Fundy Quay site. Image: Submitted, Develop Saint John.
Saint John moved another step closer to beginning work on the Fundy Quay development at common council Monday night.
The city approved a nearly $8 million tender for the project’s Sea Wall Refurbishment and Storm Sewer Outfall project, as well as a separate proposal for engineering services.
A pair of local companies will handle the work, including Alternative Concrete Technologies Ltd. which earned the sea wall and storm sewer contract.
The city also accepted a $438,780 proposal, with $100,000 in contingency allowance, from Dillon Consulting Inc., a national company with a local office on Sydney Street for the engineering services.
“It’s going to be a super busy summer here in Saint John,” said Councillor Blake Armstrong. “Almost $8 million dollars to a local company, local people being used. I love that.”
The Fundy Quay project is expected to cost around $300 million, and involves funding from the private sector, and three levels of government.
Councillor Gary Sullivan said the excitement for the project’s beginning has been a long time coming.
“This started in 2011 when the city bought the Coast Guard site,” he said. “There are so many folks who have worked on this project, and we’ve had a few false starts.”
“The money is in, but really for me the excitement starts now that we’re hiring people to start the work.”
