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Department of Finance - Division of Procurement & Contracts
Reference: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brighton, Colorado, approving the allocation of $67,120.00 from the Undergrounding Fund as provided in the Franchise Agreement with United Power, Inc.; and authorizing the City Manager to execute the necessary documentation for such allocation; and authorizing the expenditure of said funds for the costs for the Depot Rehabilitation Project
To: Mayor Kenneth J. Kreutzer and Members of City Council
Through: Philip Rodriguez, City Manager
Prepared By: Ryan Johnson, Director of Urban & Public Policy
Date Prepared: March 7, 2019
PURPOSE
To request City Council approval of allocation from the United Power Undergrounding Fund in the amount of $67,120.00 for the Depot Undergrounding Project ("Project"). Pursuant to Section 3-8-90 of Brighton Municipal Code, all bids and proposals in excess of $50,000.00 shall be awarded through formal written procedures by the City Council, and in accordance with the Municipal Code Article 5-80, Ordinance 2031, and the Franchise Agreement with United Power, Inc.
STRATEGIC FOCUS AREA
- Recognizable and Well-Planned Community
BUSINESS PLAN INITIATIVE
- 9. Identify priorities for place making and redevelopment, City projects; Downtown Plaza, Depot, North Main, etc.
BACKGROUND/HISTORY
The Project includes undergrounding several existing overhead electrical distribution infrastructure adjacent to the Depot and in-between the Armory and the Depot. All the other overhead electrical distribution infrastructure was previously buried several years ago when the Armory was rehabilitated.
If approved, United Power will commence permitting and final design of the Project. Permitting alone will take an anticipated six months, as permission must be granted from both the Union Pacific Railroad and the Fulton Ditch Company to bore underneath their aboveground infrastructure.
The Project is necessary as a critic...
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