qathet Regional District committee of the whole is recommending that the Tetra Tech engineering team continues to be retained as project manager for two landfill closure projects.
At the April 15 committee of the whole meeting, regional directors voted to recommend the regional board continue to engage the engineering team with Michel Lefebvre acting as project manager, to oversee three items.
The first is the Marine Avenue 2020 environmental monitoring and 2019 annual monitoring report for the quoted price of $45,988.70. The second project is the Marine Avenue 2020 resource-recovery development for the quoted price of $241,612.10. The third is the Lasqueti Island closure plan, tender and construction, 2020 environmental monitoring and reporting of 2019 monitoring results for the quoted price of $44,064.80.
Electoral Area B director Mark Gisborne said his understanding is the Marine Avenue closure is being done in parts rather than one large contract. He asked how on-track the project is with regard to the initial cost estimate.
“Are we above budget or below budget or is this right in line with what we are after?” asked Gisborne.
Regional district manager of asset management and strategic initiatives Mike Wall said the expenditures were a little bit below budget. He said the Marine Avenue portion of the recommendation would take the regional district right through the cleanup stage and closure. He said the second part would be the preparation for the groundwork for building. The remaining pieces for engineering will be the final design of the building at the resource-recovery centre.
Electoral Area E director Andrew Fall asked if both of these projects were considered essential services.
“I’m wondering what current state of emergency might slow down the work,” said Fall.
Wall said the activities and qualified professional engineers involved in these projects are listed under the province’s essential services.
According to a staff report, Lefebvre and Tetra Tech have been involved in providing qualified professional services for the Marine Avenue landfill closure, resource-recovery centre development and Lasqueti Island landfill closure projects since 2016. The report further stated that Tetra Tech has provided professional, timely and cost-effective service over the past four years in developing these projects and to continue with the company’s services will reduce risk to project successes.
