2nd piping contract comes before Surrey council for approval

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For the second council meeting in a row the City of Surrey's engineering department is recommending a contract award related to Surrey's district energy distribution piping system expansion. This latest one is $5,196,620.10 for Clearway Construction Inc. with a spending limit set at $5,720,000.

This contract up for council's vote tonight involves the installation of 950 metres of insulated steel pipe, service connections, a leak detection system and communication conduit at seven sites downtown. If approved, the contract permits construction from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Friday and will include some short road closures, with work starting in October and expected to be completed by Fall 2026.

On Sept. 15, council awarded Kerr Wood Leidal Associa