West Grey council has passed a $1.7 million tender for the Garafraxa Street Bridge rehabilitation project.
During a council meeting on April 19, a report was brought forward recommending awarding the tender for the project to McLean Taylor, and to allocate the needed additional $360,000.
The report says the municipality received grant funding from the Ontario Ministry of Transportation’s Connecting Link program in 2020 for the rehabilitation project in Durham.
Later in mid-2021, a request for proposals was issued but no bids were received. The project was later retendered in March and received one offer.
The report says the additional $360,000 is needed but is dependent on how much of the contingency allowance is used.
Under the condition of the grant, the project must be completed by Oct. 30, 2022, or the municipality risks losing the provincial funding.