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Parowan awards RFQ to John Orton Excavating for 6 Mile Spring redevelopment
Summary
Parowan City awarded the RFQ for the 6 Mile Spring Redevelopment Project to John Orton Excavating after staff and engineers scored proposals; council emphasized the specialized nature of spring development and the need to keep the project on a constrained schedule.
City Manager Dan Jessen told the council that exploratory and redevelopment work was necessary because current spring flows were not meeting expectations and that a GMGC approach would allow a contractor to help complete design work before construction. The RFQ (compliant with federal procurement rules because the project may be federally funded) drew three proposals. Staff and engineering staff ranked John Orton Excavating highest with a score of 95; Schmidt Construction scored 80 and Titan X Excavating 78. Jessen and engineers emphasized John Orton's extensive, directly relevant experience in spring development.
Councilmember David Burton strongly endorsed the recommendation from his personal experience, saying the contractor had produced outstanding results on prior spring work and that spring development "is an art" that requires specialized experience. The council voted unanimously to award the RFQ to John Orton Excavating. Staff said the expedited schedule is intended to avoid pushing final design and bidding into late fall.
