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Bids & Tenders

April 14th

Contact Us Phone: (705) 726-4242 TTY: (705) 792-7910 E-mail: cityinfo@barrie.ca

Ward 4Town Hall Meeting

Ward 4 Councillor Barry Ward invites you to attend a Town Hall Meeting

with

Mayor Jeff Lehmanat the

Kozlov Centre 400 Bayfield Street • Centre Court

Thursday, April 28, 20117:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Drop-ins are welcome.

Your chance to meet our new Mayor and get answers to questions

important to you.

PURCHASING BRANCH

BID OPPORTUNITIES

DOCUMENTS are available on-line at Biddingo.com/Barrie or from the Purchasing Branch, 56 Mulcaster Street, Barrie ON during business hours Monday to Friday, 8:30 am. to 4:30 pm. For further information please visit www.barrie.ca or by telephone (705) 739-4220 Ext. 5163 or Ext. 4538 or by Email at purchasing@barrie.ca

Electronic copies are only available through Biddingo.com/barrie. The City of Barrie document fee does not apply to documents that are downloaded electronically through Biddingo.com/barrie, however a Biddingo.com fee may be applicable.

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION# FIN 2011-038Q

DECOMMISSIONING OF

HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT CONTAINING REFRIGERANTS

The City of Barrie is seeking Submissions from qualified and experienced firms for the provision of Decommissioning of Household Equipment Containing Refrigerants received for disposal at the City of Barrie Environmental Centre.

A non-refundable Document Fee of $30.00 plus HST applies to each hardcopy of the RFQ Document.

Closing: 4:30 p.m. local time, Thursday April 21, 2011

TENDER CONTRACTSealed tenders will be received by the undersigned, in envelopes provided, up to 2:00 p.m. local time

Tuesday, May 3, 2011with the Tender Opening in the Sir Robert Barrie Room, 2nd Floor, City Hall at 2:15 p.m., Tuesday, May 3, 2011 for the following project:

CONTRACT 2011-027TMAPLEVIEW DRIVE

IMPROVEMENTS(Welham Road to Huronia Road)

The project includes widening of Mapleview Drive between Welham Road and Huronia Road (630m) from two to six lanes including curb and gutter, sidewalk, placement of granulars and asphalt, watermain, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, traffic signals, streetlighting, a concrete culvert crossing for the Lover’s Creek tributary and a grade separation at the rail crossing. A two lane diversion road will be required around the grade separation area. Two 18.7m long single span ballasted welded thru-plate girder (TPG) superstructures are required to span Mapleview Drive. To keep the rail line in service three temporary TPG structures, (two 12m and one 10m) will be required to span the abutment and pier construction areas.

The Tenderer is hereby advised that a mandatory site meeting and test holes will commence at Mapleview Drive East and Huronia Road on

Tuesday April 26, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.During the site meeting and test holes, attendees are required to provide and wear personal

protective clothing and shall use the personal protective equipment or devices that the Regulations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act require.

To respond to this opportunity bidders must register as a document taker through The City of Barrie’s service provider Biddingo (www.biddingo.com/barrie) or in person at the City of Barrie Finance Department, Purchasing Branch, 56 Mulcaster Street, Barrie, Ontario prior to the stated closing date and time. Bid Documents and Drawings will be available as of Monday, April 4, 2011 online at www.biddingo.com/barrie or in hardcopy from the Purchasing Branch of the Finance Department, 56 Mulcaster Street, Barrie during business hours Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For further information please visit www.barrie.ca or call the Purchasing Branch at (705) 739-4220 extension 4538 or extension 4709 or by Email at purchasing@barrie.ca Document Fees apply as follows:

Downloaded electronically through www.biddingo.com/barrie: No Document Fees, (however Biddingo fees may apply).

Hardcopy: A non-refundable DOCUMENT FEE of $200.00 plus HST applies to each copy of the Bid Document.

The City of Barrie reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Tenders and to cancel this procurement process at any time.

David Allan, C.P.P., C.D.Finance Department, Purchasing Branch

Water Main Cleaning and

Flushing The City of Barrie’s Water Main Cleaning and Flushing Program began on April 11, 2011. The areas affected for this year’s program are be in the North End of Barrie from Kempenfelt Drive (North) to Georgian Drive and Duckworth Street (East) to Penetanguishene Road. The Water Main Cleaning and Flushing Program is expected to be completed before the first week of May 2011.

Before the work begins in your area, you will be notified in advance by means of a door knocker of the time involved to complete the cleaning in your area.

To avoid drawing discoloured water into private plumbing systems, consumers in the areas affected by the cleaning and flushing are cautioned NOT to use water for any purpose until the work in the their area is complete.

Upon completion of the water main cleaning, we suggest that a cold water tap is run (preferably a laundry or bath tub) until the water leaving the tap is clear. Then please check your water meter to ensure there are NO Leaks. Should you discover a leak please contact the City of Barrie at the phone number below.

Should you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact the City of Barrie Water Operations Branch (705) 739-4220 ext 4805 or alternatively you can find additional information at www.barrie.ca.

The City of Barrie is working with GO Transit to eliminate train whistling in certain parts of your

community. Anti-whistling took effect on

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 12:01am.

This means that trains approaching the GO Transit railway crossings on Minet’s Point Road,

Little Avenue and Mapleview Drive East will become anti-whistling crossings. Trains will no longer be required to sound their whistles at

these crossings except in an emergency.

For more information, please visit www.operationlifesaver.ca or contact

City of Barrie Operations dept. (705) 739-4255.

Tax Billing and Installment

Due Date NoticeThe 2011 interim tax bills have been issued for all property owners who are not on a pre-authorized payment plan and who do not have their financial institution pay their taxes. These bills were mailed between January 20th and January 24th.

IF:• a mortgage company is responsible for payment of the taxes, and you have received a bill, please forward the bill to your mortgage company for payment;• a tax arrears notation appears on your tax bill it means that at the time of tax billing there were outstanding taxes and/or penalty owing. Please contact our office for the current balance outstanding;

The second interim installment is due on April 26, 2011.

Penalties/interest will commence on the first day of each month for any late payments. Penalty/Interest rates are at the rate of 1.25% per month. Please be advised that all payments received are applied first to all penalties owing, then the remainder to the taxes owing.

Please note: Failure to receive a tax bill does not excuse the property owner from responsibility for payment, nor relieve him/her from liability of penalty for late payment.

Join the thousands of City property owners already enjoying the benefits of pre-authorized payment plans. The pre-authorized plans available are:

- Due Date Plan – installment amount taken on due date;- Monthly Plan – equal amounts taken January to May & June to October- Arrears Plan – agreed upon amount taken every month (interest applies)

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF PAYING BY TELEBANKING OR INTERNET BANKING, YOUR 19 DIGIT ROLL NUMBER, AS FOUND ON YOUR TAX BILL, IS YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER.

If you would like additional information regarding the various payment options available, or if you have not received your tax bill please call (705) 739-4230 between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday.

TRANSIT Special Notice

EASTER TRANSIT & BACTS SERVICE There will be NO Transit or BACTS service on

Good Friday - April 22, 2011 or Easter Sunday - April 24, 2011

For more information on Barrie Transit Service please call (705) 739-4209 or visit

www.barrie.ca/btransit

F O C U S I N G O N S E R V I C E

The municipal tax dollar supports the following key

services to residents such as: education, police, fire,

recreation, snow removal, garbage pick up, roads,

water, sewer, public transit and many more. These

services are critical, yet of every tax dollar collected

in this country, municipalities get only 8 cents to

fund these vital frontline services.

Property Type Barrie Cities 100,000+ Avg. Survey Avg.

Detached Bungalow $2,828 $3,249 $2,913

Senior Executive $4,789 $5,802 $5,434

Walk-up Apartment $1,120 $1,486 $1,327

Mid/High Rise $1,240 $1,634 $1,555

Office Bldg. (sq. ft.) $3.45 $3.33 $2.89

Std. Industrial (sq. ft.) $1.08 $2.10 $1.82

Source: BMA Municipal Study, 2010

When compared to other municipalities,

Barrie’s taxes are relatively low for a City with

a population of more than 100,000. In 2010,

average property taxes for a single family home

in Barrie were $2,828. That’s 15% lower than the

$3,249 average paid by a similar home in other

Ontario Cities with a population of over 100,000.

To view the entire 2011 Business Plan log onto: www.barrie.ca

REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONREF # FIN 2011-013Q

FOR BARRIE FIRE & EMERGENCY SERVICE (BFES) BUNKER GEAR

The City of Barrie Fire and Emergency Service is inviting quotations for the supply & delivery of Morning Pride Firefighting Bunker Gear to be delivered within the City of Barrie. The contract term is two (2) years with options for two annual extensions. A non-refundable Document Fee of $30.00 plus HST applies to each hardcopy of the RFQ Document.

Closing: 4:30 p.m. local time, Thursday May 5, 2011

REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONREF # FIN 2011-039Q

FOR UTILITY VAN FOR BARRIE WATER DIVISION

The City of Barrie Operations Water Division is inviting quotations for the supply & delivery of one (1) new utility van to be delivered within the City of Barrie.

A non-refundable Document Fee of $30.00 plus HST applies to each hardcopy of the RFQ Document.

Closing: 4:30 p.m. local time, Thursday May 5, 2011

PURCHASING BRANCH

Electronic copies are only available through Biddingo.com/barrie. The City of Barrie document fee does not apply to documents that are downloaded electronically through Biddingo.com/barrie, however a Biddingo.com fee may be applicable.

THE CORPORATION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT ANY OR ALL SUBMISSIONS.

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Employment Opportunities

2011 Business Plan - What Does It Mean?City Council recently approved the 2011 Business Plan which has been characterized as ‘Focusing on Service.’ Now that the plan has passed, what does it all mean?

• The2011planrepresentsa2.63%increaseinresidentialtaxationover2010levelsresultingin a property tax increase of $88 for a typical household assessed at $261,000. This is the second lowest tax increase since 2000.

• Residentswillcontinuetoreceive1freetriptotheCityofBarrielandfillwith100kgofwaste, or less. After the free trip, tipping fees have been set at $122 per tonne with a minimum $10 charge for loads less than 100kg. This allows for further support of recycling programs, extends the life of the landfill and demonstrates effective stewardship.

• Asecondoffleashdogparkhasbeenaddedtothebudget,howeveranexactlocationhas yet to be determined. This was part of the $1.7M planned investment in parks for 2011 which also includes the addition of Summerset Park, Coronation Park, Shalom Park and two phases of Sandringham Park.

• The2011plandetailsa$125millionCapitalPlanwhichincludesthecompletionofseveral new facilities that will be officially unveiled and will be ready for use this year. These include: the Barrie Fire Station #1, the Surface Water Treatment Plant, the new Satellite library, a second GO Transit platform at the Allandale Station and the Downtown Community Theatre. This comprehensive capital program also includes road improvements ($4M towards surface renewal and major rehabilitation of roads) as well as the replacement or repair of roofs at some City facilities. Public Transit will also be receiving some new equipment, with $2.25 million being put towards bus replacement.

• ResidentswillonceagainenjoyaheadlineactattheCity’sannualNewYear’sdowntown countdown after Council restored funding. Previous headliners have included: Blue Rodeo, Jeff Healey, and Glass Tiger.

• RoyalVictoriahospitalwillreceive$16Mofa$52.5Mcommitmenttotheexpansionand Regional Cancer Care Centre and Georgian College will receive $1M of a $5M pledge for its new Health and Wellness Centre.

• The2011BusinessPlanwasdevelopedusingaservicebasedbudgetapproachthatwassupported byperformancemeasurementsandbenchmarkingdataavailablethroughtheCity’sfirstyearof participation in the Ontario Municipal Benchmarking Initiative (OMBI).

General Government 1.8%Education 17.5%

Police 20.7%

Roads & Drainage 6.0% Recreation & Culture 7.1% Emergency Services 8.3%

Planning and Economic Development 1.2%

Library 2.5%

Environmental Operations 2.9%

Transit 3.4%

Other Service Partners 3.8%

Asset Management & Finance 4.8%

Corporate SustainingServices 9.2%

County Programs 10.8%

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