Layton awards $3.76M road contract and $88k trail extension; staff cites significant savings
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Summary
Layton City awarded two transportation contracts Feb. 5: RJT Excavating won combined West Hillfield/3200 West projects ($3,757,287.27) using Davis County COG grants, and Jersey Excavation won the Case Creek Trail extension ($88,487). Staff said combined bidding produced savings against the engineer's estimate.
Layton City council on Feb. 5 approved multiple consent items that include two major bid awards: RJT Excavating was selected as the lowest responsive bidder for the combined West Hillfield Road and 3200 West widening projects (staff reported RJT’s low bid of $3,757,287.27), and Jersey Excavation was selected for the Case Creek Trail extension (lowest responsive bid of $88,487).
Public works staff said the two transportation grants from the Davis County COG cover a significant portion of project costs (staff noted the grants allow reimbursement of up to 80% of authorized costs) and that the projects must be complete by June 30, 2027. The combined RJT bid was well below the engineer’s estimate of $4.24 million, a differential staff described as taxpayer savings resulting from bundling two projects into a single procurement.
Joellen (staff presenter) described the Case Creek Trail project as roughly 700 linear feet of asphalt connecting Gentile Street and Layton Parkway to the Shorelands Preserve; the recommendation was to authorize the city manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Jersey Excavation for construction. Public works staff described the West Hillfield/3200 West package as filling sidewalk gaps, installing curb and gutter, widening asphalt lanes and extending secondary water lines in areas where the system was previously dry.
In the work meeting and the subsequent consent vote, council members praised the number of bidders (8 for the trail, 7 for the road package) and thanked staff for pursuing grant funding and strategic procurement that reduced the apparent cost to the city’s taxpayers. The consent package motion that included both awards passed on a single voice vote.
Staff said one property-owner transaction related to the road project remained to be finalized before construction could begin on that specific parcel, and that construction would not commence on that segment until property matters were resolved. Otherwise, staff indicated the contractor could begin work as soon as weather and irrigation adjustments allow.
Both awards were included in the council’s consent agenda and were adopted in a single motion.
