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STING: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
DATE: JUNE 18, 1990
REPORT #: WD-56-90 FILE #:
S(J$JECT: STATUS OF THE EDWARD STREET BRIDGE
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
Administration Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report WD-56-90 be received for information.
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REPORT
1.0 ATTACHMENTS
No. l: Key Map
No.2 : Correspondence dated May 29, 1990, from Mr. Edmond
Vanhaverbeke.
2.0 BACKGROUND
2 . 1 At a regular meeting of Council held on May 28, 1990, Resolution
#C-388-90 was passed:
"THAT the issue of construction of the Edward Street
Bridge as contained in the Subdivision Agreement
entered into by the developer, be referred to staff
for preparation of a report to be considered by the
General Purpose and Administration Committee.
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REPORT NO. : WD-56-90 PAGE 2
2 .2 The Town's Official Plan as it relates to Newcastle Village and
the development of the west quandrant of Newcastle Village,
outlines a link with the downtown core by the extension of Edward
Street. In order to facilitate the extension of Edward Street a
bridge was required to cross Foster Creek.
2 .3 The Town of Newcastle entered into a subdivision agreement with
Foster Creek Developments for the development of Plan 18T-84011
and 18T-85030 (refer to Attachment #1) . The development agreement
was registered on title by the Town on June 4, 1987 and the
construction of the subdivision commenced.
2 .4 The Development Agreement required the developer to satisfy two
conditions with respect to the creek crossing:
1. The developer was required to construct a bridge crossing
Foster Creek as part of the construction of Phase III of
the development.
2 . The developer was required to provide a performance
guarantee in the form, of an irrevocable letter of credit
for the total cost of the creek crossing.
3.0 CRITICAL PATH FOR CONSTRUCTION
3. 1 The total cost for the construction of the creek crossing is
estimated at $740,000. The Town holds a Performance Guarantee in
excess of the full value of the creek crossing.
3.2 The developer's engineering consultant has obtained written
approval from the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ganaraska
Conservation Authority, however approval from the Ministry of
Transportation is outstanding. Engineering drawings have been
submitted to the Ministry of Transportation and we anticipate
approval of the drawings.
3 . 3 The critical path for the construction of the bridge is to obtain
the approval of the Ministry of Transportation (structural) and for
the developer to tender and award the project. � (1 ,71
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4.0 STATUS OF CONSTRUCTION
4 . 1 In order to expedite the construction this summer within the given
timeframe, the developer's consultant is tendering this project
simultaneously with their submission of the engineering drawings
to the Ministry of Transportation.
4 .2 Upon approval from the Ministry of Transportation, the contract for
the bridge construction will be awarded by the developer's
consultant.
5.0 SUMMARY
5 . 1 It is anticipated that approval from the Ministry of Transportation
will be forthcoming shortly and that construction of the bridge
will be completed this summer.
5 .2 Town staff have discussed the urgency for the construction of the
bridge with the developer and we have recently received
correspondence from the developer expressing his intentions to
proceed with the construction of the bridge (refer to Attachment
#2) .
6.0 RECOMMENDATIONS
6 . 1 It is, therefore, recommended that this report be received for
information.
Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation
to the Committee,
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Walter A. Evans, P.Eng. , Lawren a Kotseff,
Director of Public Works Chief A ifnistrative Officer
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June 8, 1990
Attachments
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FOSTER CREEK DEVELOPMENTS LTD.
214 KING STREET EAST
BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 1 P3
TELEPHONE:623-4445 or 686-0477
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May 29, 1990
The Town of Newcastle
Works Department
40 Temperance Street
Bowmanville, Ontario
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Attention: Tony Cannella
Dear Tony :
Re: Edward Street Bridge - Foster Creek Subdivision, Newcastle
Further to our discussion of this morning, as you are aware there
have been some technical difficulties in obtaining the approvals
on the type of construction for the bridge. I would like to point
out that it is our intention to have the bridge constructed as soon
as all approvals are received.
As you are aware we have Letters of Credit guaranteeing
construction. We are and always have been committed to the
construction and it is only in our best interest to have it done
as soon as possible, prior to any possible increase in construction
costs.
I have just last week reaffirmed this to our engineer, Mr. Devon
Biddle and he will be making every effort possible to facilitate
construction this summer.
I trust this is satisfactory.
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Yours truly,
FOSTER CREEK DEVELOPMENTS LTD.
Edmond Vanhaverbeke, FRI, M. B. A.
President. ATTACHMENT NO, 2
M-56-90
c. c. Marie Hubbard - Mayor
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