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<br />Since the Board's approval of this alternative in November of 2002, the Town has re-l~valuated
<br />the design/construction alternative, given concerns by the Ranch. As indicated previously, the Ranch
<br />bas an 18 cfs water right from Sheep Creek basin, which flows into Jones No.2 Reservoir. During
<br />discussions between the Town and the Ranch, the Ranch indicated that they had a strong concern that
<br />the Town may introduce Whirling Disease into the reservoir when bringing in water from the Colorado
<br />River. In order to eliminate lhis concern, the Town would be required to construct a separate treatment
<br />facility at the reservoir, and release treated water to remove any threat of the disease. The construction
<br />of a water treatment facility at the reservoir would hav~: been at an added cost of approximatdy
<br />$2,000,000, which made the original scoped alternativ~: cost prohibitive.
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<br />Given the cost ofthe original design, the Town instructed its design consultant, R.T.\V., Fort
<br />Collins, Colorado, to develop a new pipeline alignment. The consultant determined that the::: pipeline
<br />could be installed from the mouth of Gore Canyon at the Colorado River, to their existing water
<br />treatment facility, thus eliminating any concern of introducing whirling disease into Jones No.2
<br />Reservoir. This modified design alternative maintained the same construction items as identified under
<br />the previous design alignment, with the exception of the pipe length, which was reduced by 2,000 linear
<br />feet. The Town has approved this design alternative, :md final design plans and construction documents
<br />were completed in the fall of 2003.-
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<br />In January of 2004 the Town received 8 bids to construct the project. The 3 lowest bid results are
<br />summarized as follows:
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<br />1. Ben Do V olt Construction, Golden, Colorado
<br />2. Duckels, Steamboat, Colorado
<br />3. Precision Excavating, Hayden, Colorado
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<br />= $1,548,707
<br />= $1,641,229
<br />= $1,899,529
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<br />Per the construction documents, the Town has the right to review all bids and to award the contract
<br />to the lowest, most qualified, responsible, responsive Bidder, with the additional right to rl~ject any or all
<br />bids. Based on the Town's review of the bids received, the Town has decided to award the: contract to the
<br />second lowest bidder, Duckels, at their bid price of$1,641,229.
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<br />D1SCUSSIONS
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<br />The Town has completed the design, bid the project, and is ready to commenGe construction.
<br />Additional costs, however, have occurred, due to design changes, water rights investigations and
<br />negotiations, and higher then anticipated construction costs. These specific additional costs are described
<br />as follows:
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<br />Proiect Desirm/Construction Mana!!ement:
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<br />The original cost to design and manage the construction of the project was estimated at $168,891.
<br />Given the Whirling Disease concerns raised by the Ranch, the project design was changed to have the raw
<br />water delivery pipe run directly from the Colorado River to the Town's water treatment facility.
<br />Additionally, the complexity of the project and higher construction costs have increased the level of
<br />construction management needed for the proj ect.
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<br />Added Cost: $53,359
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