City council received an update Monday on the status of construction for the Credit Union CUplex.
Two components of the facility are now under construction: the performing arts centre and the aquatic centre.
According to a memo from City Director of Recreation and Parks Stuart York, there have been some slight changes to the contracts for both facilities.
The contract with APM Construction for the Performing Arts Centre was originally for $13.3 million. Since then the city was credited $26,991 because of the elimination of redundant concrete work. As of Oct. 31 the net value of the contract with APM is for $13,273,009. The value of work completed to date is estimated at $1,022,480.
According to the City, pilings are complete and two-thirds of grade beams have been poured. The parking lot area has been leveled. This month, steel is expected to begin to arrive on site and be installed.
The value of the contract with Jen Col Construction for the aquatic centre was originally valued at $16,462,800. Three change orders have been processed, so far. One was for the addition of diagonal bracing angles on columns at elevations above 10 metres, for a cost valued at $13,393. The second was a credit for use of a different type of water stop material underneath the pool basin, for savings of $7,623. The third change was the addition of control joints in the pool basin for a cost of 43,622. The net contract, then, is now $16,472,092 for the aquatic centre.
Pilings for the aquatic centre are now about half complete, with the basin floor for the lane pool poured, excavation for the wave pool completed and the rebar construction underway for the pool walls.
A question was also posed by Grace Lang about how the components fit into the budget, in response to an inquiry she received on the subject.
City Manager Jim Toye responded that last year it was decided once the estimates for the capital cost for the four components was completed, that budget would come back to city council.
So far tenders for two facilities have been let - the performing arts centre and aquatic centre - and the process for tendering the curling rink and field house are still underway.
Once those tenders are in, the City will be able to develop that budget.
In the meantime, before knowing the full capital cost, construction is continuing and the City is dealing with the payment for those as the bills come in. Toye noted construction would be taking place over two years, with the spring of 2012 the projected completion date.
Toye said he expects "early in the new year we will know about what the capital costs of all four components are," and a budget session will be held prior to the 2011 capital budget so that council will be well aware what the capital cost is and what the sources of revenue are.
