Project
8th Avenue Reconstruction
Client:
Garden City
J&T provided design review, bidding, and construction management services for the reconstruction of 1,900 feet of roadway along 8th Avenue between 28th and 25th Streets in Garden City.
The 8th Avenue roadway was in poor condition and needed to be upgraded to serve the existing traffic as well as traffic from future developments in the area. This project involved abandoning an existing storm sewer and installing new storm sewer infrastructure along and across 8th Avenue. Services provided on this project include project management, project phasing, drainage & drainage infrastructure design review, pavement design review, coordination of utility location and or relocation, probable cost for construction and total project cost estimates, and development of bidding documents, contractor qualification and selection, review of construction drawings and technical specifications, administration of the construction contract as the owner’s representative, and construction management of the improvements.
This project received the “Best Use of Public Space Award’’ from Downtown Colorado at the Governor’s Awards for Downtown Excellence. The award recognizes outstanding projects in Colorado that demonstrate creativity in the face of challenges and which further downtown initiatives.