By Mark Squibb
Paradise council is delivering on its promise to lay water and sewer pipes on Neary Road this year.
The street was earmarked for water and sewer in Budget 2026, and earlier this year council hired Englobe to oversee the project for $178,000.
The construction tender closed on April 1, and the Town received nine bids. Tender estimates ranged from $2.3 million to $4 million.
Councillor Erin Furlong brought forward a recommendation from staff to award the tender to lowest bidder Mercer Civil Corp., for $2.3 million.
The water and sewer portion of the project – valued at about $2.1 million – is being funded through the provincial government’s Multi-Year Capital Works (MYCW) program. Council has about $91,000 leftover from a previous project to use on this one.
The culvert replacement is being funded through federal green infrastructure program. The Town has received about $455,000, with the actual cost of the work quoted at $633,239, creating a shortfall of $178,239.
Approximately $300,000 in unspent funding from the Drover’s Road water and sewer installation will be carried over to cover the shortfall.
The project includes approximately 550 metres of new watermain and sanitary sewer, roadway reconstruction and repaving, and replacement of culverts.
