SidneyB次元官网网址檚 new community safety building has now reached $14.8 million, thanks to the latest bids on the ongoing construction of the joint fire hall and ambulance station.
The latest quote on the projectB次元官网网址檚 overall cost B次元官网网址� up around $300,000 from B次元官网网址� comes after the Town received two bids: one for the mechanical contract for the structure and the other for the doors. On Monday, Town Council approved the bids B次元官网网址� again lamenting the fact that there was only one company to bid on both contracts.
Doors, frames and hardware will be done by McGreggor Thompson at a cost of $289,000 B次元官网网址� of which $165,000 is being set aside to pay for a secure access system, as requested by the Ambulance Service.
B次元官网网址淥ne tender would have come in under budget,B次元官网网址� said Councillor Peter Wainwright, B次元官网网址渆xcept BC Ambulance added the security access controls and increased the cost.B次元官网网址�
He said the Town pays for the entire project up front, but the BC Ambulance Service will cover some of that cost later.
In an email to the PNR, SidneyB次元官网网址檚 Director of Corporate Services Andrew Hicik said the BC Ambulance ServiceB次元官网网址檚 (BCAS) request for a door security assess system is only a small part of the ServiceB次元官网网址檚 incremental cost of the community safety building. He added that will only occur if the Town decides to go with such a system. Hicik did say that money has been set aside for now, but the Town could find a less expensive option. Hicik said if the BCAS wants something more, they would pay for that.
The mechanical work will be done by Erb Technical Contracting Ltd., at a cost of $1.55 million B次元官网网址� and thatB次元官网网址檚 more than $550,000 over the TownB次元官网网址檚 budget.
B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 a hard day when you award a contract when you only receive one bid,B次元官网网址� said Coun. Mervyn Lougher-Goodey. B次元官网网址淏ut weB次元官网网址檙e all aware of whatB次元官网网址檚 going on out there, especially in mechanical systems. We are really stuck, we have to do this.B次元官网网址�
Taken with other tender packages, some cost savings in supplier bids and a re-evaluation of the building needs, that pushes the overall project cost to $14.8 million. According to Town staff, thanks to the BCAS estimated share in the door tender, the impact on SidneyB次元官网网址檚 projected borrowing will be only $50,000 B次元官网网址� taking their total borrowing to $7.55 million.
ThatB次元官网网址檚 still within the by the Town before construction began.
Hicik noted that the latest increase in BCASB次元官网网址� contribution was based on B次元官网网址渁ll the contracts awarded to date, not specifically these latest ones.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淭he fact that BC Ambulance is expected to cover most of the additional $300,000 that was added to the budget, was not based directly on this set of tender awards,B次元官网网址� Hicik noted in an email. B次元官网网址淓very time I project a new budget and new estimates for the project funding, I take all the latest information into account. Based on this, I came up with the most recent projection of what BCAS will be paying for the total project.B次元官网网址�
He said BCASB次元官网网址� portion of the entire building in approximatley 16.5 per cent.
Wainwright said while the TownB次元官网网址檚 costs remain within the borrowing authorization council already approved, B次元官网网址渋tB次元官网网址檚 not good news we keep getting these tenders in over budget, but weB次元官网网址檙e getting close to the end of the project now.B次元官网网址�
Staff told council this week there s another tender yet to come B次元官网网址� for the buildingB次元官网网址檚 interiors.
The original estimate was that the new community safety building would cost $10 million, but that was as bids began to roll in.
Sidney plans on covering the cost of the new building through borrowing, contributions from the BC Ambulance Service, Gas Tax money and the and nearby parking lot.
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