public works
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Colorado Supreme Court considers restoring multimillion-dollar award to RTD subcontractor
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will consider whether the Court of Appeals incorrectly threw out a $5.7 million award to a company that helped build a commuter rail line and, in doing so, endangered the ability of contractors to seek money they are owed going forward. At least three of the court’s seven…
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Appeals court invokes ‘drastic’ sanction, throws out multimillion-dollar claim in RTD rail construction project
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday determined the $5.7 million a trial judge awarded a subcontractor for its work on the Regional Transportation District’s commuter rail expansion is invalid because the company initially sought more than two times that amount without any basis for doing so. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals interpreted for…
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Federal judge tosses age, disability discrimination claims against Arvada for employee’s firing
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A former Arvada city employee has not shown that his termination after 32 years was related to his age or perceived disability, a federal judge determined last month, noting the plaintiff himself even walked back his own allegations of discrimination. Brian Williams worked in the streets division of the Arvada Public Works Department between 1988…
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Colorado Springs approves raises, new fire, police, park ranger positions in 2023 budget
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The Colorado Springs City Council approved a $1 billion 2023 budget Tuesday that includes raises for employees, new police and firefighter positions, park rangers and permanent funding for a program to combat litter. The large total budget number covers all city departments, including those that are self-supporting, such as the Colorado Springs Airport and the…
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Denver City Council to consider transportation, parks proposals
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Denver voters will be asked whether to create a new department of transportation and infrastructure if the city council votes tonight to refer the proposed charter change to the November ballot. The council also will be holding a hearing and taking a final vote on a five-year plan for city parks that calls for locating…
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Denver City Council considers charter change to create transportation department
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Denver voters will be asked to approve a charter change creating a new Department of Transportation and Infrastructure under a bill to be introduced at Monday night’s city council meeting. The measure would create a cabinet-level position to oversee such things as transportation design, infrastructure project management, right-of-way enforcement and the city’s bicycle network. Under…
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Denver City Council’s small lot parking code dispute leads to delay
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Almost every new resident of Denver adds another automobile to the city’s already crowded roads and highways, and those cars and trucks need a place to park when their owners are home or elsewhere. How to come up with those spaces was the source of a somewhat tense exchange on Denver City Council and led…
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? Short-term rental rules, data-driven policing in 2017 audit plan
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Denver’s enforcement of short-term rental rules and data-driven policing will be closely reviewed by Auditor Timothy O’Brien as some of the areas targeted in his 2017 audit plan. O’Brien recently submitted the plan to Mayor Michael Hancock and Denver City Council as required by city charter. The plan consists of integrated audits that incorporate performance,…
