Engineers Without Borders – USA, Denver

Dear Fellow Denver EWBers, the Chapter has received an urgent request for partnering assistance from Ann Carter, Director of Development for The Women’s Crisis & Family Outreach Center in Castle Rock, Colorado.

TWCFOC is hoping to build a new and larger women’s shelter within the next 12-18 months. They have raised almost one-third of the money needed for construction but the main issue is one of land and road development as well as the building of infrastructure on a parcel of land in Castle Rock.

Douglas County is helping them obtain title on one acre of land in a 5-acre parcel and “push through” the planning and zoning requirements as quickly and quietly as possible; the Corps of Engineers has verbally agreed to assist them in road construction. Despite this assistance, they are likely to face other very significant development costs. In particular, they are seeking assistance to design the subdivision (water & sewer, utilities, drainage, storm water management, etc.?).

Their initial estimate for this phase of the project was about $35,000; at an average assumed billing rate of $100 per hour, this is about 350 hours of effort.

Would members of the Denver Chapter willing to assist in a portion of this project? We’ve checked with EWB-USA and worthy local projects of this type are fully endorsed… we are apparently not confined by ANY borders, eh?

Time is somewhat short; TWCFOC will be meeting with Douglas County on June 17th at 10am, so if you are interested or know someone (or a company) who might be interested, please have them get in touch with Jim Gusek, Outreach Coordinator. jgusek@golder.com or 720-920-4627 or Ms. Carter directly via email (and cc Jim).

Thanks in advance,

Jim Gusek
Former President & Outreach Coordinator
Denver Chapter EWB