Taylor contracts Carver Construction for solids dewatering project

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – The District of Taylor Council has approved a contract for construction of a solids dewatering system to be completed in March 2028 and costing more than $2.6 million.

The council reviewed a staff report during the December 2nd regular council meeting regarding the Water Water Treatment Plant Solids Dewatering Project entering the next phase of implementation.

While searching for a company to award the project, the district received four proposals ahead of the deadline of October 31st. Following a thorough staff evaluation of all four proposals, Council was presented with what staff believe is the best value proposal; Carver Construction Limited, a construction company based in Kelowna, B.C.

“The evaluation team concluded that although Carver Construction did not have the lowest bid, their price remained within budget, as well they had the highest evaluation score,” the staff report explained. 

Bids ranged from $3.1 million to $2.3 million, and the staff-approved company had the second lowest proposed bid price of the four companies. 

The cost of the project proposal does not include GST, but will include the design and construction of a building with a centrifuge for the purpose of efficiently dealing with waste product materials from the waste.

Staff also held interviews with the company during a ‘clarification period’ following their analysis of the proposals, so the company could demonstrate they ‘fully understood and could perform the work to the satisfaction of the evaluation team.’ 

The cost of the project will be covered in a shared cost grant from Investing in Canada Infrastructure. The project must be completed by March 31st, 2028, and the province has confirmed it will cover 73.33 per cent of the costs, or $2,307,988. 

The District will only be responsible for contributing $839,411, or 26.67 per cent of the total project costs, a number which was previously approved by Mayor Brent Taillefer and council.