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Department of Finance - Division of Procurement & Contracts
Reference: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS WATER ACTIVITY ENTERPRISE, AUTHORIZING THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A VEHICLE STORAGE GARAGE WITH BLUESCOPE CONSTRUCTION FOR THE TOTAL OF FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THREE THOUSAND, DOLLARS ($473,000.00); APPROVING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FROM THE WATER ENTERPRISE FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($373,000.00); AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST THERETO.
To: Mayor Kenneth J. Kreutzer and Members of City Council
Through: Philip Rodriguez, City Manager
Prepared By: Curtis Bauers, Director of Utilities
Date Prepared: September 5, 2018
PURPOSE
Requesting City Council approval of a resolution authorizing the execution of a contract with Bluescope Construction for the Design & Construction of a Truck Storage Facility at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. The formal bid process has been satisfied with the award of the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) contract # 021215-BSC going to Bluescope Construction.
BACKGROUND/HISTORY
Over the past couple years, the City of Brighton Utilities Department has acquired additional new equipment to keep up with the maintenance needs of City utility infrastructure. To help store this new equipment a pre-engineered storage facility was selected under NJPA contract #021215-BSC.
This new building will protect City equipment, specifically the 3 vacuum/jet trucks from the elements and allow maintenance of the new equipment to be properly executed, thereby extending the effective life of this equipment. Without a new storage facility, valuable equipment will need to be stored outdoors under the elements. Vac truck/jet truck combos in particular, are unusable in the winter unless stored in a heated facility, and are also highly susceptible to UV deterio...
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