Council awards contract for amphitheatre

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Nov 26, 2009- 2:55 PM

By: Ed Veilleux - Sudbury Northern Life Staff

R.M. Belanger Ltd. has been awarded the contract to complete phase one of the Grace Hartman Amphitheatre construction project in Bell Park.

A total of $139,545 was awarded by city council to R.M. Belanger, who will prepare the amphitheatre site to for construction. The city had estimated the value to be $200,000.

The winning company submitted the second lowest bid, behind William Day Construction Ltd., but was selected because it met all the city's requirements, according to city reports.

The majority of Phase one work is scheduled to be completed by year-end, weather permitting.

Construction of the new amphitheatre is expected to start in spring 2010, with project completion by January 2011.

The redevelopment of the Grace Hartman Amphitheatre at Bell Park was one of six “shovel-ready” projects approved by council on Apr. 22, submitted for funding through the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund (ISF) program.

On June 5, the $5 million amphitheatre project became one of four approved ISF projects. The municipal, provincial and federal government contribute one third of the funds each.

On July 8, city council awarded a request for proposal for the architectural portion of the redevelopment of the amphitheatre to Castellan James and Partners Architecture Inc.

City staff submitted a general application on Sept. 4 seeking $835,000 from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) for the amphitheatre. That amount represents 50 per cent of the municipal cost portion of the project. The proposal is in the hands of the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry.

The estimated project budget is $5 million, including the cost of demolition for the current site.

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3 Comments

  • Phillip Morris 11/28/2009 5:05:30 AM - Report Abuse

    "The winning company submitted the second lowest bid...."

    I wonder who's friend of a friend at city hall helped make this closed door decision?

  • MAXIMVS-corruptioncentral 11/28/2009 1:19:55 AM - Report Abuse

    How many phases and at what cost?? Was 5 million dollars the lowest bid?? You could "hop skip and jump" across the whole theatre its so small....unless they paln to build roof out gold!...council wants the new Grace Hartman Amphitheatre to be everything it can be to the citizens who will use it.”.......Council...DO YOU KNOW YOUR PRIORITIES?? Its what Sudbury citizens want...and thats a zero tax increase and lower water rates. Sudburiansmore» are being ripped off at the tap compared to what the rest of the country pays for water. We can thank the board over at Sudbury Utilities for the mismanagement of our city's water utility. A roof at a beach facility? Yes thats what we all want.

  • curran 11/27/2009 10:32:58 AM - Report Abuse

    Finally, a project that's actually moving forward amid the usual grumblings of the "hard working taxpayers". Could this be only the beginning of positive change for this city? Let's hope so!
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