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Department of Streets and Fleet
Reference: Agreement with Xcel Energy for design and construction as part of the Tower Road and Southern Street Project
To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Manuel Esquibel, City Manager
Prepared By: Joe Smith, Director through Kimberly Dall, Assistant Director
Date Prepared: August 12, 2015
PURPOSE
Consider a resolution to enter into a contract with Xcel Energy (Xcel) to design and construct a gas line relocation for the Tower Road and Southern Street Road Construction Project.
BACKGROUND
The original scope of the Tower Road and Southern Street Road Construction Project (Project) initiated in 2012 was to construct a one mile long "ribbon of asphalt" for each roadway. Southern Street would be constructed as a 24' wide strip of asphalt between Telluride Street and South 45th Avenue, the same 24' wide section would also be used for Tower Road between Bridge Street and Bromley Lane.
The construction phase of the Project has encountered challenges related to weather and conflicts with existing utilities. These challenges necessitate the City to enter into a contract with Xcel for gas line relocation.
Xcel owns a 6" natural gas pipeline that lies within the right of way for Tower Road from approximately Southern Street north to Bridge Street. The gas line must be relocated to construct Tower Road due to insufficient cover to work over and on top of the gas line. Although the gas line is located within right of way dedicated to the City; an easement for the pipeline was granted in 1993, prior to the right of way dedication to the City in 2000. The rights granted by the easement to Xcel still apply, including requiring payment for designing and constructing the relocated gas line. Xcel has worked with staff to identify the limits of relocation and has estimated the design and construction work at $410,000. Xcel requires the City to enter into a contract and provide the full payme...
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