Agenda Date: 06/04/2024
Subject:
Title
Resolution 74-2024: Approving an amendment to the construction agreement with C&L Water Solutions for the emergency repair work at Jackass Hill Road & Mineral Avenue, Broadway & Jamison Avenue, and Powers Park, City Project Nos. 23-75, 23-76, 23-77
Body
From:
James L. Becklenberg, City Manager
Prepared by:
Brent Soderlin, Deputy Director of Public Works & Utilities
Sarah White, Water Resources Manager
Presentations:
N/A
PURPOSE:
Does council support approval of an amendment to the construction agreement with C&L Water Solutions for emergency repair work at Jackass Hill Road & Mineral Avenue, Broadway & Jamison Avenue, and Powers Park, City Project Nos 23-75, 23-76, 23-77?
LONG-TERM OUTCOME(S) SERVED:
Safe Community; High Quality Governance
DISCUSSION:
In 2023, the city experienced several culvert collapses throughout the city due to the heavy amounts of rainfall combined with aging infrastructure. These collapses required immediate and urgent repairs.
In rapid succession, Littleton experienced three sinkhole events at Jackass Hill Road and Mineral Ave (Jackass Hill), Broadway and Jamison Avenue (Jamison) and Powers Park. The City contracted with C&L Water Solutions (C&L) during the first sinkhole event and expanded the contract to cover all three events. As there were multiple sinkholes and culvert collapses occurring across the front range, securing a contractor was a high priority. C&L was able to start work immediately and accommodate all three work requests.
This was a new and unique situation for the city, to have multiple occurrences happen at once, and it was determined that the sinkholes were a public safety concern. Staff worked with the City Manager's Office to get an emergency procurement declaration, based on preliminary cost estimates, as per Section 102 of the Littleton City Charter: Emergency Procurements.
The original contract was executed with a cost estimate of $1,500,000 for all work to be co...
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