Estevan city council discussed roof replacement work and HVAC units for the leisure centre's roof during the June 12 meeting.
Action Roofing Ltd. was awarded a tender for $698,000 for the roof replacement. In a report, city engineer Kiflom Weldeab and facilities manager Dan Kroeker noted four tenders were submitted.
Action Roofing had the lowest bid, while the highest was for more than $2.1 million.
Coun. Shelly Veroba said she has dealt with Action Roofing in the past and found them to be competent, but voiced concern whether the $698,000 would cover all of the work due to the disparity between the four bids. Kroeker said it would.
The total area is 5,575 square metres.
Kroeker said timelines are a little unknown because the roof replacement work has to occur in concert with the HVAC installation. The HVAC units sit on a "curb", Kroeker said, and then the roofing membrane has to go up and over the curb. The supply chain of getting those rooftop units is the issue.
Kroeker said the work might not happen until next spring, but the funding has been extended to next year and the prices will hold.
The city also awarded the tender for the leisure centre rooftop HVAC unit system supply and installation to Mid-City Plumbing and Heating for $824,685. The city received funding.
City manager Jeff Ward said the project came in over budget. He said supply chain issues have affected some other capital projects, so at the next meeting in June, there will be an allocation change, and some of the capital projects are to be pushed to next year so all assigned works can happen this year.
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Council denied a request from Dale Wetsch to have a portion of the city's new master pathway system named after Rod March, who is the city's former manager of parks, facilities and leisure services.
In his application, Wetsch said March was deserving because of March's efforts to get federal and provincial funding for the construction of the city-wide pathway and sidewalk system, which was largely completed in 2021. March also did other things for the city.
Coun. Travis Frank said it was a "very kind request". But after further thought, he believes there isn't a project in the city that isn't due to the staff.
"It becomes hard to name things after specific employees because I'm not sure if we would forget other amazing employees who have done hard work," said Frank.
He suggested having a plaque somewhere to honour the city employees.
Veroba added Estevan has a lot of great employees who ensure the facilities are kept up to date.
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Council denied the tenders for the new shower building in the Churchill Playpark due to incomplete tenders.
Two bids were received for the project. Kroeker said the company with the lower bid did not provide a bid bond or a surety with their tender.
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Council approved the Downtown Business Association's request to place a portable sign on the boulevard between Third Street and the RBC parking lot to promote the association's Night Markets. The first market of the season is June 29 and will occur weekly until September.
There will be a 50 per cent reduction in fees for the sign for the year, from $150 to $75.
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Three building permits worth $70,000 were issued in May, bringing the total for the year to 12 permits worth $789,142. All three permits for May were classified as miscellaneous.
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In the inquiries portion of the meeting, Veroba, Frank and Councillor Rebecca Foord recapped their recent attendance at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities convention.
Veroba noted there was a lot of talk about the impacts of climate change, especially on northern communities. There was also talk of online harassment facing municipal leaders and the lack of truths that are shared.
Foord noted she, Frank and Mayor Roy Ludwig sat in on some innovation conversations, and it was reassuring to know Estevan was on the right track with its innovation centre. Foord said it was good to know that people have heard of Estevan and what is happening here.
The city also promoted energy and carbon capture and storage.
Coun. Kirsten Walliser asked for a report on the cost of the new score clock at Affinity Place so the community knows the true expense, and she wants to know the plan for the old clock. She also said there would need to be a policy for use.
Coun. Tony Sernick brought up potholes on Kensington Avenue that needed a temporary fix. Valve replacement work occurred on Kensington earlier this year.
