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economist sunsuntribune news saturday sept 6 2003 13 region sticks with contractor frontpage 1 tion committee thursday we would be less risky we would get the pipe done faster and on time said john singleton project manager at- carillion construction canada the contract called for a com pany to design and build two 13- km feeder mains in york region as well as a 3500metre water- main in vaughan and related road construction and widening along the pipe route carillion construction canadas estimate was about 1 million more than dufferins stouffvillearea company but carillion argued its sup plier hyprescon in whitchurch- stouffville makes a proven pipe while its competitors pipe is an unknown why go with a whole new pipe when you can go with something you have been using for 20 years mr singleton said while carillion would use an independently certified supplier approved by the region with more than 25 years experience dufferin the firm awarded the contract wants to use an unap proved supplier whose factory has not even been finished yet he said each company submitted a list of suppliers it could use said tim jones aurora mayor and regions finance committee chairper son says contract process fair aurora mayor tim jones chair person of the finance and administration committee they had to demonstrate they had the ability to acquire the pipe and they did if problems come up during the building of the factory the company will move the building of the pipe to another supplier said lloyd ferguson general manager of dufferin were not trying to sneak anything past you he told the region the pipe will be certified by an outside engineering firm he added also the project is big enough to justify the building of the munro concrete plant in- essa township outside barrie that will benefit surrounding municipalities he said v but while carillion could start building the pipe right away dufferin will not put pipe in the ground until 2004 mr singleton said dufferin countered it will meet its fall 2004 deadline mr singleton then accused the region of giving dufferin construction preferential treat ment saying he heard company employees spoke with the regions consultants during the evaluation process which carillion employees were not permitted to do we would have liked to have had the same opportunity he said hearsay only a representative of dufferin denied this as did mr jones thats hearsay as far as im concerned dufferin said it had already spent millions on the project to buy insurance bonds and begin building the plant in the end the committee decided to continue with dufferin as its contractor the process used to award the contract was appropriate consistent and fair tim jones said a place in markham for people ages 16 and up to meet friends use a computer see movies learn to cook receive supportive counselling find out about local r services a safe open and fun environment the living room is a program of the canadian mental health association york region 10 off valid from oct 1st to oct 7th floofftlooff r vtdidjhmdeclsttodec21st validpomfebittobeb7th hours- mon sat 9s00 am 730 pni suno 1100 am 700 pm free parking 7358 woodbine ave markham 9055136600 wwwgapemarkhamfloristcom ivlarkhams home ompost program a member agency ofunitedway ofyork region call 9052010432 this message brought to you as a community service of the economist sunsuntribune tjr iil recipe for free dirt take one composter add some leaves some peelings from the kitchen and stir regularly add a little water if the mixture becomes too dry saturday sept 13 2003 9 am to 2 pm or while supplies last centennial community centre 8600 mcgowan road at bullock drive for more information please call the waste management hotline 9054157535 imt or email wastemgtmarkhamca all you need to become a home composter backyard composted kitchen container with biodegradable liner bags composting instructions m markham residents only id required 800 units available limit one per customer available at the markham civic centre 101 town centre boulevard markham 830 am 430 pm monday to friday cash visa or mastercard this event sponsored by biosak manufactured by w ralston canada inc wwwralstonca revest vvvvw viivj t v v vi v tvvxm j- it 4 tt j i fifr v utt fift f rwt ftutti t t r a stv