MINTO – The tender for an upcoming road construction project on Arthur Street East and Lawrence Street in Harriston has been awarded to Moorefield Excavating.
The company’s bid of $1,997,452 was the lower of two submitted for the project, roads and drainage manager Mike McIsaac told council at the March 3 meeting.
Including engineering and contingency the total project cost is $2,305,000 which exceeds the town’s $1,925,000 original budget, McIsaac reported.
“It did come in slightly over budget,” said McIsaac, noting that non-recoverable HST, contingency allowances and stoplight upgrades added to the estimated cost.
High also noted the price of asphalt is currently running high.
The 2020 budget includes $2,305,000 to re-construct Arthur Street East and Lawrence Street in Harriston. The Arthur Street portion of the project is partially funded under the provincial Connecting Link program. The Lawrence Street reconstruction includes upgrades to municipal servicing built to the town’s urban standard to align with future development in the area at the price of $565,000.
The report notes the project completes planned Connecting Link work in the town.
