From the March 28 WT Board Meeting CEO Report:
Queens Quay Design
The 75% Engineering Design was submitted to the City on February 28, 2012 and Waterfront Toronto is working through their comments. Waterfront Toronto intends to deliver the 90% Engineering Design to the City in early May for final sign-off prior to tendering the work, anticipated in June.
Queens Quay Construction Schedule
The project has been delayed by two months from the original schedule, due primarily to uncertainty surrounding Toronto Hydro’s advance utility works. On January 5, 2012, Toronto Hydro’s capital budget was thrown into uncertainty by a ruling of the Ontario Energy Board, and on January 31, 2012, Toronto Hydro notified Waterfront Toronto that their planned expansion project within Queens Quay was on hold, forcing a complete renegotiation of the proposed electrical system with TTC. On March 13, 2012, after evaluating the alternatives through a series of coordination meetings with Waterfront Toronto, Toronto Hydro reversed their decision and has decided to restart their planned expansion project in April, two months later than originally scheduled. Compounding the problem is a recent decision by the TTC not to share electrical ducts with Toronto Hydro in the future, which requires another redesign of the electrical supply system which we hope to complete in April.
Permits
Prior to starting construction, we must obtain a Road Cut Permit. Once the 90% Engineering Design is submitted, it will require approximately two months to obtain the permit, meaning actual construction will be able to start in late June or early July. We are working closely with City staff to ensure that they are in a position to process these permit requests as quickly as possible. (p. 2)
http://www.waterfrontoronto.ca/uploads/documents/ceo_report___public_1.pdf
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