Partial demolition tender awarded for Parry Sound build

At a special board meeting tonight, Trustees of 色诱直播 (NNDSB) awarded the tender for partial demolition at the site of Parry Sound High School to CLC Infrastructure Inc. The tender is in the amount of $937,618 plus HST.

The special meeting was called at the request of Board Chair Jay Aspin in response to a recommendation received from the Parry Sound Build Committee, which reviewed the tender documents and provided a recommendation to the board regarding the tender award.

Work will begin immediately.

Chair Aspin says, 鈥淭errific teamwork from our board of Trustees and administration has resulted in this welcome news for the Parry Sound region. We are moving forward with聽a state-of-the-art K-12聽educational facility which we expect will open September 2023.鈥�

Most of the demolition work can be completed before school begins, although there may be on-going site work and some interior work taking place into September. The health and safety of all staff and students is paramount, and NNDSB will ensure the building is safe.

The partial demolition is required to fit the new JK-12 school on the existing site. This will allow for construction of the new school to begin in the spring, allowing 16 to 18 months for construction.

Upon review of the bids received, the board鈥檚 procurement team submitted a revised Approval to Proceed (ATP) to the Ministry of Education on July 27 seeking approval for an increased allocation to cover the professional fees and the demolition contract. The board received notice on August 3, 2021 that the increased allocation was approved by the Ministry, which increased the total funding of the build to $27,372,629.

鈥淲e are grateful to the Ministry of Education for its increased investment in this project that reflects the realities of our build at this time鈥� says Seija Van Haesendonck, Superintendent of Business. She also expressed appreciation for the Ministry鈥檚 recognition of the time sensitivity of the revised request for ATP.

Staff and the architects, +VG Architects (The Ventin Group), have been meeting to discuss designs and site plans, which will be finalized in the next few weeks. In the fall, the board will submit a request to the Ministry of Education for approval to tender for construction.

鈥淥ur board is most appreciative of the valuable input we received through community support and give special recognition to聽Vice-Chair John Cochrane, our Parry Sound representative,聽and聽Nichole King, our Indigenous Trustee representative. They have been true regional board champions of this new school,鈥� says Chair Aspin.

He adds that NNDSB is most appreciative of community support and the valuable input it has received for this project.

The board is grateful for the support of the Government of Ontario in efforts to bring this facility to the Parry Sound area.

All news pertaining to the Parry Sound JK-12 build can be found under the capital planning section of NNDSB鈥檚 website.

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For more information, please contact:

Deb Bartlett
Communications Officer
色诱直播
P. (705) 472-8170, extension 5010
E. Deb.Bartlett@nearnorthschools.ca