Woodland Park approves $685,000 Glen Aspen Dam design contract
The contract funds alternatives analysis and preliminary design for the proposed reservoir, but does not authorize construction.
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Woodland Park City Council voted 7-0 on Nov. 5 to approve a $685,000 contract with RESPEC for preliminary design of Glen Aspen Dam, including alternatives analysis and a 30% design package. All seven council members voted yes.
RESPEC will compare dam and foundation options, including ways to address seepage, and develop preliminary designs for related infrastructure such as a spillway, pipelines and a booster pump station. The work will produce a preliminary design report, plans and specifications, and a cost estimate. The proposed reservoir could store up to 345 acre-feet and would be supplied from Loy Gulch, the agreement’s scope says. The contract also includes permitting work with Teller and El Paso counties. The design contract does not authorize construction.
Utilities Director Kip Wiley said he expects to ask the council to fund the remaining design work after the 30% package is complete; he did not give a date for that request.
The agreement says RESPEC may begin work after the city executes it; the copy attached to the meeting packet has no city signature.