Engineering & Design Standards Update
The City of Helena has adopted engineering standards that guide public works infrastructure development. These standards are applied whether the infrastructure is delivered through City of Helena Public Works or through private development. The intent of having engineering standards is to:
· Prioritize public health and safety,
· Promote functional and durable infrastructure, and to
· Provide consistency for City operations and maintenance of infrastructure.
It is a best practice to review and update engineering standards at reasonable intervals. Any updates need to include advancements in technology, updated construction materials and respond to changes in construction, operation, and maintenance techniques. The following documents are the proposed updated City of Helena Engineering Design Standards and are available for public review and comment.
View Draft Engineering & Design Standards Update*
View Appendix A Checklist-Form
View Standards Drawings Appendix C **
*The previous version of the engineering standards was inadvertently missing several pages in Chapter 4 and the standard plans for Chapters 2 and 3 were missing. This new version reflects those additions. As a result, comments will be accepted 30 days from 8/5/25.
**Please note that these drawings are included in appendix C of the standards. The index will be updated in the final document.
Engineering Fees Proposal
The City of Helena is revising engineering standards that guide public works infrastructure development. As part of the revisions, the Public Works and Transportation Systems Departments are proposing to establish an engineering fee schedule.
The intent of establishing engineering fees is to partially recover cost of development reviews and to incentivize submittal quality. Staff within the Departments of Public Works and Transportation Systems have developed the proposal attached to this memo.
The attachment details the fees being proposed, how they were determined and documents this process for transparency and any future adjustment. The attached fee schedule proposal is available for public review and comment.
