The Council moved to approve the award of RFP 2020-22 Stormwater Assessment, Planning and Implementation of the Cobden Agriculture Area to Hutchinson Environmental Sciences Limited in the amount of $71,069.18 inclusive of non-refundable H.S.T.
The Township and Muskrat Watershed Council jointly submitted a funding application to the Canadian Agricultural Partnership for the Places to Grow: Agri-Food Innovation Initiative funding for sectors in January 2020. The application was supported by Renfrew County Federation of Agriculture, Renfrew County Soil and Crop Improvement Association and National Farmers Union (Renfrew County). In the fall of 2020, The Province of Ontario announced that theTownship was successful in our funding application and would receive 50% funding of eligible costs, up to the amount of $35,000.00.
The goal was to assess the existing stormwater management.
Lane Cleroux said that twenty firms picked up the request for proposal.
“Only Hutchinson Environmental submitted a bid.” he said.
He said that the project had five milestones, and would report to council in December of 2021.
He said partnership funding was 35,000, with 34,500 from the corporation of the Township of Whitewater Region from reserves, and that the Muskrat Watershed Council would provide 500, for a total 70,000 dollars.
There were no questions, and the motion was carried.
