At the January 27 meeting, Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry (SDG) counties council approved a joint tender with HP Engineering to complete biennial bridge inspections. The inspection tender is a collaboration effort between the SDG counties, local municipalities (except North Stormont), and the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne.
The inspection contract is estimated to cost $151,025 plus HST. A report to council stated that “jointly completing this work provides efficiencies and cost savings,” rather than having municipalities individually take on the project.
The last round of bridge inspections occurred in 2023, with SDG counties alone being responsible for approximately 187 bridges. The total count exceeds 400 bridges among all participants in the joint tender.
The joint tender agreement includes the following breakdown of financial contributions from each participating party: SDG counties – $65,292.32, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne – $635, North Dundas – $16,020.20, South Dundas – $11,617.85, South Stormont – $9,569.45, North Glengarry – $17,413.40, and South Glengarry – $30,475.
Council was informed that 51 structures in North Glengarry, and 65 structures in South Glengarry are included in these inspections.
The report explained that bridge inspections include “assessing the condition of structures to ensure public safety; identifying repairs and rehabilitation needs and reporting them; providing a basis for a structure management system for staff and council to plan and fund the rehabilitation of structures; and populating the bridge databases with accurate data.”
The planned fieldwork for the bridge inspections is expected to be completed by the end of August 2025.
