation work by Rocky Mountain Power — and staff said consultant oversight remains necessary while those elements move forward.

City staff reported that Boulder Ridge Phase 1 has construction plans signed and that a grading permit application is under review for a roughly 20‑acre area adjacent to Phase 1. Staff said the developer intends to record a plat before installing major infrastructure such as water and power. A separate triangular parcel near existing wind‑equipment sites also has a grading permit application under review.

UDOT (Utah Department of Transportation) has not yet finalized a right‑of‑way adjustment tied to a traffic signal at the Sapp Brothers travel center, staff said; Sapp Brothers has indicated willingness to convey a small parcel for the pole. Staff also said the travel center — which the city staff described as a truck stop/travel center with two restaurant spaces — would not receive a certificate of occupancy for some interior work until required infrastructure and traffic control elements are complete.

Staff described an active utility tie‑in by Rocky Mountain Power that will limit access to the cemetery entrance on Tuesday–Wednesday of the coming week while conduits are installed. Public works staff also said a recent water sample at Hog’s Back showed no sewage and that crews found and capped a small leak while geotechnical consultants indicated no immediate structural concerns for a nearby hillside where spring water has been observed.

Council discussion included concerns about construction‑phase dust and erosion control at large cleared sites, and staff said developers have submitted dust mitigation plans and that those plans were filed with the state for larger sites.

The council motion to approve Supplemental Agreement No. 6 with Stanley Consultants extended the consultant services time window and set an approximate not‑to‑exceed budget of $300,000. The motion was approved by the council (vote recorded as "aye" in the meeting minutes). The agreement is intended to cover billed hours through the revised contract period; staff said monthly billing has ranged from about $20,000 in slower months to as much as $50,000 in busier months.

The council meeting packet and staff presentations also showed photos and maps of the Anderson Junction alignment, the Boulder Ridge grading work, the sand pocket stabilization and the Parkway tie‑in locations. Staff said some grading and temporary traffic control work is scheduled to begin as soon as UDOT approves traffic control plans.

Council members asked staff to continue monitoring consultant work and contractor compliance with state and city standards and to return to council if significant additional consultant funding or a formal contract revision is required.

The city manager and public works staff will continue to coordinate final design, right‑of‑way acquisitions and power relocations with developers, Rocky Mountain Power and UDOT; the approved supplemental agreement covers consultant oversight while those elements proceed.

Ending: Staff said they will present any future contract amendments or material change orders to the council for approval as required. No effective date or additional funding sources beyond the supplemental agreement were specified in the public record at the meeting.