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County staff to negotiate with recommended contractor on five-unit affordable housing project
Summary
San Miguel County staff recommended Prosette Construction for negotiations on a two-phase construction manager/general contractor approach for a five-unit affordable housing project; preliminary cost estimates put per-unit prices near $500,000 and total project costs around $2–2.5 million.
County housing staff told the board they received four competitive proposals for the on-call affordable housing project at 686 County Road 63L and recommended negotiating with a local firm, Prosette Construction, for preconstruction and construction services.
Housing specialist Drea Bridal summarized project status: schematic design and geotechnical work are complete, the project is at roughly 30% design, and the RFP process (published Dec. 10; proposals due Jan. 23; interviews Jan. 30) produced two leading candidates. "We plan to hire a construction manager or general contractor for the 2 phases," Bridal said, describing Phase 1 (preconstruction: cost estimating, value engineering) and Phase 2 (construction under a guaranteed maximum price to be presented to the board for later approval).
Staff presented preliminary cost ranges: preconstruction $32,000–$46,000; construction estimates in the $1.9M–$2.0M range; total project cost estimates roughly $2.0M–$2.5M. Bridal said average cost per unit for top firms was about $499,000–$508,000. Jared Biggs, deputy county manager, noted Prosette’s local knowledge and site-specific strategies as reasons for recommending them to lead negotiations.
Commissioners asked about value-engineering steps to reduce per-unit cost; staff said the contractor will propose alternatives (retaining-wall strategies, electrical routing, modular options) and that a finalized, 100% construction package and contract will be presented to the board before construction approval.
Board action: commissioners expressed broad support for staff to proceed with negotiations and requested staff return with the negotiated contract and any recommended GMP for formal consent on a future agenda.
