The City of Delta has issued a request for construction bids for improvements to the Ladner Wharf on Chisholm Street.
The work includes, among other additions, the supply and installation of wood decking on the wharf, repaving sections of adjacent city-owned properties as well as the supply and installation of conduits and junction boxes.
The city is planning to open the site for a variety of public uses.
The city is also gathering feedback on ideas for the revitalization of Ladner Village and the waterfront including potential upgrades to the Elliott Street Wharf.
Meanwhile, the city also recently issued a request for bids for the rehabilitation of the viewing wharf at Wellington Point Park on River Road West, which has been closed to the public since January.
A staff update to council notes that, based on a January 2024 marine-structural consultant’s site review, further deficiencies in addition to recommended rehabilitation work in a 2019 inspection report were identified.
The report says the estimated costs of the refurbishment are considerably higher than budgeted, owing to additional deficiencies identified and the escalation in construction costs over the past several years.
The project had a budget of $292,500 but is estimated to have a shortfall of up to $500,000 due to the additional deficiencies and construction cost escalation.
The shortfall will be funded from reserves, but the exact amount will be determined when the preferred tender is awarded.
The city is also planning a replacement for the boat launch ramp at Wellington Point.
The boat launch’s wooden float system was replaced in 2022 and included the installation of new piles to restrain the float system.
While the top three-quarters of the concrete ramp is in relatively sound condition, the lower quarter is deteriorated and broken with the waterside edge of the ramp being noticeably undermined, according to the city.
A complete replacement of the concrete ramp is required.
The detailed design of the Wellington Point Park boat launch ramp was budgeted in 2024 at $100,000.
Staff anticipate that an in-stream construction work window would take place between November 2025 and January 2026, the report notes.
The city is also planning for the reconstruction of the existing Ferry Road Boat Launch, located at the north end of Ferry Road.
That boat launch in its entirety has reached the end if its service life and replacement of the float system and the complete reconstruction of the concrete ramp are needed.
The staff report notes that the detailed design of the boat launch has been completed, and government approvals have been obtained, which have identified an in-stream work window of Nov. 1, 2024 to Jan. 31, 2025 for the project. Total cost of the project is budgeted at $1.65 million.
A request for bids recently wrapped up for that project.
Council this week voted in favour of a motion by Coun. Dylan Kruger to review the fee structure of boat launches in other cities.
