THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

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The Committee has considered several ways of dealing
with this problem and has recommended one change to the overall
contract. The Committee feels that rather than spending at
least $15,000.00 to keep our old pumps operational, we should
instead abandon. the old pumping stations and install a second
pump in each of the new pumping stations. Since we would be
spending an additional $47,000.00 for pumps and saving about
$15,000.00 on the contract, the net cost would be approximately
$32,000.00 which is only $16,000.00 for each pumping station.
We would then have brand new facilities at both locations.

The Committee recommends:

1. That the contract for construction of the two
pumping stations be awarded to Doyle Construction Co. Ltd.
at a tendered price of $294,870.00, less negotiated changes
resulting from the deletion of the old. pumping stations and
the addition of two new pumps.

. 2. That the City purchase two additional pumps from
Wilron Equipment Ltd. who were the low bidders on the City's
initial order of two pumps. The price would have to be negot-
iated and we would naturally attempt to get the same price as
for the first pumps but I suggest that Council authorize us to
go up by at least 10 percent if necessary which is still well
below the second low tender.

3. That financing of the additional cost be approved
as set out in the report from the City Treasurer which is
attached.

.ITEM IT

Re: Cleanup of Chester Dump Area

We have considered the possibility of hiring a cat.
to level off the Chester dump area in order to leave it ina
condition suitable for park development. We estimate that the
cost would be approximately $6,400.00 assuming 80 hours work
at $80.00per hour. We have received a proposal from Ralston
Excavating which would allow us to have this work done at no
cost by allowing him to extract gravel from the dump area.

Mr. Ralston estimates that he would be able to take
about 5,000 to 6,000 cubic yards of pit run gravel from the
corner of the Chester dump located behind the Dawson Construction
yard. This gravel would be of little use to us since it would
be necessary to excavate and stockpile it for future use and
our costs for doing this would be almost as much as simply
buying the gravel. In addition, under the Soil Removal By~law,
we would obtain a royalty of 20 cents per cubic yard for the
material excavated and removed by Ralston. It is therefore to
our advantage to accept this proposal.

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