Municipal Affairs
January 22, 2010
Funding
Announced for Engineering Design Initiatives in
Support of Municipal Infrastructure Projects
To expedite the tender
and construction process for municipal infrastructure
projects, funding totaling approximately $180,700 has
been provided to four municipalities. The funding
supports participation in project design, submission to
regulatory agencies for review, and preparation of
tender documents prior to projects receiving final
approval from government.
"Engineering design
initiatives provide municipalities and government with
valuable information including the opportunity to
evaluate any unanticipated design issues, and provide a
more accurate cost-estimate prior to final approval
being granted by government," said the Honourable Tom
Hedderson, Minister of Municipal Affairs (Acting). "This
process provides opportunity to get everything in order
with design and approvals through regulatory agencies,
simplifies the funding approval process and reduces the
time it takes for a project to get to the construction
stage."
The projects noted below
have been selected for and committed to engineering
design work in anticipation that they will receive final
funding approval:
| Municipality |
Initiative |
Funding |
| Town of Cormack |
Paving of Local
Roads (Larch & Willow) |
$71,292 |
| Town of Lawn |
Road Upgrades
(Webber's Road / Drake Road) |
$45,300 |
| Town of Gaskiers-Point
La Haye |
Chlorination
Update and Upgrade of Booster Stations |
$8,400 |
| Town of
Centreville-Wareham-Trinity |
Water Supply
Improvements |
$55,700 |
| |
|
$180,692 |
"This initiative is an
effort to improve the process and help address
cost-overrun issues which have made some projects
unaffordable to municipalities in the past," said
Minister Hedderson.
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Media contact:
Heather MacLean
Director of Communications
Department of Municipal Affairs
709-729-1983, 697-4137
heathermaclean@gov.nl.ca
2010 01 22 10:15 a.m.
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