Road project engineers selected
Council has authorized staff to proceed with the retention of the services of WSP Canada Inc., at a cost of for the amount of $38,580 plus HST, to provide engineering consulting services for several 2015 road reconstruction and rehabilitation projects.
Council approved hiring WSP Canada from among six firms that submitted proposals, presented in a staff report at the April 28 meeting.
The report indicates the project includes:
- Sideroad 15 from Concession 3 to Kumpfville Road, a total of 973 metres;
- Sideroad 15 from Concession 6 to Concession 5, 2700 metres; and
- Concession 6 from Wellington County Road 10 to Sideroad 12, 1825 metres.
The engineers will prepare design documentation, acquire approvals/permits, and issue tender documents in order to complete the work within the 2015 construction season.
“The proposal cost submitted by WSB Canada Inc. is well below the typical 5 to 10% of capital cost usually assigned to these projects. The total 2015 capital budget for this project is approximately $2.38M. The current proposal fee only represents less than 2% of the total project budget,” noted public works director Brad McRoberts in his report.
