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Denver to consider $197M contract for Colfax transit project; total project cost is $280.5M
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Denver to consider $197M contract for Colfax transit project; total project cost is $280.5M

By Noah Festenstein | Denver Gazette After postponing the matter last week, the Denver City Council on Monday will consider a $197.3 million contract for construction of a bus rapid transit system that would dramatically reshape the “longest commercial street in the country.” The contract with Kraemer North America would be for the East Colfax Avenue Bus Route Transportation (BRT) project, which will cost a total of $280.5 million, according to city estimates. Of that total, $150 million is funded by federal grants, $28.5 million from the Denver Regional Council of Governments, $14 million from the City of Aurora, $65 million from the Elevate Denver bond and $22.5 million from other sources. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
Denver City Council postpones vote on $6 million immigration aid contract
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Denver City Council postpones vote on $6 million immigration aid contract

By Alexander Edwards | Denver Gazette Denver City's councilmembers on Monday grilled the Johnston administration and postponed voting on a $6 million contract for a group to manage the distribution of food and provide services for immigrants.  More questions than answers had emerged at the council's meeting. The contract would have allocated approve money for Haven of Hope, which would use it to manage distributing food and personal items and provide other services for immigrants enrolled in Denver's Asylum Seekers Program (DASP).  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE