Case Study: Colorado Springs Utilities completes major water infrastructure project on time and under budget with Sigler Communications

Colorado Springs Utilities completes $825M Southern Delivery System $160M under budget with Sigler Communications

Colorado Springs Utilities faced the challenge of building the Southern Delivery System, a major $825 million water infrastructure project requiring over 400 permits, water rate increases, and the acquisition of 270 private properties. They hired vendor Sigler Communications via competitive bid to provide strategic communications support for the project's long regulatory and public-affairs arc.

Sigler Communications implemented a comprehensive communications program that included strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, message development, branding, writing, and graphic design. The solution supported all phases from permitting and land acquisition through construction and start-up. As a result, the project was completed on the exact projected date, April 28, 2016, and was $160 million under budget. Sigler's work is credited with ensuring the project finished with full stakeholder support and absent any litigation.

Colorado Springs Utilities