White Rock city council voted Monday night to award a contract for interim repairs to the White Rock Pier to PPM Civil Constructors, a heavy civil and marine contractor based in British Columbia.
The contract term is for approximately four months, with work beginning this month and set for completion by September.
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The contract involves work on the destroyed sections of the iconic pier, and is the first step toward a longer-term, larger reconstruction project of the entire pier, which would entail structural upgrades to withstand future storms and weather events.
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The value of the contract is $3,079,740 (including GST).
Council expects at least $3.1 million toward pier repairs to be paid by insurance proceeds.
The pier was severely damaged during December’s vicious windstorm.
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