Woodland Park staff recommends $685,000 Glen Aspen Dam design agreement
The proposed phase includes county permitting and related water infrastructure, but not final design or construction.
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Woodland Park staff recommends a $685,000 agreement with RESPEC to analyze alternatives and prepare preliminary and 30% designs for Glen Aspen Dam. City Council is scheduled to consider the proposal Nov. 5. Utilities Director Kip Wiley recommends approval in a [staff report to the council](https://woodlandparkco.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetAttachmentFile(fileId=1470).
The proposed reservoir would hold up to 345 acre-feet of water diverted from Loy Gulch Reservoir for municipal use. The proposed agreement calls for RESPEC to compare options for the dam’s foundation, seepage control, embankment, spillway and pipelines, then prepare design materials for a selected option. The work also covers inlet and outlet systems, a booster pump station, water service for Glen Aspen Ranch and permit applications to Teller and El Paso counties.
The agreement’s $685,000 fee includes $252,000 for alternatives analysis and preliminary design, $331,000 for 30% design and $102,000 for county permitting. The city would also pay county permit fees. The proposed work does not include final design, bidding, construction services or formal dam-safety review and approval; those would require a later scope.
Wiley’s report says RESPEC completed the access-road designs and county permitting, and HCG Construction completed both access roads. The proposed agreement covers the next phase: analysis and design of the dam and related infrastructure.
The agreement estimates nine months for alternatives analysis and preliminary design, six months for Teller County permitting and 18 months for El Paso County permitting. RESPEC signed the agreement Oct. 29, but the city’s signature fields are blank. Work would begin after the city executes it.