Summary
The City of Abbotsford has issued a Notice of Intent to Direct Award a sole-source contract to Onsite Engineering Ltd. for the Matsqui Dike Sinkhole Remediation Phase 2 engineering consulting services. The contemplated additional work covers scope increases including full-time monitoring, a longer construction duration, design changes for a new dewatering well to the north, bypassing pumping, shotcrete infill, and a concrete cap for sheet pile. The additional work is valued at approximately $685,000 CAD, bringing the total cumulative contract value to no more than $1.0 million exclusive of taxes, justified on grounds of public safety and flood-risk urgency.