CLEARFIELD -- As 700 South is expanded to create a four-lane thoroughfare known as State Road 193, more than $1.1 million will be used to install utilities on the north side of 700 South from State Street to South Main Street.
The city council recently approved a bid from Brinkerhoff Excavating for $1,111,090.40 to install culinary water, sanitary sewer and storm drain utilities in that area. While those lines are currently installed elsewhere, they are in the way of the expanded roadway project.
Brinkerhoff had the lowest responsible bid of the 10 the city received for the work.
Submitted bids ranged widely, including a bid for $1,330,848.31 from Geneva Rock Products and one for $1,238,566.30 from Associated Brigham Contractors. The high bid was for $1,813,677 from Thurgood Excavating.
Clearfield has an agreement with the Utah Department of Transportation for reimbursement of project-associated costs.
Public Works Director Scott Hodge said the work is part of the expansion of 700 South. This is a city road right now, but will turn into a four-lane road. This road will be considered a state road, instead of a city maintained one.
Already, State Street to the east is a state road. Once the work is completed, 700 South to the west will be one as well.
Hodge explained UDOT will be adding the overpass in the area, thus disturbing the city's existing utilities. These utilities are being moved to the side of the area, instead of underneath where they now reside.
"This wouldn't need to be done otherwise," Hodge said. "It's a lot of work."
It is expected to take 270 days for the city to finish the utility move, and work should start in the new year. First, the city has a contractor, Whitaker Construction, doing preliminary work such as digging boring pits next week.
However, Hodge said, there will be added benefit not just for Clearfield residents, but for neighboring cities such as Clinton and West Point, as well.
"This road will become an important part of the state's transportation plan," Hodge said. "It will help the communities to the west a lot by giving them another route to get east to west. It's also going to provide direct access to the freeway."
Eventually, the city will need to get another contractor to move the utilities on the south side of the road as well. Hodge said the city is between three and six weeks out from being able to bid out that portion of the workout.
"We're doing this work, and UDOT will reimburse us," Hodge said. "We are just trying to get it done ahead of them so their contractor will not have to worry about it."
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