Bridge tender accepted for project in Mapleton
Wellington County council accepted tenders for three bridge construction projects totaling more than $2 million at its March 26 meeting.
A tender for the replacement of the retaining wall at Moorefield Bridge, structure B010023, on Wellington Road 10 was awarded to Xterra Construction Inc., of Kitchener, which bid $293,066. The Xterra bid was the lowest of five tenders received, with the highest coming from Owen King Ltd. of Walkerton at $459,923.
The total project cost, including engineering fees, county labour and material, and a $36,000 contingency fund, is $425,000.
A tender for the rehabilitation of the Maitland River overflow bridge and Maitland River Bridge, structures B087137 and B087138 on Wellington Road 87 was awarded to McLean Taylor Construction Ltd., of St. Mary’s, for its bid price of $1,811,280.
The McLean Taylor bid was the lowest of four received, with the highest, at $2,111,830, coming from Finnbilt General Construction of Stratford.
The total project cost, including engineering fees, county labour and material, and a $200,000 contingency fund is just under $2.3 million.
Roads chair Gary Williamson noted lower gasoline prices don’t seem to be bringing down the cost of construction projects.
“It’s pretty frustrating that despite the price of oil by the barrel being as far down as it is, that the price of asphalt is up $20 a ton in the last year,” he commented.
