City selects general contractor for new wastewater facility
April 21, 2021
City selects general contractor for new wastewater facility
Powell River, BC - The City of Powell River has selected Graham Infrastructure LP of Calgary, Alberta as the general contractor for the new Consolidated Wastewater Treatment Plant (CWWTP) in Townsite. A Notice of Award was sent to Graham on Friday, April 16.
At a cost of $61,016,432.65 plus GST, the contract is the largest expenditure in the City's history.
The price includes the construction of the treatment plant, the supply and installation of the novated equipment and cash allowance in the amount of $850,000 for issues that may arise during construction namely unavoidable delays, additional testing for quality assurance, design modifications upon completing the review of the shop drawings, and cash allowance for the marine portion of the outfall in the amount of $3,138,000. Cash allowance amounts are estimated and may vary upon finalizing each task.
“That was an expensive vote. It was our biggest ever,” said Dave Formosa after unanimous approval by Council.
Graham Infrastructure is at the forefront in building wastewater facilities across Canada. The company recently completed the Victoria capital region wastewater treatment facility at a total project cost of $775 million, and the Regina wastewater treatment plant for $224 million.
Powell River’s CWWTP is jointly funded by the Government of Canada for $30,400,000 (40 per cent), and the Government of BC for $25,330,800 (33.3 per cent). The grants total $55,730,800 or 73 per cent of the budgeted $76 million. The balance of 26.67 per cent will be funded by City of Powell River taxpayers.
An extensive vetting process was conducted by the Infrastructure Services/Engineering Department and oversight services contractor Associated Engineering. Three of seven proponents who provided proposal submissions were shortlisted and invited to submit tender bids for the general construction contract. Graham Infrastructure was successful, as well as submitting the lowest bid cost. (Table 1)
"We are comfortable they [Graham] can provide this job on time and on budget," said Engineering Manager, Nagi Rizk.
Read the full report to Committee of the Whole, Tuesday, April 13, 2021
