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Two infrastructure projects were awarded at City Council.
The first contract includes road and watermain replacement on Leland Street between Walsh and Arthur Street. New sidewalk and road resurfacing will also occur on Huron Street at Prince Arthur Boulevard and Mackenzie Street as a result.
Makkinga Contracting and Equipment Rentals has been given this contract after submitting a tender of $3,049,573.94, being the lowest bid.
The other contract looked at asphalt paving. The work associated with the contract would see pavement resurfacing on sections of Frederica Street, John Street Road, and Oliver Road.
Bruno’s Contracting was awarded the contract after a bid of $781,159.40, the lowest after the original estimate was $870,000.00.
Nearly $4 million in road, water, and sewer work is set to go ahead this summer after gaining city council approval Monday. (File photo)
THUNDER BAY – Thunder Bay’s city council awarded nearly $4 million of road, sewer, and water infrastructure work on Monday, with streets including Vickers up for improvements over the summer.
A contract for rehabilitation of roads, watermains, and sanitary sewers on three south end streets accounts for the bulk of that expense.
Council voted unanimously to award the tender for the work on Leland, Heron, and Vickers streets to Makkinga Contracting and Equipment Rentals, which submitted the lowest tender at $3,049,573.94, including HST.