Northern Bruce Peninsula Council is awarding a $430,000 contract to Kropf Industrial for the Lion’s Head Harbour Dock reconstruction.
A report by Community Services Manager Ryan Deska was brought back to council during a special council meeting Monday.
The report says following the dock sustained damage in September 2021.
With the approval of council, staff under went a process to file an insurance claim for the repair and replacement of the docks for the harbour.
A Request For Proposal (RFP) for the dock construction was developed which included an estimate for how much damage was done, and the needed repairs and reconstruction for the dock in order to be ready for the 2022 season.
To meet the timelines needed for reconstruction and repairs, the process kept moving forward despite the uncertainty surrounding the amount to be received by the insurance settlement.
The report adds should the insurance settlement not be enough to repair and replace the docks as described in the RFP, staff would need the flexibility to adjust the total number of docks being built and repaired. Should this be the case, staff have suggested to work with Kropf to rebuild an entire dock system for C dock.
The 2022 Capital budget allocated $120,000 for the dock project should the insurance is not enough to cover the repairs.
The project is for the 13 main docks and 19 finger docks, and would replace the damaged docks in the harbour. This work is the equivalent of replacing all of C dock, and using the docks from C dock to repair and replace the other damaged docks in the harbour.
The report says, “by all accounts, it is a dock system that would serve the municipality and the harbour well. The Kropf Industrial dock design is a unique design that is not compatible with the municipality’s current dock designs as it uses a single tube design, that relies on the whole of its parts for stability. This would mean it would require replacing an entire dock system, rather than a dock here and there.”
Deska adds the other docks have had significant repairs over the years, with some of the docks being fairly new.
“So we are going to try to repair as best we can, using the funds that are available we are going to try and rebuilt as best we can,” says Deska.
Deska says the plan is to get the docks in the water by the middle of May.