KENILWORTH – Two contractors have been selected to complete work on the George Kirkness Municipal drain in Asbridge.
The work will total about $330,000, excluding taxes.
Rice Construction Contracting is set to complete a Highway 6 crossing portion of the project for $108,000 while Dozlan Construction is set to complete a tile drain project for $221,368.
Wellington North council approved the tenders on Nov. 17.
Councillor Steve McCabe declared a pecuniary interest and did not vote because his one of the companies chosen is his cousin’s.
The two tenders were advertised on the township’s website from Oct. 6 to 30.
For the Highway 6 crossing, four submissions were received.
These were from Rice Construction Contracting, Robinson Farm Drainage Limited, TAS Escavating and Rentals and Hornblower Enterprises.
The submissions were reviewed by K. Smart Associates Limited and evaluated on cost.
Rice Construction Contacting’s bid of $108,000 was the lowest cost, with others ranging from about $126,000 to $179,000.
The Highway 6 crossing project includes installing 54 metres of steel pipe under the highway at the intersection with Sideroad 2 East and Sideroad 2 West and installing two catch basins.
For the tile drain project, five submissions were received from Dozlan Construction, Rice Construction Contracting, Robinson Farm Drainiage Limited, TAS Excavating and Rentals and Roubos Farm Service.
Dozlan Construction’s bid of bid of $221,368 was the lowest cost, with others ranging from about $269,000 to $331,000.
The tile drain project includes installing about 100 metres of pipe and 600 metres of concrete tile.
The combined cost of the two projects is seven per cent higher than the township’s engineer estimated.
K. Smart Associates engineer Thomas Jackson expressed confidence that both contractors have the knowledge and equipment to complete the work and “reasonably deal with landowner and council concerns.”
The township’s 2024 capital budget included $124,000 for the municipal portion of the drain project, with landowners and the Ministry of Transportation expected to pay the rest.
The work was previously awarded to Robinson Farm Drainage Limited for $340,546, but needed to be re-tendered after delays in obtaining a permit from the Ministry of Transportation meant Robinson Farm Drainage were no longer able to accommodate the project’s timeline.
