North Bay Main Street revitalization moving ahead with $9M budget
Reconstructing Main Street, a project that has been in the works in North Bay since before the pandemic, will break ground in a few weeks.
City officials told CTV News that the project should start no later than May.
In March 2022, the construction cost was pegged at $6.2 million, but will now be closer to $9 million. Of the five bids received, Sudbury-based MCA Contracting Ltd. was the lowest at $8,850,335, followed by North Bay’s Kenalex Construction Co. Ltd. at $8,898,310.
North Bay Deputy Mayor Maggie Horsfield said the city is required to award MCA the contract.
"As much as we want to see local companies get the contract, the regulations are very stringent,” Horsfield said.
“We're not allowed to choose a company (based) on their geographical location … It really has to meet a number of parameters in the scope of what we're trying to accomplish. So the price is one of those pieces but also has to do with their entire bid process."
Horsfield said the project is being done in stages, adding that it will take about two years to complete.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
From outer space? Sask. farmers baffled after discovering strange wreckage in field
A family of fifth generation farmers from Ituna, Sask. are trying to find answers after discovering several strange objects lying on their land.
NEW Iconic Canadian song turns 50
Andy Kim's 'Rock Me Gently' is marking a major milestone, as it celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Ontario family receives massive hospital bill as part of LTC law, refuses to pay
A southwestern Ontario woman has received an $8,400 bill from a hospital in Windsor, Ont., after she refused to put her mother in a nursing home she hated -- and she says she has no intention of paying it.
Miss Teen USA steps down just days after Miss USA's resignation
Miss Teen USA resigned Wednesday, sending further shock waves through the pageant community just days after Miss USA said she would relinquish her crown.
Flat tire on a highway? Here's why you shouldn't try to fix it
If you're cruising down a highway and realize you have a flat tire, you may want to think twice before stopping to fix it on the side of the road.
Whooping cough outbreak declared in Newfoundland
Health officials say there is an outbreak of whooping cough in eastern Newfoundland.
Broadcaster and commentator Rex Murphy dead at 77: National Post
The National Post is reporting that Rex Murphy, the pundit and columnist who hosted a national call-in radio show for decades, has died.
NEW How Canadians can watch the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest
Europe’s top pop stars are out and about for the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, taking place in Malmo, Sweden.
Pearson gold heist suspect arrested after flying into Toronto from India
Another suspect is in custody in connection with the gold heist at Toronto Pearson International Airport last year, police say.