Report to/Rapport au:

 

Council /

Conseil

 

16 February 2011 / le 16 fevrier 2011

 

Submitted by/Soumis par : Nancy Schepers, Deputy City Manager/

Directrice municipale adjointe, Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability/Services d’infrastructure et Viabilité des collectivités

 

Contact Person/Personne ressource : Wayne Newell, General Manager / Directeur général

Infrastructure Services / Services d'infrastructure

(613) 580-2424 x16002, Wayne.Newell@ottawa.ca

 

City Wide/à l'échelle de la Ville

Ref N°: ACS2011-ICS-INF-0005

 

 

SUBJECT:

ECONOMIC STIMULUS FUND PROGRAM - STATUS UPDATE

 

 

OBJET :

programme du fonds de stimulation Économique – rapports d’Étape

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council receive the Economic Stimulus Fund (ESF) Q4 2010 status report.

 

RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT

 

Que le Conseil prenne connaissance du présent rapport d’étape sur le Programme du fonds de stimulation économique Q4 2010.

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

Council, at its meeting of 8 December 2009, received an update on the City of Ottawa Economic Stimulus Fund (ESF) program and approved receiving future updates on a quarterly basis. 

 

Document 1 identifies the approved $375.8 million of Infrastructure Stimulus Fund (ISF) projects comprised of transit, pedestrian and cycling, renewal and growth initiatives ($358.5 million) and cultural initiatives ($17.3 million).  Document 2 identifies the approved $25.6M of community recreational infrastructure projects under the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) Program.  The ISF and RInC programs combine to form the $401 million ESF program.

 

Document 3 identifies the approved $8.4 million of additional ISF projects funded by recycling the savings resulting from the under budget delivery of the original ISF program.  The Q3 report provided information on the process related to application for additional projects.  Approval of 15 additional projects was received on 19 November 2010 and 1 additional project was approved on 19 January 2011.

 

On 2 December 2010, Prime Minister Harper announced an extension to the ESF program, including projects under the ISF and RInC programs.  The completion date was extended from 31 March 2011 to 31 October 2011 for approved projects.  At its Special Council meeting of 17 January 2011, Council approved a list of 68 projects for submission to the Province for extension.  The list of projects included scope changes for projects under budget that could be undertaken based on the new completion deadline.

 

The purpose of this report is to provide an update on the status of the ESF Program delivered by Infrastructure Services Department based on results to the end of the fourth quarter 2010.

 

 

DISCUSSION

 

Performance to Date

 

a)      Original ESF Program

 

Excellent progress continues to be made on the ESF program.  Construction has been initiated on all 115 projects and is completed or substantially completed on 92 of the 115 projects. 

 

With the announcement of the extension, work planned to be completed between 2 December 2010 and 31 March 2011 was assessed to determine whether it could be deferred to be completed more efficiently and cost-effectively after 31 March 2011 without significant impact on the public or other adverse consequences.  As a result, a number of projects that would otherwise have been completed by the original completion deadline were deferred to after 31 March 2011.

 

The status of individual projects is shown on Documents 1 and 2 for the ISF and RInC projects respectively.

 

b)      Additional ISF Projects from Recycling of Savings

 

There are 16 additional projects that were approved under the ISF program by recycling the savings resulting from the under budget delivery of the original program.  Design has been initiated on all 16 projects and tendering has been completed on 7 projects.  Construction has been initiated on 4 projects and 1 project has been substantially completed.

 

The late approvals of the additional ISF projects required that all construction work on these projects would need to be completed over the winter to meet the 31 March 2011 completion date.  For many projects, contracts were extended to ensure work could be completed in a timely manner.  With the announcement of the extension, the opportunity to defer some weather sensitive operations and reduce impact on facilities was utilized.  As a result, construction starts on some projects were delayed; however completion of these projects by the extended deadline of 31 October 2011 is not at risk.

 

The status of individual projects is shown on Document 3 for the additional ISF projects from recycling of savings.

 

Program Financial Status

 

a)      Original ESF Program

 

The total estimated expenditure at completion of the original ESF program is $355 million, which is $46 million under the program budget of $401 million.  This represents an overall program positive variance of $46 million, primarily due to favourable tender prices and differences between estimated and actual costs.  This estimated expenditure at completion is reduced from the $365 million estimate provided in the previous Q3 results based on reduced risk allowances included in the individual project budgets due to favourable project implementation and progress.  This estimated expenditure at completion is being updated on a monthly basis. 

 

The financial results to the end of 2010 are as follows:

 

 

The estimated ineligible cost is $15 million and is comprised primarily of property and staff costs.  This is reduced from the previous estimate of $25 million mainly because the previous estimate included an allowance of $8 million for work after the 31 March 2011 deadline.  With the deadline extension, this work after 31 March 2011 is now eligible.  A large share of the ineligible costs are property costs associated with growth projects and as such would be eligible to attract additional Development Charge (DC) funds.  Some of these ineligible costs will be offset by the program positive variance.  In addition, the closure of accounts for ESF projects that existed prior to the ESF program will make additional funding available.

 

b)      Additional ISF Projects from Recycling of Savings

 

The total estimated expenditure at completion for the additional ISF Projects is $8.4 million.

 

Financial results to the end of December 2010 are:

 

 

The estimated ineligible cost is $0.1 million and is comprised mainly of staff time charges.  These costs will be offset by the overall program positive variance.

 

The Treasurer has been given the delegated authority to make any financing adjustments to the ESF projects as required and will do so accordingly during the implementation of the ESF program.  The Treasurer will report back on financing adjustments made in support of ESF, as required.

 

 

Program Implementation Initiatives

 

Staff are continuing to work closely with the Program Administrators at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) for the ISF program and the Ministry of Tourism and Culture for the RInC program on the implementation of the programs and associated requirements of the Contribution Agreements.

 

Program Management and Reporting

 

Staff are continuing to provide ongoing reporting to Council, including monthly project status reports.  ESF project information is also available on the online map prepared using Google technology.  The map is available on the City web site at: http://www.ottawa.ca/residents/construction/map/index_en.html

 

Ongoing reporting continues to the Province, in accordance with the Contribution Agreements.

 

Projected Program Status

 

With the announcement of the deadline extension to 31 October 2011, costs after 31 March 2011 are now eligible for approved projects completed by 31 October 2011.  At the time of the announcement of the extension on 2 December 2010, the updated estimate of work that would be incomplete by the 31 March 2011 deadline was forecasted to be $10 million.  With the announcement of the extension, a further $5.8 million of work was deferred to after 31 March 2011 for the original program and $2.2 million for the additional projects for a total of $18 million.  This work is all scheduled to be complete by 31 October 2011 and therefore will be eligible.

 

All work for the original ESF program and for all of the additional ISF projects from recycling of savings is expected to be completed in advance of the 31 October 2011 deadline.

 

If additional scope change work is approved by the Province, the City will make best efforts to complete all of this additional work by the 31 October 2011 deadline.  The ability to deliver this additional scope change work by the deadline is dependent upon expeditious approvals by the Province.

 

 

RURAL IMPLICATIONS

 

The approved program includes rural pathways and rural road upgrades/operational improvements. 

 

 


CONSULTATION

 

The original list of infrastructure projects were reviewed and amended by Council prior to being finalized and submitted to the Federal and Provincial Governments.

 

Public consultation has been carried out on a project-by-project basis, when required or deemed necessary.

 

 

COMMENTS BY THE WARD COUNCILLOR

 

The ESF Program is a City-wide program.  Consultation with each of the individual Ward Councillors is being carried out by project management staff on a project-by-project basis.

 

 

LEGAL/RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS

 

There are no legal/risk management impediments to receiving the information in this report.

 

 

CITY STRATEGIC PLAN

 

The Council approved program is in accordance with the objectives of the City’s Official Plan and City’s Strategic Plan.

 

These projects follow the City’s long-term goal to create a community that is economically, culturally, socially and environmentally sustainable for today and for generations to come.  By investing in our roads and clean water infrastructure, increasing accessibility to public and pedestrian transportation and creating an enhanced cultural and social network the City is improving the quality of life for today’s residents without compromising the needs of future generations.

 

 

TECHNICAL IMPLICATIONS

 

There are no technical implications.

 

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

 

There are no financial implications.

 

 


SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

 

Document 1 - Infrastructure Stimulus Fund (ISF) - Approved Projects

Document 2 - Recreational Infrastructure Canada Program (RInC) – Approved Projects

Document 3 - Infrastructure Stimulus Fund Program – Additional Projects from Recycling of Savings, Approved Projects

 

 

DISPOSITION

 

Staff will continue to bring forward ESF status update reports to Council on a quarterly basis and provide monthly progress status reports.

 


Document 1

Infrastructure Stimulus Fund – Approved Projects – Status as of December 31, 2010

 

Project ID

Project Name

ESF Budget

Completed

 

Public Transit Infrastructure

 

 

2097

Transitway Improvement Program - Lighting Program

$75,000

ü

2081

Transitway Improvement Program - Blair Station

$100,000

ü

2014

O-Train Corridor Upgrades

$900,000

ü

2602

Southwest Transitway Extension - Fallowfield Stn to Jockvale Rd south of  Barrhaven TC

$48,745,000

($52,600,000)

 

2084

Transitway Improvement Program - Core Area

$1,666,000

ü

2094

Transitway Improvement Program - St Laurent Supervisors Office

$22,500

 

2091

Transitway Improvement Program - Upper Level of St Laurent Station

$175,000

 

2086

Transitway Improvement Program - Hurdman Station

$75,000

ü

2669

Baseline Station Tunnel, College Ave Overpass

$37,500,000

($38,000,000)

 

2638

Pedestrian Overpass – Woodroffe Ave to Baseline Transit Station

$5,000,000

 

2190

Structures – Transit Wall Preservation

$1,000,000

ü

2240

Structures – Transitway Renew/Replace – Blair Road Ramp

$1,000,000

ü

2251

Structures – Transitway Renew/Replace – Nicholas Street Ramp

$1,300,000

 

2260

Structures – Transitway Renew/Replace – Sackville Road Pedestrian Bridge

$200,000

ü

1167

Resurfacing - Transit Roads and Park & Ride Areas – Blair Station

$570,000

ü

1168

Resurfacing - Transit Roads and Park & Ride Areas – Eagleson P&R Lot

$720,000

ü

1169

Resurfacing - Transit Roads and Park & Ride Areas – St Joseph On Ramp

$55,000

ü

 

   Public Transit Infrastructure

$99,103,500

($103,458,500)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

  1. ESF Budget amounts shown in brackets are the original budget amounts (before reduction to fund additional projects by recycling of savings).
  2. ü*  indicates a project that is Substantially Completed.
    Infrastructure Stimulus Fund – Approved Projects – Status as of December 31, 2010

 

 

Project ID

Project Name

ESF Budget

Completed

 

 

Integrated - Water / Wastewater / Roads

 

 

 

2160

Triole Street

$3,000,000

ü

 

2106

Argyle Ave. / Park Ave. / Queen Elizabeth Way

$4,500,000

($5,000,000)

ü

 

2108

Cambridge Street / Jackson Avenue/Frederick Place

$2,500,000

($3,000,000)

ü

 

2165

Tweedsmuir Avenue

$6,000,000

ü*

 

2153

Tremblay Road

$4,000,000

($4,500,000)

ü

 

2139

Stormont Street / Apeldoorn Avenue

$3,500,000

(4,000,000)

ü

 

2116

Indian Road

$5,000,000

ü

 

2099

8th Line Road / Lloyd Graham Avenue

$2,500,000

ü

 

2145

Sussex Drive

$6,000,000

 

 

2121

Pinewood Crescent

$3,000,000

($3,500,000)

ü*

 

2111

Churchill Avenue

$7,500,000

ü*

 

2122

Pleasant Park Road

$4,500,000

($5,000,000)

ü*

 

2132

Sandridge Road

$8,000,000

ü*

 

 

                                  Integrated - Water / Wastewater / Roads

$60,000,000

($63,000,000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local Road Infrastructure

 

 

 

2533

Structures – Drainage Culverts (1m to 3m) – Prince of Wales Drive Culvert

$200,000

ü

 

1158

Sidewalk and Curb Renewal – 4th Line, North Gower

$518,000

ü

 

2647

St Joseph Blvd Streetscaping

$2,500,000

 

 

 

Rural Road Upgrades

 

 

 

1437

March Valley Road from Riddell Drive and Klondike Road

$654,000

ü

 

1441

Wilhaven Road to Canaan Road

$240,000

ü


Infrastructure Stimulus Fund – Approved Projects – Status as of December 31, 2010

 

 

Project ID

Project Name

ESF Budget

Completed

                  Rural Road Upgrades  cont’d

 1444

Harnett Road from Paden Road to Donnelly Road

$370,000

ü

1449

Paden Road from Settler's Way (West) to Harnett Road

$170,000

ü

1450

Third Line

$400,000

ü

1452

Stone School Road from Grey's Creek Road to 360 m West of Bank Street

$120,000

ü

1457

O'Toole Road from Innes Road to Wilhaven Road

$420,000

ü

1464

Moonstone Road from Cul-de-Sac to Rothbourne Road

$203,000

ü

1465

McCordick Road from Lockhead Road West to Mackey Road

$184,000

ü

1469

McCordick Road from Mackey Road to Cowell Road

$286,000

ü

1472

McCordick Road from Cowell Road to Dilworth Road

$198,000

ü

1481

McCordick Road from Dilworth Road to McMullen Road

$81,000

ü

1487

Tenth Line Road from 700m South of Navan Road to Smith Road

$126,000

ü

1494

Smith Road from Tenth Line Road to Milton Road

$221,000

ü

1503

O'Toole Road from Innes Road to French Hill Road

$289,000

ü

1509

French Hill Road from O'Toole Road to 175 m West of Pleasant View Crt

$149,000

ü

1539

Burnt Lands Road from 1.5 km North of March Road to Vaughan Side Road

$331,000

ü

1554

Cooper Hill Road from 20 m East of Veena Way to 9th Line Road

$130,000

ü

1580

Third Line Road Operational Improvements

$412,000

ü


Infrastructure Stimulus Fund – Approved Projects – Status as of December 31, 2010

 

Project ID

Project Name

ESF Budget

Completed

 

 

          Rural Road Upgrades  cont’d

 

1620

Old Almonte Road from Corkery Road and West of Corkery Road

$200,000

ü

 

1625

Northwoods Drive from Dead End to Buckhams Bay

$366,000

ü

 

1636

Tranquility Lane from Buckhams Bay Road to Dead End

$154,000

ü

 

1645

Armitage Avenue from Greenland to Sumac Hill

$85,000

ü

 

1655

Armitage Avenue from Sumac Hill Lane to 440 North of Gill Park Lane

$86,000

ü

 

1661

9th Line Road from Marionville Road to Castor Drive

$300,000

ü

 

1674

Old Almonte Road from Spruce Ridge Road to Northshire Road

$205,000

ü

 

 

Pedestrian and Cycling – Urban Multi-Use Pathways

 

 

 

 

2592

Industrial Road (OR 30)

$25,000

 

 

2625

Woodroffe Pathway Extension

$100,000

ü

 

2574

Alta Vista Transportation Corridor Pathway

$250,000

ü

 

2616

Sawmill Creek Pathway Connections

$250,000

ü

 

2609

Ottawa River Capital Pathway #2 (City-owned section) Improvements

$350,000

ü

 

2600

Ottawa River Capital Pathway #1 (City-owned section) Improvements

$110,000

ü

 

 

Pedestrian and Cycling – Rural Pathways

 

 

 

 

 

2636

Prescott Russell Pathway Linkage

$2,000,000

ü*

 

2639

Prescott Subdivision pathway #1 (Osgoode)

$1,400,000

 

 


Infrastructure Stimulus Fund – Approved Projects – Status as of December 31, 2010

 

Project ID

Project Name

 

ESF Budget

Completed

 

 

Pedestrian and Cycling - New Sidewalks

 

 

2611

Canada Post Transit Link

$145,000

ü

 

2573

Belfast Road

$210,000

ü

 

2593

Bronson Ave

$240,000

ü

 

2622

City Wide

$3,000,000

ü*

 

2632

Coventry Rd

$150,000

ü

 

2653

Data Centre Road West

$360,000

ü

 

2679

Hunt Club - Billy Bishop

$180,000

ü

 

2684

Hunt Club - Bowesville

$470,000

 

 

2664

Eagleson Road

$236,000

ü

 

2698

Shoreline-Tewsley Transit Link

$125,000

ü

 

 

 Growth

 

 

2512

Hazeldean Road Widening

$65,000,000

 

 

2499

Earl Armstrong Road

$34,500,000

($35,000,000)

 

 

2649

Hunt Club Road Extension

$20,000,000

 

 

2655

Terry Fox Drive – Flamborough Way to Kanata Ave

$47,700,000

 

 

2543

Mer Bleue Road – 500 metres South of Innes to Hydro Corridor

$4,415,000

($5,000,000)

ü

 

 

                                                                Local Road Infrastructure

$190,814,000

($191,899,000)

 


Infrastructure Stimulus Fund – Approved Projects – Status as of December 31, 2010

Project ID

Project Name

ESF Budget

Completed

 

 

Municipal Buildings

 

2001

Bellevue Manor Community Centre

$80,000

ü

2010

Goulbourn Municipal Office Septic System Reconstruction

$70,000

ü

 

                                                                Municipal Buildings

$150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cultural Infrastructure

 

577

Ottawa Chinatown Gateway Project

$600,000

ü

 

1711

Centrepointe Theatre Expansion Project

$12,000,000

 

 

2422

A New Library for Greely

$1,200,000

 

 

2444

Ottawa Public Library - Sunnyside Branch Renovation

$1,275,000

ü

 

2461

Ottawa Public Library - Vanier Branch Retrofit

$750,000

ü*

 

2016

Ottawa Public Library - Alta Vista Branch Retrofit

$750,000

 

 

2410

Ottawa Public Library - Cumberland Branch Retrofit

$750,000

ü

 

 

                                                                      Cultural Infrastructure

$17,325,000

 

 

                                                                      Cultural Subtotal

$17,325,000

 

 

                                                             Infrastructure Subtotal

$350,067,500

($358,507,500)

 

 

                                                                Grand Total ISF

$367,392,500

($375,832,500)

 

 

 

Notes:

  1. ESF Budget amounts shown in brackets are the original budget amounts (before reduction to fund additional projects by recycling of savings).
  2. ü*  indicates a project that is Substantially Completed.

 

Document 2

Recreational Infrastructure Canada Program (RInC Program)

Approved Projects – Status as of December 31, 2010

Project ID

Project Name

ESF Budget

Completed

R1796

Hintonburg Community Centre - Basement Retrofit

$1,200,000

 

R1784

Bell Arena - Refurbishment

$2,700,000

ü*

R1787

Carlsbad Springs Community Centre

$3,200,000

 

R1790

City Park Redevelopment - Apollo Crater Pathway Lighting

$75,000

ü

R1807

City Park Redevelopment - Bearbrook Pathway Lighting

$75,000

ü

R1811

City Park Redevelopment - Joshua Bradley Pathway Lighting

$30,000

ü

R1813

City Park Redevelopment - Katimavik Outdoor Basin

$200,000

ü

R1808

City Park Redevelopment - Waterplay - Emerald Woods

$103,500

ü

R1809

City Park Redevelopment - Waterplay - Garden Way

$103,500

ü

R1810

City Park Redevelopment - Waterplay - Hintonburg Park

$103,500

ü

R1814

City Park Redevelopment - Waterplay - Morrison

$103,500

ü

R1815

City Park Redevelopment - Waterplay - North Vineyard

$103,500

ü

R1816

City Park Redevelopment - Waterplay - Queensway Park

$103,500

ü

R1793

Greenboro Community Centre Expansion

$3,700,000

 

R1789

Hintonburg Park - Wall Reconstruction

$1,000,000

ü*

R1801

Hornet's Nest Fieldhouse Expansion

$550,000

ü

R1791

McKellar Park Community Building Replacement

$1,000,000

ü

R1783

Merivale Arena - Refurbishment

$2,700,000

ü*

R1798

New Ball Diamond Lighting - Fitzroy Harbour Comm Ctre / Campbell Bicentennial Park

$148,500

 


 

Recreational Infrastructure Canada Program (RInC Program)

Approved Projects – Status as of December 31, 2010

Project ID

Project Name

ESF Budget

Completed

 

R1797

Parkdale Urban Park & Fieldhouse Redevelopment

$1,188,000

ü*

R1800

Rideau Canoe Club Expansion/Renovation

$1,782,000

ü

R1785

Splash Wave Pool - Addition

$3,000,000

 

R1812

Replacement of Rink Boards at Kars Rink

$125,000

ü

R1566

Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club Inc.:  Terry Fox Athletics Facility  Track and Field Redevelopment project

$2,300,000

ü

 

                                                                                                   RInC Total

               $25,594,500

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

 

  1. ü*  indicates a project that is Substantially Completed.

Document 3

Infrastructure Stimulus Fund Program – Additional Projects from Recycling of Savings

Approved Projects – Status as of December 31, 2010

 

Project ID

Project Name

ESF Budget

Tendered

Construction Started

Completed

15943

Vernon Library, Main Entrance Ramp

$150,000

ü

ü

 

15952

Kilbirnie Park Gazebo

$85,000

 

 

 

15955

Hintonburg Community Ctre, Retrofit Back Storage Room

$50,000

 

 

 

15956

Ruth E. Dickinson Library Renovation

$550,000

 

 

 

15958

Kanata Recreation Complex Elevator Upgrades

$255,000

ü

 

 

15962

Structures - Stonecrest Road Culvert Replacements

$470,000

ü

ü

 

15963

Collector Sewer Lining

$3,800,000

ü

ü

 

15968

Bob MacQuarrie Visual Arts Studio Redesign

$400,000

 

 

 

15972

Dulude Arena Change Room

$100,000

 

 

 

15973

Tom Brown Arena Change Room

$170,000

 

 

 

15974

Manotick Arena Change Room

$170,000

 

 

 

15975

Accessibility: Physical Barrier Removal

$200,000

 

 

 

15979

Bicycle Shelters and Racks

$500,000

 

 

 

15980

Tilt-Up Concrete Structure Sheds

$800,000

ü

 

 

15996

55 New Bus Shelter Installations

$440,000

ü

 

 

15938

Multi-Use Pathway Rehabilitation - Jockvale Road

$300,000

ü

ü

ü*

 

 

ISF Additional Total

$8,440,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

  1. ü* indicates a project that is Substantially Completed.