Construction on the long-awaited addition to the Davidson Centre in Kincardine is about to get going.
Council accepted the tender from Tambro Construction Limited for just over 2 million dollars at last night’s Corporate Services meeting.
When you factor in a contingency allowance the total comes in at 2.34 million which is 153 thousand over their original 2.15 million dollar budget.
Council has also agreed that the difference will be covered through the Capital Expenditure Reserve Fund.
Recreation Director Karen Kieffer says with construction costs going up they were lucky to get a tender back that was close to their budget.
Kieffer says their architect will now be working with the construction company to get the required the permits, insurance, bonds, and health and safety documentation.
She says once that has been dealt with crews will be bringing in equipment and work should get underway sometime in late June or early July.
Kieffer says the new fully-accessible addition will include several multi-use space, a meeting room, and a billiard room.
She says the current fitness centre will be moved to the new addition.
Included the budget is 1 million dollars from the Ontario government through a Rural Infrastructure Investment Initiative grant.
Kieffer says construction is expected to take about 7 to 8 months to complete.
