By the sheer volume and diverse nature of the work required to run a city the size of Prince Rupert, the municipality has in a way become an economic engine of its own.
That as the various civic departments and civic requirements create opportunities for work, or services from businesses and suppliers large and small, both in town and far beyond.
When the final numbers came in on the last day of December 2018 purchases or services from the 102 suppliers listed for last year came to a total of $28,038,333, which is a decrease from the $29,742,073 recorded in the 2017 report.
When all the accounting was done, the payments to suppliers, combined with the remuneration totals for Council and employees delivered a final Expense of just over 33 million dollars, making for an increase of almost 2.5 million from the year before.
The review of the City's spending from January to December of last year is included as part of the Statement of Financial Information report that will be presented to Prince Rupert City Council this evening, a requirement of fiscal transparency that must be disclosed before the end of June each year.
When it comes to suppliers, the city's contract for policing with the RCMP, made for the largest payment out with the City directing $3,665,408 towards the Receiver General for Canada making for a 200,000 dollar increase from 2017.
A range of money was directed to provincial offices, insurance and employee benefits groups and other services, those totals were as follows:
A further $706,325 went to the Receiver General for the City portion of payroll, also marking an increase from the year before.
The City also delivered A GST payment to the Receiver General for a total of $222,328
The Municipal Pension Plan received $1,327,692, while Revenue Services of British Columbia claimed $114,938 of this years suppliers payments.
Manulife Financial also collected $900,825 from the City in 2018.
The Ministry of Finance received $348,000 from January to December of last year.
The Worker's Compensation Board was also in the six figure range, with $312,407 paid out through 2018.
Willis Canada a corporate risk solution and employee benefits company received $216,854 for their services in 2018.
Payments to BC Hydro totalled $744,649, while BC Transit received $780,853 from the City in 2018.
The city's cost for ground transportation with First Canada LLC between Prince Rupert Airport and the downtown shuttle station came to a total of $846,604
The majority of the City's legal work for the last year was handled by the Valkyrie Law Firm which collected $162,057 in 2018, making for a significant drop from the payment of $633,608 in 2017.
Smaller amounts, were allocated to two other law firms in 2018 as well. $41,303 to Harris and Company which specializes in employment law. And $25,302 to the Surrey law firm Peterson Stark Scott.
The 2018 listings also include work done by a number of contractors which captured some large amounts, included on the top end of the list were:
Broadwater was atop the list of large payments with city paying $2,354,575 for work and services in the year ended December.
Kledo Construction also topped the 2 million dollar mark, working on the City's water supply project and receiving $2,076,324 in payment through the last year.
Adventure paving's work in 2018 was worth $1,025,727 for paving projects over the last year.
Twenty two other suppliers appear on the list having received payments between $100,000 and $1,000.000 for services or products through the last year, they include:
Storey's Excavating -- $701,510
McElhanney Consulting Services -- $675,365
Morgan Construction and Environmental -- $559,604
Coast Industrial Construction -- $555,927
Rupert Wood and Steel Construction -- $534,911
ATCO Structure and Logistics -- $371,124
Marcan Construction -- $525,819
Northwest Fuels -- $484,850
Stantec Consulting -- $423,784
Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd. -- $314,687
Sumas Environmental Services Ltd. -- $276,933
Pacific Northern Gas -- $248,407
L & M Engineering -- $213,802
Emco Corporation -- $207,110
Western Thermal and Demolition -- $174,152
CityWest Cable and Telephone Company -- $164,160
Rollins Machinery -- $163,856
Empire Tree Services -- $142,803
Community Futures of the Pacific Northwest -- $130,419
Sperling Hansen Associates -- $119,691
Commissionaires of BC -- $110,267
Pacific Northwest Controls -- $105,085
The remainder of this years list of 102 suppliers is made up of a range of companies based locally and out town, which collected varying amounts under 100,000 dollars for services or supplies.
The Suppliers Payment information is just one part of the full range of information to be delivered by the City's Financial Officer and City Manager at tonight's Council session.
Also included in the final financial documentation for June are:
Report of Compensation for City Council Members
Report of Compensation for City employees
You can review the full information provided as part of the Report from the Agenda Package for the June 10th City Council session, the full listings can be examined from pages 42 to 45
The 2018 SOFI Report will become part of the permanent record of Financial Information that is archived on the City Website, offering up an opportunity to make year to year comparisons when it comes to City spending.
More items related to the city's Budget planning and financial notes can be found here.
Further background on the work of Prince Rupert City Council can be found from our archive page
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