FLOOD05149

• County: Delta
• Community: Delta
• Stream Name: Gunnison, Uncompahgre Rivers
• Basin: Gunnison
• Title: Cost Estimates for Removal of Debris, Bank Protection and River Training Along the Uncompahgre, Gunnison and the North Fork of the Gunnison Rivers
• Date: 1/1/1980
• Prepared For: Delta County
• Prepared By: Mt Highland Engineering
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Miscellaneous

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The residual debris after burning would be hauled to the County
landfills. These assumptions and the costs are outlined in
~ _,)\.[l~!Jgj.~....)\.. The total cost estimate for debris removal is
--,\';:::..~$2951000 lli1sed on 232 acres of streambed debris. This includes
l24, 50 for removal, 70,250 for contingencies and $10,000 for
legal preliminary boundary marking and inspection.
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DEBRIS REMOVAL COST ESTIMATE

Uncompahgre River .............................
North Fork of the Gunnison River ..............
Legal, Inspection and
Preliminary Removal-Area Flagging .............

Total Cost for Debris Removal.................

$ 33,250
$ 181,500
$ 10,000
$ 224,750
$ 70,250
$ 295,000

Contingencies (30%) ...........................

Total Cost for Debris Removal.................

Cost estimates for the removal of sand and gravel bars and ~f
channelization were diviged._ into: l? immedi~:t:e{il1llUi,.~E;!~..t.,_J:~E!..<:!ge/\y:\""',R
damage sites; and, 2)( a comprehenslve channel1zatlon program'~
Appendix B presents the emergency 'expen'drt'1T.r'e'g--"W'1IT'C'h-''Shottxd-be'-'
made for bank protection, upstream channelization and bed
stabilization to protect five (5) County bridges. The total
estimated costs for these improvements is $175,000. This cost is
based on immediate mitigation steps needed to prevent severe
damage to the bridge structures from future flooding. The cost
includes $131,500 for construction, $31,500 contingencies and
$12,000 for legal, survey, engineering and inspection. The
following is a breakdown of these costs:

IMMEDIATE CHANNELIZ)\.TION
COST ESTIMATES FOR BRIDGE PROTECTION

Construction cost for channelization and
bank stabilization for three bridges on
the Uncompahgre River ......................... $

81,500

Construction cost for channelization and
bank stabilization for two bridges on
the Gunnison and the North Fork of the

Gunnison Rivers ............................... $ 50,000

Total Construction Cost ....................... $ 131,500
Engineering, Surveys and Legal................ $ 12,000
Contingencies (20%) ........................... $ 31,500

Total Cost for Channelization and ............. $ 175,000
Bank Protection

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