$1.37M approved for Surerus soccer field redevelopment

Fort St. John metropolis councillors authorised a $1.377-million redevelopment system and construction agreement for the Surerus Park soccer fields on Monday.

In accordance to a May possibly 9 council report, work incorporates reconstruction of the park’s two soccer fields, which include the set up of irrigation as very well as path progress between the two pitches from 105 Avenue to present park trails, and new path lights.

“Obviously the soccer pitches won’t be capable to have soccer on them but we’re doing work incredibly tricky to make guaranteed that the get the job done is done so sluggish pitch can continue there,” general public operates director Jeremy Garner told councillors on Monday. 

“There will be some shutdowns to the trails. Our trucks have to cross the trails with product heading in and out, so there will be trails that are shut for the working day. We’re likely to try to have them open in the evenings.”

City councillors had been on the acquiring end of a hugely-charged letter from Fort St. John’s soccer club previous 12 months, which criticized 13 a long time of inaction to handle the lousy condition of the fields, which the club said have brought about injuries to younger gamers.

The letter later on led to a assembly involving the club and metropolis staff about the deteriorating discipline disorders.

The city budgeted $2.31 million for the redevelopment, with councillors approving a $1.377-million construction tender to Northern Legendary Development of Charlie Lake.

3 other bids were submitted by Knappett Industries ($1.96 million), S. Young Enterprises ($1.29 million), and ACL Design ($1.69 million). 

Garner instructed councillors Northern Famous was chosen making use of the city’s “greatest value” procurement method as a substitute of awarding the operate to the lowest bidder, as is custom.

The council report notes the best worth process was employed “in recognition of the complexity and strategic worth of this challenge.”

And in the report, CAO Milo Macdonald noted, “The ideal worth procurement course of action continues to offer excellent and competitive benefit for taxpayer money.

“It is notably helpful on greater worth procurements these types of as this one particular,” he reported.

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