Agreement reached for Gananoque pumping station

The refurbishment and expansion of the East End Sewage Pumping Station in Gananoque is coming.

Gananoque council unanimously passed a bylaw authorizing the mayor and clerk to sign an agreement with Kingdom Construction Ltd., to undertake the refurbishment and expansion of the east end sewage pumping station, at 815 King Street East, to an upset limit of $8,035,987.

This occurred during a special council meeting held at Gananoque Intermediate Secondary School on Tuesday morning, as part of Local Government Week.

Council heard that public works staff continued their work with J.L. Richards staff for the design of the expansion and refurbishment of the east end sewage pumping station.

Further, town staff collaborated with J.L. Richards staff to complete an application for the Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund grant and were successful in receiving $4,040,388.80 from the Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure.

Discussions between town staff, J.L. Richards and Associates staff, and staff from other municipalities in Ontario have provided confidence in moving forward with Kingdom Construction Ltd, council heard.

It was noted during Tuesday’s meeting that this project is the first of a series of objectives to update the town’s critical infrastructure and ensure future development can continue in Gananoque.