North Battleford city council unanimously voted June 12 to award the 2017 capital works-roadways contract to G&C Asphalt.
The tender came in for a low bid price, PST included, of $3,441,876.82, about two per cent over budget.
The 2017 budget had estimated the work at $3,369,900 and the only reason the bid price is above that amount is because the six per cent PST had not been included in the estimate. That PST is now applied by the province to construction projects, a result of changes brought in by the provincial budget.
But the roadways portion of the UPAR tender was balanced out by April’s UPAR underground utilities tender. Counting that portion, all the 2017 UPAR project work has come in under budget by $118,462, or six per cent.
This latest tender covers the roadways component of Underground Pipes and Roads work for 2017, as well as other capital projects that have roadways construction components. The work covered includes:
12th Avenue from 100th to 102nd Street and 101st Street from 11th to 12th Avenue for $1,265,108; Airport CAP Project Runway 12-30 resurfacing for $711,014 (lower than the estimated $825,000 that was budgeted); 97th Street Rehabilitation from 13th to 15th Avenue for $312,678; 99th Street Rehabilitation from 12th to 13th Ave. for $278,024; St. Laurent Drive from 110th to Mackenzie King Cres., for $74,737; 17th Avenue from 104th to 106th Street for $303,589; and 18th Avenue/Diefenbaker Drive for $496,727.
