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Midvale Council approves contract with Beck Construction for 2025 roadway and utility project
Summary
The Midvale City Council unanimously authorized Mayor Dustin Gettel to sign a construction agreement with Beck Construction and Excavation Inc. for the 2025 Roadway and Utility Improvement Project covering Depot, Smelter, Holden and 1st Avenue, including sewer, water and storm drain upgrades and a new 8-inch culinary water main.
The Midvale City Council on July 22 authorized Mayor Dustin Gettel to enter a construction agreement with Beck Construction and Excavation Inc. for the 2025 Roadway and Utility Improvement Project, approving Resolution No. 2025-R-43 by unanimous roll-call vote. Council Member Heidi Robinson moved to suspend the rules and approve the resolution; Council Member Bonnie Billings seconded. The five council members present voted Aye.
Kate Andrus, Midvale Redevelopment Agency director, described the project as a follow-up to a 2020 West Main Street Area Infrastructure Study by Paul Hansen & Associates that guided the current design. "As part of the agreement, Beck Construction will be responsible for providing the following services along Stagg Street, Smelter Street, and Depot Street," Andrus said, listing demolition and off-site asphalt removal, curb and sidewalk replacement, sanitary sewer installation, storm drain systems, and an 8-inch culinary water main with service laterals, hydrants and valves.
The contract sets milestone dates in late 2025 and early 2026: underground and roadway improvements within specified portions of Depot and Stagg streets and the Smelter Street waterline are to be fully operational by Sept. 24, 2025; broader underground and roadway work is to be completed by Oct. 31, 2025; and the project is to be substantially complete by April 17, 2026, with final-payment readiness by April 30, 2026. Andrus said city staff is coordinating with Rocky Mountain Power to relocate or remove poles and lines that conflict with the design and will work with the contractor to schedule that work.
Andrus also detailed funding sources for the project and the city's long-term county allocation: "Midvale City receives annual funding of $500,000 from the County of the First-Class Highway Projects Fund," she said, noting those funds are allocated under UCA 72-2-121 and that the allotment is expected to continue for 15 years (described in the meeting as totaling $7,500,000 over time). Project costs will be covered through a combination of those state-designated funds, Main Street CDA funds and related utility project bonding funds.
Council Member Bryant Brown asked whether Rocky Mountain Power's relocations would be completed in time for planned city events on Main Street; Andrus replied that staff has an events calendar and "have asked that any work be done around those dates to avoid a negative impact." Mayor Gettel will be authorized to finalize the contract and coordinate timelines with staff and the selected contractor.
