By Mark Squibb
Mount Pearl City council has given staff the greenlight to apply for provincial government funding for two major infrastructure projects.
The first is for the full replacement of water, sanitary and storm sewer, asphalt, curb, gutter, and sidewalks on Wyatt Boulevard and Mount Carson Avenue in the amount of $12,459,990, HST included. The City will be on the hook for $3,389,745.
The second is for a new, second water tower, water transmission line, and tower site upgrades on Kenmount Hill in the amount of $5,817,153 (HST included). Mount Pearl will pay $1,582,559 with the Province paying the rest if the application is approved.
Staff hope to tender the construction of the water tower this spring, and the City intends to move ahead with the project with or without government funding.
Mayor Dave Aker said the projects will open land for future development in the Kenmount Hill area.
This past November, council awarded an Owners Advisor Services contract – the new bureaucratic term for what used to be called the prime consultant – to Altus Group for management of the area’s development. That contract was approved at a cost of $862,143, HST included, for one year.
