Williams Lake city council has approved for work on an energy upgrade at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex (CMRC).
City council voted unanimously to approve awarding the energy efficiency upgrade project to Fraser Valley Refrigeration Ltd. for USD 1,242,289.
The project also includes a new air handling unit, a make-up air unit, a new ammonia plant control system and a new snow melt pit heat exchanger.
City staff had applied for a grant three years ago and the project was then put out to tender and posted on BCBid and the city received two proposals to complete the project, both of which staff said satisfied the requirements.
In light of a new directive from council for staff to hold off on large capital purchases and projects to avoid the purchase of U.S. goods and services, council discussed the need to follow through on bids received based on processes initiated before the directive from council.
While the complex is a Cariboo Regional District (CRD) asset, the city manages and maintains the building in partnership with the CRD.