Weld County approves up to $125 million CMGC contract for County Road 66 and 54 improvements

Weld County commissioners voted June 10 to award the construction‑manager‑general‑contractor (CMGC) contract for County Road 66 and County Road 54 corridor improvement projects to Kramer North America LLC, with a recommended not‑to‑exceed contract amount of $125,000,000.

Toby Taylor of the county purchasing office told the board that four proposals were received and three met submission requirements; each was scored under published criteria. "Kramer North America LLC achieved the highest score," Taylor said, and county public works recommended the award.

Commissioner Kevin Ross made the motion to approve bid B26007 and Commissioner Jason Maxi seconded; the board approved the contract by voice vote.

The CMGC procurement method used was qualification‑based selection, which evaluates proposers on published scoring criteria before pricing. Commissioners did not request a roll‑call tally for this motion during the meeting record beyond the motion carrying on the vote.

The award commits county staff to negotiate a final contract consistent with the selection and the not‑to‑exceed budget; the county did not provide additional contract start or milestone dates in the meeting discussion. The county also simultaneously approved a lower‑value IT maintenance contract (Trace3 Government LLC) and routine warrants during the same session.

Next steps: county staff will finalize contract documents and proceed with CMGC onboarding and project coordination with Public Works; specific project timelines and construction schedules were not specified at the meeting.