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Brian Head council approves $722,100 shuttle-stop contract and $422,886 town hall renovation
Summary
The Brian Head Town Council voted 5-0 March 24 to award two construction contracts after bids far exceeded estimates. Council discussed ADA design trade-offs, maintenance practicality, and removed costly heated-walkway elements from the town hall scope.
The Brian Head Town Council voted March 24 to award two construction contracts, approving a $722,100 contract for shuttle stops and crosswalks and a $422,886 contract for town hall exterior renovations, both awarded to Larry H. Miller Building.
Town Manager Bret Howser told the council bids for the shuttle stop project came in at $722,100 against a $500,000 budget, driven largely by ADA compliance and the cost of a trail ramp reconstruction. The council discussed value-engineering options, including replacing some concrete sidewalks with asphalt, simplifying shuttle-stop roof designs, and favoring a long continuous ramp to enable mechanical snow removal rather than switchbacks.
Howser recommended approving the low bid and addressing design modifications through change orders to avoid delaying construction. Council Member Duane Nyen moved to award the shuttle-stop contract; Council Member Logan Cruz seconded. The motion carried 5-0.
On the town hall exterior renovation, Howser said the project bid $422,886 against an estimate of $200,000. The largest single cost driver was heated walkways (approximately $250,000), originally proposed to prevent salt damage to cultured stone. Council members concluded that heated walkways were unaffordable and would proceed instead with natural stone, Corten steel accents, board-and-batten cladding, permanent LED holiday lighting, and traditional snow-removal methods.
Council Member Larry Freeberg moved to award the town hall contract; Council Member Logan Cruz seconded. That motion also carried 5-0.
The council debated the balance between meeting ADA requirements and practical maintenance. Mayor Clayton Calloway asked staff to verify UDOT requirements for the connecting trail and accepted the council's preference for designs that allow equipment-based snow removal where feasible.
The contracts are expected to move forward with the awarded contractor and any scope adjustments handled through change orders to keep the projects on an accelerated schedule.
