PROJ01996

• Contract/PO #: FS0068FX
• Contractor Name: Minturn, Town of
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 0
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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600,000 gallon tank:
Supply line:
Access road:

Total

$ 313,000
$ 171,000
$6.000
$490,000

The costs shown above do not include a contingency allowance.

2, Non-construction and Other Projects. Not applicable.

3. Annual Operation and Maintenance. Future maintenance costs for cleaning and applying
a new interior coating or exterior paint, commonly required only after a period of 15 years or
more, have not been quantified in this preliminary study. Other than periodic inspection, no
other maintenance expense is associated with the storage tank. It should be noted that operation
and maintenance work associated with the new tank will merely be replacing that which is
currently performed on the existing tank. Because the new tank is replacing an older tank which
is in poor condition, the required maintenance effort should be less than what is now required.

4. Present Worth, Because operations and maintenance of the new tank will be approximately
the same, or less, than the existiJlg tank, it does not represent an added burden to existing
operational expense. A present worth cost analysis does not, therefore, add to the evaluation;
alternative cost comparison can be made based on the initial construction cost.

H. AdvantageslDisadvantages

This site location will meet the owner's needs for increased fire flow capacity and increased
system water pressure. Construction costs will be minimized due to the shorter, direct routing
of the pipeline and due to the fact that a less expensive steel tank can be used at this site, rather
than a buried concrete tank, This site is owned by the town and will not require additional land
purchase, condemnation, or easements for constructing the tank, supply main, and construction
road, except for the railroad crossing,

The tank pipeline to this location will require a cased boring under the existing railroad track
and a bridge-hung river crossing, both of which will proportionally add to project cost. Use of
an above ground steel tank may impart a negative visual image to some people and could be
susceptible to damage due to vandalism

Town of Minturn Water System Upgrade Project, March, 1995

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