eca_review_2018_04_10

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Town of SteTTler
Capital projects awarded
Linda Stillinger
ECA Review
Water, sewer and paving projects
received the go-ahead at the Town of
Stettler’s Apr. 3 council meeting.
Accepting administration recommendations,
council awarded two out of
three capital projects for the 2018 construction
season.
Beginning with the 51 Avenue water
and sewer project, Director of
Operational Services, Melissa Robbins
presented council with detailed summaries
of this year’s proposed capital
projects.
According to Robbins, the project to
replace the water and sanitary sewer
mains and services at 51 Avenue from
59 to 61 Street generated significant
interest.
Tenders were received from Wally’s
Backhoe Services at $672,745,
Shamrock Valley Ent. at $707,236,
Carbon Earthworks at $726,263, Urban
Dirtworks at $727,645, Grayson
Excavating at $791,404, AIC
Construction at $848,761, UG
Excavating at $916,570, Pearl Rose
Construction at $930,296, Kaon
Infrastructure at $966,325, Northside
Construction at $1,076,295, Bel
Contracting at $1,079,005 and Nu Edge
Construction at $1,310,466.
Advising council to award the contract
to Wally’s Backhoe Services, the
lowest bidder, Robbins suggested
adding the usual 10 per cent contingency
to cover any unanticipated costs
or changes.
Robbins further recommended utilizing
full time engineering inspection
due to the complexity of the project.
Council agreed, voting to award the
tender to Wally’s Backhoe Services in
rcmp
Major Crimes
investigation
Two adult males and two adult
females, all occupants of the missing
2008 Ford F-150 truck that was being
sought by police in an investigation
into the death of a man in Stettler, Ab.
during the evening of April 6, 2018,
were taken into custody on Highway 13
near Wetaskiwin, Ab. on April 7 at 8
p.m., in relation to possession of property
obtained by crime.
The investigation into the suspicious
death in Stettler, Ab. continues. No further
details are available at this time.
When additional details become available,
an updated media release will be
completed.
The deceased was located inside of a
residence in Stettler on Sat. April 6
and the RCMP have determined his
death to be suspicious.
The white Quad cab 2008 Ford F-150
truck belonged to the victim.
the amount of $672,745, with
a contingency of $67,274 for a
construction cost of $740,020.
In addition, Tagish
Engineering will provide
engineering services with a
budget up to $79,000.
The total project expenditure
of $819,019 comes within
the $820,000 council
approved in their 2018
Capital Budget with funds
allocated from their 2018
MSI, Federal Gas Tax and
Basic Municipal
Transportation Grant.
Pavement program
Moving on, council
approved a tender for
Stettler’s 2018 paving
program.
In the 2018 Capital Budget,
$930,000 was allocated for
paving including $765,000 for
the 51 Avenue Road
Improvements (57-59 Streets),
$75,000 for pathway paving
and $90,000 for pavement
patching.
Receiving six tenders, all
significantly under budget,
council awarded the contract
to Border Paving at $482,891.
Other bids included Con Site
Construction at $488,273, TJ
Paving at $549,608, Central
City at $586,608 and Master
Paving at $599,835 with an
incomplete bid from
Landmark Paving.
Adding an engineering
budget of $105,000 to Tagish
Engineering and $50,000 in
pathway patches not
included in the original
tender, council approved
expenditures up to $685,562
to complete the 2018 paving
projects.
Water main looping
A water main looping
project on the west end of
Stettler will not proceed.
The plan to install a new
water main from the West
Stettler Highway
Commercial Subdivision
across Highway 12 and
looping back to 70 Street
received initial approval in
the 2018 Capital Budget.
With eight companies submitting
bids, the lowest
tender from Urban
Dirtworks came in at
$371,811, significantly higher
than the $200,000 allocated
for the project.
Stating that the tender
prices would not warrant
proceeding, Robbins suggested
that council wait until
a development on the north
side of Highway 12 requires
water and could contribute
to the cost of the installation.
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