By Mark Squibb
Witless Bay council this week ratified the results of two e-mail votes it conducted earlier this summer.
First was a motion to award a tender for ballfield upgrades to the lowest compliant bidder, Harbour Construction Ltd., at a total cost of $66,100, HST included. That vote was conducted on June 17.
Next was a motion to award a tender for swimming pool accessibility upgrades to the lowest complaint bidder, O’Brien’s Trucking Ltd., at a cost of $27,784, HST included. That vote was also conducted on June 17.
Council has postponed the swimming pool upgrades until the end of the summer after running into an unexpected delay. The Town plans to open the pool by the end of this week, barring any unexpected delays.
Both motions were approved unanimously, except that councilor Gerard Dunn declared a conflict of interest on both matters as the company he works for bid on both jobs.
