Pueblo West awards $1.96m Cattail Crossing water-main replacement
Pueblo West Metro District, Colorado · Meeting date: November 9, 2026 · Published: November 10, 2026
Pueblo West Metropolitan District has selected Miller Pipeline LLC to replace 9,300ft of deteriorating 10-inch transmission pipeline serving the Cattail Crossing Pond system. The award includes a 10% contingency and sits within a $3.1 million 2026 Water Enterprise capital allocation.
Key points
- Miller Pipeline LLC received a $1.7849 million construction award, plus a $178,490 contingency, for a total authorised expenditure of $1.96339 million.
- The project will replace about 9,300ft of 10-inch line between Lift Station No. 1 and Cattail Crossing Pond using HDPE pipe, open-cut installation and horizontal directional drilling.
- Miller became the lowest responsive bidder after Nail Excavating LLC withdrew because of Colorado public-works resident-labour compliance issues.
- The construction agreement requires work to begin within 10 days of the fully executed contract and sets a 90-calendar-day completion period, subject to weather-delay extensions.
Full report
Pueblo West Metropolitan District has approved a $1.963 million construction package to renew a critical water transmission corridor between Lift Station No. 1 and the Cattail Crossing Pond system.
The board approved the contract with Miller Pipeline LLC through its consent agenda on November 9. The award comprises a $1,784,900 bid, including the project’s add alternate, and a 10% construction contingency of $178,490.
The LS1 to Cattail Crossing Pipeline project will replace approximately 9,300ft of deteriorating 10-inch transmission main along the Cyclone Trail and South McCulloch Boulevard rights-of-way. Design documents prepared by JVA specify 10-inch HDPE DR11 pipe installed through a combination of open-cut construction and horizontal directional drilling, with associated appurtenances and an alternate connection to Cattail Crossing Pond.
The district identified the route as a priority capital improvement because of the age and condition of the existing infrastructure and its role in dependable water conveyance. The project had a $3.1 million allocation in the district’s 2026 Water Enterprise Capital Improvement Fund.
Miller Pipeline was not the apparent low bidder at bid opening on October 2. Nail Excavating LLC subsequently withdrew its bid on October 29 after discussions concerning Colorado public-works requirements for an 80% Colorado-resident labour force. The withdrawal made Miller the lowest responsive, conforming and responsible bidder.
Under the construction agreement, Miller must begin work within 10 days of receiving the fully executed contract and complete it within 90 calendar days of commencement. The deadline may be extended for weather delays; the agreement sets liquidated damages of $4,500 per working day for late completion beyond the contractual period or approved extensions.
The award comes as Pueblo West updates its water master plan, which identifies reliability, distribution renewal and supply-related works among its near-term capital priorities.
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Source: November 9, 2026 BOD Meeting, Pueblo West Metro District