NORTH BATTLEFORD - The City of North Battleford has awarded its tender for installation of the new LED lights for the water tower.
Council voted Monday to award the tender to to Xtremaxis Inc. in the amount of $114,926.26 (including PST).
Xtremaxis Inc. was the lowest qualified bidder in the tender which closed August 15, beating out Fedler Electric whose bid was for a total of $178,710.
Xtremaxis also provided a more favourable timeline for doing the installation, as they pledged to start Sept. 4 and complete it by Sept. 15. The intention from city administration is to have the new lights installed and operational in time for the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30.
The City had purchased new LED lights from BL Lighting, which are currently being stored at a city facility waiting to be installed. The new LED lights will provide for a multicoloured display on the water tower, which will mean some changes to the existing wiring and some different mounting.
The new lights would replace the current lights which are nearing the end of their useful life. There was little debate on the water tower lights issue at council Monday, as they swiftly and unanimously approved the tender.
