Canada Place has been delayed for various reasons since the project's inception and tie-in with the nation's 150th anniversary in 2017 but is included in the 2023 capital budget.
The North Bay Heritage Gardeners have committed $54,654 to the Canada Place project. This amount will go toward the construction contract pending North Bay City Council's approval during Tuesday's regular meeting. Council will be asked to approve a $248,856 contract to North Bay's Canor Construction Inc. for the construction of the Waterfront Garden Canada Day 150 Project, of which the municipality's share would be approximately $194,000.
According to the associated staff report, the project was initiated by the Heritage Gardeners as a way of celebrating Canada’s 150th anniversary and ties into the Downtown Waterfront Masterplan (DWMP) by enhancing the waterfront’s public art and creating new centres of activity.
"This project will create a welcoming plaza-style area for users of the Waterfront that are arriving from Downtown or walking along the waterfront path. The City of North Bay built an accessible pathway in 2020 as the first phase of this project. This second phase of the project will create an open gathering space with a large maple leaf built into the paving stones."
After a formal bidding process, two quotes were evaluated by considering the company's ability, experience and price. The quote from Canor Construction Inc. was the lowest bid, was deemed to be fair and reasonable, and provide the best overall value to the City.
North Bay City Council will meet Tuesday, June 20 for committee and regular meetings.
