for Feasibility Study for Grizzly Gulch Reservoir 405 Argentine Street Georgetown, Co 80444 Deadline for Proposal Submission: December 1, 2026, at 4:00 P.M.

Public Notice

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
FOR FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR GRIZZLY GULCH RESERVOIR
405 Argentine Street
Georgetown, CO 80444

DEADLINE FOR PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: December 1, 2026,
at 4:00 p.m.

PURPOSE
Clear Creek County is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit qualified consultants to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the feasibility of permitting, constructing, and utilizing Clear Creek County's conditionally decreed water storage rights for Grizzly Gulch Reservoir.

This project is funded through the Colorado's Water Conservation Board (CWCB) Water Plan Grant Program and must comply with all applicable grant requirements and County procurement policies.

The purpose of this project is to evaluate the feasibility of developing Grizzly Gulch Reservoir and to identify and engage viable partnerships for the financing, construction, and ultimate operation and maintenance of the proposed reservoir.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Clear Creek County owns a decreed, conditional, 400-acre-foot storage right for Grizzly Gulch Reservoir ("Reservoir”). This Feasibility Study is the next step in the development of that Reservoir.

The Reservoir is included in the County's Basin-Wide Augmentation Plan, decreed in Division One Water Court Case No. 05CW302, as a source of stored augmentation water which often becomes available to the County each runoff season but without adequate storage capacity to store and use such water to support County residences and businesses.

The Reservoir would be located on Grizzly Gulch, a tributary of Clear Creek, on U.S. Forest Service land near the Gray's & Torrey's Peaks Trailhead pursuant to a Special Use Permit. The County storage right is decreed for one fill and one refill annually, with stored water being available for reuse to extinction.

SCOPE OF WORK
Phase 1: Project Management
-The consultant will document all meetings, outline and report progress on the project schedule, and calendar and track the action items for the group.

Phase 2: Draft Feasibility Study
- The Draft Study shall include the following:
1. Water Rights Evaluation
2. Water Supply Availability
3. Geotechnical Evaluation
4. Environmental Impact Analysis
5. Landowner Impact Analysis
6. Economic Assessment
7. Cost-Benefit Analysis

Phase 3: Final Report
The deadline for submitting a proposal is 4:00 p.m. MST, Tuesday, December 1, 2026.
All consultants submitting a proposal must review the full version of this Request for Proposals, which specifies proposal requirements and can be found here: https://www.clearcreekcounty.us/bids.aspx
Project Contact: Lisa Leben, Special Projects/Water Resources Manager, Clear Creek County contact@example.gov (303)-679-2434

Legal Notice NO. CCC 1433
First Publication: November 5, 2026
Last Publication: November 5, 2026
Publisher: Clear Creek Courant
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Published in Clear Creek Courant; publication run: 2026-11-05.