Public Works Committee

That Report PW 7-2025, dated May 6, 2025, respecting Contract Amendment for 2019-RFP-239 Niagara Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant Secondary Treatment and Digester Upgrades, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendation BE APPROVED: 1. That a contract amendment to increase engineering construction and design services with Environmental Infrastructure Solutions Inc. in the amount of $821,169 (including 13% HST) BE APPROVED for a total revised contract value of $5,106,068 (including 13% HST) for the Niagara Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant Secondary Treatment Upgrades project, in a form satisfactory to the Director of Legal and Court Services.

That Report PW 15-2025, dated May 6, 2025, respecting Award of Contract 2024-T-174 Welland Water Treatment Plant New Welland Canal Transmission Watermain and Merritt Street Reconstruction, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the capital budget BE INCREASED by $5,740,000 gross and $3,173,552 net for the Welland Water Treatment Plant New Welland Canal Transmission Watermain and Merritt Street Reconstruction and that the increase BE FUNDED as follows:  Capital Variance Project – Water: $3,173,552  Development Charges – Water: $2,115,701  Cost Sharing – City of Welland: $450,747 2. That Contract 2024-T-174 Welland Water Treatment Plant New Welland Canal Transmission Watermain and Merritt Street Reconstruction BE AWARDED to the lowest compliant bidder, Rankin Construction Inc. at their bid price of $14,195,540 (including 13% HST).

That Report PW 17-2025, dated May 6, 2025, respecting Award of Contract 2023-RFP-139 New Fort Erie Elevated Tank, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendation BE APPROVED: 1. That Contract 2023-RFP-139 Fort Erie Elevated Tank in the Town of Fort Erie BE AWARDED to Landmark Structures Co., at their bid price of $22,248,570 (including 13% HST).

That Report PW 19-2025, dated May 6, 2025, respecting Combined Sewer Overflow Control Program – 2025 Funding Recommendations, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That staff BE AUTHORIZED to issue letters to award funding to Local Area Municipalities for qualifying projects as outlined in Appendix 1 of Report PW 19-2025 for funding options as set out in Appendix 2 of Report PW 19-2025 and subject to the terms and conditions outlined in Appendix 3 to Report PW 19-2025; and 2. That Local Area Municipalities BE ADVISED of the results of Regional funding support, as outlined in Appendix 1 to PW 19-2025.

That Report PW 21-2025, dated May 6, 2025, respecting Award of Contract 2025-T-13 Annual Strengthening and Resurfacing Program – Part 1 – Region Wide, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendation BE APPROVED: 1. That Contract 2025-T-13 Annual Strengthening and Resurfacing Program – Part 1 – Region Wide, BE AWARDED to the lowest compliant bidder, Brennan Paving – Niagara, a division of Brennan Paving & Construction Ltd., at their bid price of $6,123,647.41 (including 13% HST).

That Report PW 13-2025, dated May 6, 2025, respecting Gross Budget Increase for Catherine Street Sewage Pumping Station Upgrades, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the gross capital budget for Catherine Street Sewage Pumping Station Upgrades BE INCREASED by $1,140,000 and that the increase BE FUNDED as follows: Capital Variance Project – Wastewater - $684,000, Development Charges – Wastewater - $456,000; 2. That an increase to archaeological assessment contract with WSP Canada Inc. in the amount of $992,255 (including 13% HST) BE APPROVED for a total revised contract value of $1,919,021 (including 13% HST) for the Catherine Street Sewage Pumping Station project; and 3. That the Commissioner of Public Works BE AUTHORIZED to execute the amendment to the Agreement between The Regional Municipality of Niagara and WSP Canada Inc., in a form satisfactory to the Director of Legal and Court Services.

That the following items BE RECEIVED for information: PW 20-2025 2024 Reserve Water and Wastewater Treatment Capacities (and BE CIRCULATED to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks and Local Area Municipalities) WMPSC 2-2025 Minutes of the April 28, 2025, Waste Management Planning Steering Committee