Construction on Salmon Arm pump station project set to begin

SALMON ARM, B.C. — Work on replacing a 56-year-old pump station is set to begin this October, with the anticipated cost to be over $3 million under budget.

The City of Salmon Arm said the Zone 2 Pump Station, which services northeast and southeast Salmon Arm and Canoe, has reached the end of its useful life and needs to be replaced.

On Monday, city council awarded a $4,526,108.20 contract to Chandos Construction Ltd., which will construct the new facility near the Canoe Beach parking lot.

According to the city, the project is estimated to cost $6,315,000, which is $3,019,800 less than the overall approved budget of $9,334,800.