There was a special city council meeting called last Tuesday, June 16. This is one of the highlights.
The City of Merritt has awarded two tenders, one for the acquisition of an ice resurfacing machine, and the other for the repaving of Houston Street.
City council approved spending approximately $121,500 to purchase a new ice resurfacing machine from Vimar Equipment.
The city approved spending $125,000 on this capital expense in its 2015 budget. Its current ice resurfacing machine will be retained as a backup.
A contract to repave a section of Houston Street between Nicola Avenue and Priest Avenue was awarded to GTB Construction for approximately $228,000.
The bid was the lowest of three that the city received. The highest bid was about $270,500.
There is $244,000 approved in the 2015 budget for this capital expense.
