Work begins for rec centre

An excavator and bulldozer are at Victoria Park today to begin excavation work for Owen Sound’s $38-million recreation centre.
City officials say 3,000 dump truck loads of earth will need to be removed from the park and replaced with gravel and dirt.
The tender estimate for excavation work and placement of water and sewer lines is $630,000.
The rec centre project is five months behind schedule.

Work crews to start on rec centre Monday

City hall officials say Harold Sutherland Construction is expected to begin excavation work for Owen Sound’s regional recreation complex at Victoria Park starting this Monday.

The company will also install new water-sewer lines for the $38-million facility.

The project is five months behind schedule. Project planners had expected to break ground in November.

The estimate for excavation work is $661,000. The budget was $1.2 million. However, city manager Jim Harrold said Harold Sutherland’s cost estimate does not include work to dig the 25-metre pool. That will happen later.

The entire rec centre project is expected to be completed in autumn 2011.