BATTLEFORD - The town of Battleford has awarded the tender for a truss bridge rehabilitation project.
The town has awarded the tender to Hipperson Construction Co. of Regina. The firm was recommended by the engineering firm on the bridge project, Associated Engineering (Sask.) Ltd.
Two companies had come forward in the tender process, and based on the criteria assessing the bids Hipperson came out on top; it was noted the winning tender came in within the town’s budget as well.
The bridge rehabilitation was approved for federal and provincial funding through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP). The project is budgeted at $3.6 million, with federal and provincial governments providing funding of $2.5 million towards the project.
The town is responsible for the remaining amount. At Monday’s meeting, Mayor Ames Leslie said that if there are overruns, “the town is on the hook for those overruns completely. Let’s make sure nothing goes wrong and our contractor is staying within the budget as much as we can.”
Hipperson Construction now gets the opportunity to proceed with the project. According to the tender advertisement that was posted on SaskTenders, the work involves rehabilitation of the north channel bridge including the demolition of the existing jump span, construction of a new jump span, erosion control of the south embankment; and rehabilitation of the south channel bridge including strengthening of the timber pier and abutment caps.
According to Chief Administrative Officer Ash Alam, the bridge rehabilitation is currently projected to finish by the end of 2022. But if everything doesn't go as planned, he said, that could be delayed to next year.
