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File #: 25-048    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 1/9/2025 In control: Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting
On agenda: 1/28/2025 Final action: 1/28/2025
Title: Settlement Agreement for Reimbursement of Damage to County Road 129
Attachments: 1. Board Summary Report, 2. Agreement, 3. Resolution
To: Board of County Commissioners

Through: Bryan Weimer, Director, Public Works and Development Department

Prepared By:
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Ceila Rethamel, Engineering Services Division Manager, Public Works and Development Department
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Subject:
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Settlement Agreement for Reimbursement of Damage to County Road 129
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Purpose and Request:
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The Public Works and Development (PWD) staff requests that the Board of County Commissioners adopt a resolution to approve and accept a settlement agreement for payment of road repairs to be completed by the Road & Bridge Division from Western Midstream for damages caused by their Mitchell Project. Staff also requests that the Board authorize the Director of Public Works and Development to sign the agreement and further authorizes the payment to be returned to Fund 16, account # 1645110140-54367. PWD recommends that the Board approve and accept this settlement agreement for payment of services to be rendered.
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Background and Discussion: Western Midstream completed remediation of the Mitchell Compressor Station which is located along County Road 129. The remediation involved removal of impacted soils that were then hauled to an off-site remediation site (Denver Arapahoe Disposal Site) and restoration of the site for agricultural operations. The route for hauling the impacted soils waste from their site was along County Road 129 south to County Road 30/ Quincy Avenue west to Gun Club Rd. The same route was used to import clean fill material which resulted in damage to both travel lanes. This hauling was completed between January and June 2024 and resulted in damage to County Road 129. The estimated damage includes about 337 square yards of sub-grade repair with a Geo-Fabric, 1,671 feet of saw cutting, and 1,749 square yards of 7-inch asphalt patching.

Staff and Western Midstream came to a compromise where the County's Road & Bridge Division will manage the repair contract, provide inspec...

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