By Andrew de Souza

Landfill work contracted to American company

Jun 20, 2012 | 5:43 PM

A necessary project to protect ground water at one of the city’s decommissioned landfills will go ahead despite concerns that no Canadian company was eyed to do the work.

On Monday, city council approved a $1.3-million tender to construct an underground wall that would prevent ground water contamination, a mound no longer used in the city’s landfill.

The project involved digging 65 feet down and filling the trench with a type of clay to prevent ground water interaction.

The project was awarded to the Michigan-based company DeWind One-Pass Trenching.

During the meeting, Coun. Charlene Miller said she wouldn’t support the tender award because it would send money out of the country.

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“I’m not going to move it because I’m not in favour of it,” she said. “Obviously, if (the payment) has to be in US funds, the company comes from the United States.”

Director of public works Colin Innes said the company was chosen because it was the lowest bid by far and also was the best choice from a technical perspective.

“I am not aware of anyone else who has (this equipment),” he said. “And certainly, of the nine other bids we received, nobody else has this technology.”

In the end Miller’s dissent wasn’t enough to stop the project or have the bid reconsidered and council voted to contract out the work to the company.

adesouza@panow.com

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