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| | | | | | | | ITEM/TOPIC: Bighorn Road and Intermountain South Frontage Road Electric Underground Project discussion, contact award and budget modifications
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| | | | | | | | PRESENTER(S): Greg Hall, Director of Public Works
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| | | | | | | | ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: The Town Council is being asked to provide direction to the staff on the undergrounding projects. Based on the option selected Town Council is asked to award the appropriate contracts and direct staff to provide the necessary funds to be included in the second reading of the second budget supplemental for 2108.
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| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND: Holy Cross Energy provides 1 percent of all energy charges to the Town as a community enhancement fund per the franchise agreement. The town of Vail has used the fund exclusively to underground electric utility lines. In June of 2017, staff presented two significant projects to council to consider for use of the funds: the Bighorn Road project and the Intermountain S. Frontage Road project. The staff has designed, bid and begun some of the work. The staff is returning to council with the options for contract awards to complete the project as well as budget recommendations to fund the projects.
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| | | | | | | | STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Town Council complete the Bighorn and Intermountain undergrounding projects in 2018 and award both contracts to RPM excavating and direct the town manager to execute contracts in a form approved by the town attorney. Supplement the budget to complete the projects and direct the town manager to develop with Holy Cross Energy on a new franchise agreement for 2019.
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