2012 City of Prince George Annual Report

CITY OF PRINCE GEORGE 2012 ANNUAL MUNICIPAL REPORT
CITY OF
PRINCE GEORGE
Road Rehabilitation Levy and Capital Program
The road rehabilitation program provides for the restructure and resurfacing of local, arterial and collector roads. The City of Prince George
has a general levy for road rehabilitation projects. Levy funds are transferred to a road rehabilitation reserve which is used for funding annual
rehabilitation projects. In 2012 the total budget was $5.4 million. The actual funding was attributed to $3.5 million levy and $1.9 million from the
Local Area Service Reserve. Approximately 51.8 lane kilometres of pavement was laid for the following projects: Ospika Blvd from Range Rd to Ferry
Ave, Winnipeg St from 4 th Ave to 13 th Ave, PG Pulpmill Rd from 2010 Limit to 685m East, 15 th Ave from W. Central St to Ospika Blvd, Domano Blvd
from Trent Dr to Gladstone Dr, Tabor Blvd from 15 th Ave to 5 th Ave, Great St from Terminal Blvd to Railway Rd, Terminal Blvd from Great St to Pacific
St, Massey Dr from Westwood Dr to Carney St, Tabor Blvd from 1 st Ave to 5 th Ave, Ospika Blvd from Range Rd to Tyner Blvd, Foothills Blvd from N.
Nechako Rd to Foothills Bridge, O’Grady Rd from Domano Blvd 250m South, and Pacific St from 6555 Pacific St to the 2010 Limits.
Boundary Road
This project is a 6.8km - two lane arterial road with storm run-off catchment facilities. In 2012 the contractor’s crews focused on finishing the
Boeing Road portion of the project. This was completed with asphalt surface and the round-about intersection at Gunn and Boeing Road. Other
installations completed in 2012 include: approximately 5km of sanitary sewer main, 5km of storm sewer main, 2km of curb and gutter with 1km
of sidewalk at the south end, 1km of sub base prepared for asphalt at the south end with another 1.5km of sub base gravels at the north end. All
culvert crossing retaining walls were constructed. The Fortis BC Gas main was relocated for 100m along Boeing Road to remove it from beneath
the road infrastructure. All civil work to provide three phase power to Boundary Road was achieved. $5.53 million of the $28 million budget was
spent in 2012. Funding sources for 2012 included $1.18 million Building Canada Fund, $1.84 million third parties, and $2.51 million development
cost charges.
New RCMP Building
In 2012 the project work involved the general contractor completing the foundation walls followed by the construction of the reinforced concrete
structural slabs, columns and beams of the main part of the facility. The in-slab mechanical and electrical work began, and stairways were installed
in addition to the structural steel components of the building. By year end, roofing insulation and membranes, some glulam beams and columns
and other exterior building envelope structure and framing was being installed. Of this $38.9 million project, $14.1 million was spent in 2012. This
includes a $0.8 million contribution of underground infrastructure required to connect to the City’s District Energy System and commitment to
cleaner energy use in the downtown core.
Kin Centre (2015 Games) Renovation
In 2012 the design for the reconstruction of the Kin Centre was finalized with the project being tendered in March. The project was awarded in
April for selective demolition of the existing Kin1 arena, construction of a new 750 seat arena to replace Kin 1, and renovations/additions to the
Kin arena complex. Construction began and the first phase – construction of new changerooms for Kin 2 were completed and in use by year end.
Work on the extension of Kin 2 and the demolition of the existing Kin 2 change rooms and lounge area then began. $7 million of work was done
on the project in 2012.
18 th Avenue Yard Building
The work of constructing a 10,800 sq ft single story wood frame administration building began April 2012 and was substantially complete by Jan
3rd 2013. The building was constructed to house our Utility Operations Division in one central location and to free up the 4 th Avenue yard for future
development. 2012 expenditures were $2.09 million.
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