Kenneth Brown
of The Clarion
Town council has given approval to the three contractors that will work on the town’s asphalt, concrete and deep services projects in 2018.
Three separate resolutions were passed at a council meeting on April 23 to approve the contractors. Mayor Rod Perkins said council members discussed the project submissions during the private in-camera session prior to the public session on Monday night.
Kim Vogel, the town’s director of transportation and environment, presented information to council at the meeting. The areas of focus for road infrastructure projects in 2018 are King Drive and Second Street West from King Drive to Carmichael Avenue. Water mains in the area will be replaced before the roads are reconstructed.
According to Vogel, there were six tender submissions for the water main replacement project. She said Gee Bee Construction submitted the lowest tender at $324,660 plus taxes, and the company has met the requirements set out by the town.
“That contractor met all the standards and specifications,” she said, recognizing that the town’s administration has made a recommendation to council to approve Gee Bee Construction as the contractor for the project.
The town received three tender submissions from asphalt contractors.
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The lowest tender was submitted by Mobile Paving Ltd. in the amount of $617,532 plus taxes. Vogel said the asphalt contractor met all the standards and specifications, so the administration has recommended the company to council.
A total of four concrete contractors made tender submissions. Huseini’s Concrete & Paving Stones Ltd. submitted the lowest tender at $139,428 plus taxes. The company met all standards and specifications, and its references all checked out, Vogel said.
All of the lowest tenders were recommended to council. Perkins said all of the tenders were “below what we budgeted” for the projects, so the town would get work done for a good price this construction season. Council members passed resolutions to approve all three contractors.
Other council highlights
• A total of nine applicants are going to benefit from the town’s Community Grant Program after council members passed a resolution to approve the recipients.
Mayor Rod Perkins said the applicants were adjudicated by town officials in the afternoon on April 23 and the nine recipients were approved by council resolution later in the evening. All but one of the grants is for the maximum of $750, he said.
The applicants were part of the 2018 spring intake for the Community Grant Program. The program was established to provide a municipal grant of up to $750 to organizations for various local initiatives. The town used to receive several one-off requests for funding, so now the town directs the organizations to the community grant.
There are two intakes to the grant program – one in the spring and one in the fall each year. The town budgets $15,000 to the program each year, so up to $7,500 is available from each intake. If all $7,500 from the spring intake is not used, it becomes available in the fall.
According to an administrative report to council, the Community Grant Program is in its sixth year after first being established back in 2013. A total of $6,548.69 has been awarded to recipients from the spring intake.
The eight recipients getting the maximum grant of $750 are the Kindersley Antique Threshing Club, Kindersley Legion, Kindersley Christian Fellowship’s Friday FX group, Dawnview Tenants Association, West Central Abilities Inc., KAWS Animal Rescue and two grants to the Kindersley & District Chamber of Commerce – one for a new online shopping initiative. The Kindersley Composite School Student Leadership Council’s full request of $548.69 was approved as part of the spring intake.
• Council has passed a resolution to accept a bid from Abell Pest Control, and to enter into an agreement with the company to provide pest control services.
The town issued a request for proposals to find a company to provide pest control services in town, and Mayor Rod Perkins said the proposals were put through an adjudication process to determine the winning bidder.
Perkins said town officials plan to do more negotiating with the winning bidder before an agreement is signed. Deputy Mayor Shaun Henry suggested adding pigeon control to the agreement and he was told that the request for proposals process included pigeon control.
Bernie Morton, the town’s chief administrative officer, said a resolution to direct the administration to enter into an agreement allows for negotiations. Council set the amount of the agreement at $7,200 with hopes of securing the service for less.
• A delegation from Enbridge Pipelines has appeared before council. The delegates shared information at the meeting on April 23 about a major project in the area.
Enbridge will be working on part of its Line 3 Replacement Project (L3RP) in the Kindersley and Kerrobert areas this year, so company officials want to keep town officials informed of details and involved in the discussion.
The three delegates from Enbridge included Joanne Bradbury, a community engagement strategist, Tyler Lyne, a Line 3 Replacement land services project manager, and Joel McKim, a senior construction specialist. According to the delegates, the company would look to hold an open house in Kindersley sometime in June.
• Members of council have passed a resolution to appoint former councillor Lorne Janzen to be the town’s representative to the South Saskatchewan River Watershed Stewards. The term is ending on Dec. 31, 2018, and Janzen will have an option to be reappointed.
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