An increase in costs on two water-related infrastructure projects means an additional $189,000 will be redirected to complete those jobs.
During its April 22 regular meeting, city council unanimously approved two motions to address the change in work orders.
One work-order change includes extending the services of ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd. for $91,030 plus taxes, with the additional charges funded from the WW9 east feeder main replacement phase 4 project.
A second work-order change includes approving $98,488 plus taxes for Stantec Consulting Ltd. on additional engineering work for a liquid fluoride system, with the additional charges to be funded from the WW16 Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant transmission line project.
Both orders had to come to city council for approval due to recent changes to the municipality’s purchasing policy, including how much the city manager can authorize. Once the new policy amendments are in place, the city manager will have authority to approve up to $50,000, or a maximum of five per cent of a contract’s value, to a maximum of $150,000.
These amendments are pending approval in bylaw form, which is expected to be brought to the May 13 council meeting for approval.
ISL Engineering and Land Services
The engineering firm completed several portions of phase 4 of the WW9 east feeder main replacement last year, according to a council report. This work included:
- Designing the entire project for phase 4 west of the Town and Country Mall to Third Avenue Northeast, with a tie-in north of Athabasca Street
- Pre-qualifying contractors for construction
- Designing revisions based on field conditions
- Administering construction of the north section down to Saskatchewan Street, as well as performing directional drilling of the east-west section under Hochelaga
Stantec Consulting
The change order is the result of extra engineering services being required to complete the detailed design and contract specification for a fluorosilicic acid system.
The City of Moose Jaw commissioned Stantec to complete a preliminary design evaluation for the replacement of the existing fluoride feeding system at the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant. The new system will replace an old sodium fluorosilicate system that is at the end of its lifespan. A report from the department of engineering services indicates the system is becoming unreliable and parts are difficult to obtain.
The City of Moose Jaw has paid Stantec Consulting more than $1.9 million for its work upgrading the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant infrastructure.
