Jacqueline Hart Gibson, Gilpin County. The February 27, 2019, meeting of the Black Hawk City Council was called to order at 3 p.m. at 211 Church Street. Corey Marshall, a Black Hawk resident, started off the meeting with the ringing of the bell. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Spellman, followed by roll call and the pledge of allegiance.

No changes were proposed or made to the agenda and no conflicts of interest between agenda items and individual council were raised or reported. John Scarffe reported in public comments that he will be moving on to reporting historical topics for The Mountain-Ear newspaper and passed his role of Black Hawk City Council reporter to Jacqueline Hart Gibson. The council thanked John for his past work.

The meeting minutes for February 13, 2019, were approved as presented unanimously. There were no public hearings scheduled for this meeting.
The first action item that was discussed, Resolution 13-2019, listed on the agenda as a resolution awarding the bid and approving the construction manager/general contractor (CMGC) contract between the City of Black Hawk and Roche Constructors, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $26,452 for the pre-construction services to the Gregory Street Phase 2 Project.

It was reported in discussion of the above action item that a lengthy process of selection for appropriate contractors had produced seven possible candidates. Three of the seven were chosen by the city as finalists. Of the three, two had submitted proposals and Roche Construction’s proposal provided the most value based on overall cost structure. The council was provided with a CMG contract to authorize pre-construction costs. Over the next several months a guaranteed maximum price will be decided between the city and Roche Construction. A GMP amendment will be submitted to the council for approval in June. Construction on The Gregory Street Phase 2 Project is tentatively set to begin in the summer of 2019. Resolution 13-2019 passed unanimously.

The second action item that was discussed, Resolution 14-2019, listed as a resolution awarding the bid and approving the contract between the city of Black Hawk and Harrison Western Construction Corporation, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $125,195.00 for pre-construction services pertaining to the Bobtail Street Sculpted and Stained Shotcrete Project.

A design bill contract was submitted to the council from Harrison Western Construction Corporation, who provided the best value for the project. Harrison has done work in Black Hawk in the past. The council will be approached again in the future for approval of a guaranteed maximum price for the completion of the project. Resolution 14-2019 was approved unanimously.

The third and last action item discussed was Resolution 15-2019, a resolution authorizing certain individuals to act on behalf of the city with BOK (Bank of Oklahoma) Financial Securities/BOKF, NA.

Discussion revealed Colorado Business Bank was purchased by Bank of Oklahoma. The resulting benefits of the transaction are reported to be additional, fully insured, investment opportunities. Motion 15-2019 was approved unanimously.

An executive session with the city’s attorney was proposed and approved for pending legal matters following the public council meeting.

(Originally published in the March 7, 2019, print edition of The Mountain-Ear.)