Brant Street Pier project moves ahead with tender process

Burlington, Ont. – July 4, 2011—City Council on July 4 approved a budget increase to $15.07 million to focus on finishing the Brant Street Pier project with a new contractor, estimating a delivery date in 2013.

The city will issue a tender call to the prequalified contractors in mid-July, with a tender report back to council for approval in October. If City Council approves the next steps in the approval process, the pier is expected to be finished in summer 2013.

“At this time, council is committed to completing the pier. While it will cost money to complete, it would cost almost the same amount of money to remove the pier,” said Mayor Rick Goldring. 

The budget for the first phase of the pier, with the original contractor, was $9.27 million. The additional nearly $5.8 million will be for the second phase of the pier construction, including construction with the new contractor and all other costs.  As reported to the city’s Community Services Committee on June 22, 2011, the funding would come from the city’s capital purpose reserve fund.

City staff estimate that removing the pier would cost $15.5 million, including covering costs so far, demolition costs and repaying other government funding. 
 
The city has hired Morrison Hershfield  to prepare a tender for a new contractor to complete the Brant Street Pier. A request for qualification for general contractors closed on June 16, 2011. Project management firm METTKO was hired in April 2011, and procurement consultant Cassels Brock was hired to help prepare a tender package.

“Council has approved the budget and the tender process starts shortly,” Mayor Goldring said. “A final decision will be made when council reviews the results of the tender process and has a final cost estimate.”

About the Brant Street Pier
The Brant Street Pier is being built to a high design standard with a minimum 75-year operational life. For more information, visit www.burlington.ca/pier or e-mail pier@burlington.ca

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