IDL Gets River Road Works Contract

Tuesday, November 04, 2008 03:58 AM

Prince George, B.C.- IDL Contractors has been awarded the contract to install a flood and groundwater control system for River Road.

IDL was the only company to have submitted a proposal by the official closing date of October 30th, and an agreement will be signed between the City and IDL that will ensure the works are compleed within the $2 million dollar budget.

The design elements will include a subdrain designed to accommodate both groundwater flow and surface run off.

The ttal $2 million dollar budget is being covered by the Emergency Management Division of the Provincial government. The funding is expected to arrive shortly.

Part of the agreement is that the majority of the work must be completed by the end of February.

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Posted by: Common Sense on November 4 2008 8:30 AM

I cannot believe that we are wasting more money on this issue, two million to waste on berm building again and now a sub drain system. does nobody understand that that area is all gravel and water will flow underneath the berms and the elevated road. What a !@#$%^ joke!!!
We should be using two million to extract the gravels at the confluence. I guess we are not smart enough because the majority of us do not have fancy letters behind our names on paper, ie. P.Eng.

Posted by: Moses on November 4 2008 8:41 AM

'an agreement will be signed between the City and IDL that will ensure the works are compleed within the $2 million dollar budget.'

Is that like the agreement signed between the City and IDL ensuring that the Cameron Street Bridge will be 'completed no later than December 31st of 2008'?

Posted by: Common Sense on November 4 2008 9:28 AM

I've heard through the "grapevine" that an extension has been given until Oct 2009, only because they lost 6weeks to environmental concerns. 6 weeks lost = 10 months extension seems fair, not. But i would still like to know if there was a penalty clause in the contract. As a tax payer I would like some sort of compensation back to our city.

Posted by: Common Sense on November 4 2008 9:28 AM

Posted by: Common Sense on November 4 2008 9:36 AM

apparently, one engineering firm in town, did not want to be involved in the project because this could turn out to be a two million dollar disaster with taxpayers money. That should tell us there is no feasible way this work will help, just like the hot water piping, what a waste of our dollars.

Posted by: metalman on November 4 2008 2:33 PM

Hey Common Sense, you forgot one thing;
a PEng from VANCOUVER! These types of decisions from our learless feeders are so typically Reactive. Something bad has to happen for anything to get done, and even then they dither and ask for expert opinions. Since when did common sense become so uncommon anyway? How about a work bee? anybody want to organize one to remove the gravel from the junction of the Fraser and the Nechako? A bucket brigade to pass the gravel would get the job done quicker than waiting for all the political stars to align. Gum boots, spades, one gallon galvanized buckets, and about five hundred people ought to do it!
metalman.

Posted by: Harbinger on November 4 2008 7:04 PM

The road to the University wound up costing $18 million bucks. That makes me ready for anything these city hall provincial and engineering ninnies throw at me.