The Illecillewaet Riverbank east of the Fourth Street Bridge as far as the corner of Simpson and Maplewood will be closed for an undisclosed period of time starting on Monday, August 17.
A statement from City Hall said municipal work crews will be clearing the river of debris and will have equipment in place along the riverbank.
The gravel walkway east of the pressure-reducing station access road will also be closed for additional debris removal.
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Council has awarded the contract to construct the Front and Wales Lift Station to Stantec, whose proposal was not the lowest price.
The City received four proposals ranging in price from $64,250 to $198,166. Staff recommended that the contract be awarded to Stantec, who submitted an $83,342 bid.
A report to Council by Engineering and Development Services Director Mike Thomas said the lowest priced proposal did not meet the City’s expectations on several assessed criteria, and did not include an estimated cost of tendering and contract administration for a new lift station. Also, the lowest priced proposal did not include an Envisio® qualified professional to oversee the sustainability of the project.
“Stantec is recognized in Canada and North America for their expertise in innovative sanitary sewer design, with skilled and knowledgeable staff to support the project,” Thomas said. “City staff have a good working relationship with several Stantec staff, including the Envisio® facilitator on the project.”
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Please click here to read the complete report to Council.
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The City issued eight new business licences in July — four of them to secondary suite owners — bringing the total number of licences in Revelstoke to 1,027, up from 1,019 at the end of June.
This was the second month in a row that a significant number of business licences were issued for secondary suites. It was also the second consecutive month that there were more than 1,000 licenced businesses in town.
The four licences for secondary suites were issued to 919B Eighth Street Suite, The Downtowner, Derek Lammie and Marie-Helene Ostiguy and Captain Doty. The remaining licences went to Laing Roofing (Vernon) Ltd., All-Terrain Plumbing and Heating, Red Wagon Preschool and Le Marche Ltd.
Last year at this time there were 944 business licences in the city.
Please click here to read the complete report to Council.
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