Guelph-Eramosa council accepted a bridge tender at the May 2 meeting as well as noise bylaw exemptions for two summer festivals.
Mill Road bridge tender
Guelph-Eramosa council accepted the Wellington Construction Contractors Inc. bid for the bridge on Mill Road for an amount of $133,566.
Bridge 3007 is a capital project identified on the 2016 budget for $230,000. Including engineering related costs for design, tendering, contract administration and inspection the total project cost with Wellington Construction Contractors Inc. is $164,000 coming in under budget.
Councillor David Wolk asked if the township has worked with Wellington Construction Contractors Inc. in the past.
Director of Public Works Harry Niemi said the township hasn’t worked with the company.
“They’re a larger firm, they do a lot of concrete, they do probably more vertical works, pumping stations, treatment plants so more of a concrete contractor but they have some in the bridge work,” he said.
The seven other bids on the tender ranged from $144,920 to $244,664.
Councillor Mark Bouwmeester asked about the status of the rest of the Mill Road reconstruction.
Niemi said they’re working on some design details, drainage and impacts on culverts and will hopefully have a report back to council in June about tenders.
“So for all intents and purposes it’s two different things,” Mayor Chris White said.
Niemi said there could potentially be a full road closure when the work is being completed in the summer.
Pirate Festival
The Pirate Festival will be coming to Guelph-Eramosa for the first time from July 30 to Aug. 1.
Marden Park will be taken over with the live-action interactive arts festival. It will offer music and an opportunity for artists and craft people to share and sell their wares. Live entertainment will be offered on July 30 and 31 in the evening.
“The idea is to cater really to young kids and to older kids who are young at heart,” township clerk Meaghen Reid said. “So they are looking also for that Community Festival designation for their liquor license as well as the noise bylaw exemption.”
Reid said the organizers assume they will be done by 11pm each night but they want a noise bylaw exemption in case they’re a few minutes late.
Councillor Corey Woods suggested council give a noise bylaw exemption until 1am to be consistent with other festival noise bylaw exemptions.
Hillside Festival
Hillside Festival will take place within the Guelph Lake Conservation Area from July 22 to 24. There will be five stages of music as well as food, crafts, a children’s area, workshops, an aboriginal circle and more. Council also approved a noise bylaw exemption for July 22, 23 and 24 until 1am and gave Hillside a community festival designation.
