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some students implement their
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threw at him. Although he stopped this one, the KIJHL-leading Bruins did score six en route to a 6-3 victory. Story on page 25.

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News photo by Jonathan Green

Conroy questions bridge contract

Wl Rossland-Trail MLA says tender should have
been awarded to British Columbia contractor

Scott David Harrison
EDITOR

Ed Conroy says he may be facing a lot of heat.

The Rossland-Trail MLA says he’ll have a hard time ex-
plaining how a Calgary-based company was awarded the con-
tract to build the long-awaited Castlegar-Robson bridge.

“Yeah, it will be a problem,” he said Thursday, “but we are
faced with the problem of trying to get the best possible prod-
uct for the best possible price.”

The bridge contract was awarded to SCT Engineers and
Contractors Inc. Thursday for $14,000,484. SCI was the low-
est of five bidders for the bridge contract, followed by the Rich-
mond-based Pete Kiewit and Sons Ltd. at $14,272,175 and the
Langley-based Western Versatile Construction Ltd. at
$14,714,706.

“I would have liked to see it go to a B.C. contractor,” Conroy
confessed. “Now we're going to have to look at the possibility
of having out-of-province workers coming in and all that mon-
ey flowing out of the province.

“Personally, I think it is something that should have been

‘looked into: I might have drawn a line at having a contract

in this province of this magnitude be performed by a British
Columbian contractor.”

In addition to Kiewit and Western, the Chilliwack-based
Neelco Construction bid on the project. Its bid came in the
highest at $17,551,658.

Conroy expressed some concern over the union or non-
union status of SCI. He reiterated earlier statements that the
bridge should be built by union contractors, employing local
tradesmen.

The News was unable to confirm whether SCI was union or
non-union or whether it planned to use local contractors pri-
or to press time.

“If it is non-union, I think there will be the potential for con-
flict,” he admitted.

“I would hate to see anything happen, but trade unionists
are fed up with the way they’ve been treated in the past in this
province.”

Meanwhile, SCI intends to build a six-pier steel bridge. The
two-lane structure will span 478 metres across the Colum-
bia River. The bridge deck will include a pedestrian walkway
on the downstream side.

No start date has been given for construction of the bridge,
but it is due for completion in June 1994.

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