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| The City of Prince Rupert is accepting Tenders for their planned expansion of the Ridley Island land fill site (From the City of PR BC Bid package) |
The City of Prince Rupert has begun it's work towards expanding the Ridley Island landfill site, issuing an Invitation for Tenders last week through the BC Bid website.
The call for tenders is for construction services for the landfill cell expansion, a project which the city council currently has out for public assent by way of the Alternate Approval Process, with the deadline for participation of the public not to close until July 24th.
As they wait for that date and an indication of the will of the public on the topic, the preparation work seemingly is picking up steam, with the Friday tender documents on BC Bid website making note of the scope of the job for the successful applicant, which includes:
Site Preparation and Stripping
Drilling and Blasting
Excavation
Rock Crushing and Aggregate Production
Rock Berm Construction
Fill Grading
Offsite Hauling
As part of the bidding process, the City will be hosting a mandatory site visit opportunity on Monday, July 20th at 1 PM.
The deadline for those interested in submitting a proposal for the tender is Friday, August 7th at 1PM.
From the City's prospectus, the timeline towards completion of the project suggests that Substantial Completion of the Work should be in place on or before Friday, December 11, 2020; with the City looking to achieve Total Performance on or before Thursday, December 31, 2020
The full documentation for the Call for tenders can be explored further on the BC Bid website.
The City's Chief Financial Officer Corinne Bomben outlined some of the background to the Landfill Expansion project back on June 12th, noting at the time the project is not anticipated to result in an increase to the water or solid waste fees that the city charges.
The Alternative Approval Process, for the most part moves the project ahead unless 10 percent of the city's electors advise the city by a form by the July 24th deadline, that they do not agree with the 10 million dollar borrowing plan the city has put forward.
The number of residents who would have to show such hesitation towards the city's plan is listed as 1,077, should that number be reached City Council would have to consider a larger referendum towards their landfill ambitions.
Some of how the process works was explained in a video from the City last month.
More on the landfill plans and a similar AAP on the city's Woodworth Lake Dam project can be found from our notes of June.
For more items of interest related to Prince Rupert City Council see our archive page here.
Cross posted from the North Coast Review.
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