Perth County Council Awards Contract for Courthouse Campus Project

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PERTH COUNTY, ON – Today Perth County Council awarded the contract for the 5 Huron Renovation and Connecting Link Addition project to Dakon Construction for just over $5 million. This decision marks an important step toward a renewed Courthouse Campus for the County’s Administration.

Over the past 16 months, staff and the project design team have been working on the 5 Huron Reno & Connecting Link project. The construction tender was issued in April 2023 to eight pre-qualified contractors and closed in early May 2023. A total of six bids were received on the project. This project will renovate both floors of the 5 Huron Street building (former home of Service Ontario) for the purposes of housing the County's administrative staff along with a new connecting link addition which will provide the main entrance and central reception for both the Courthouse and 5 Huron facilities.

In a report to County Council Director of Public Works, John McClelland, reviewed the progress on the project to date and shared his excitement about reaching this important milestone. “I am pleased to receive Council’s continued support for this project.” said McClelland “It has been a long journey to reach this point and it is exciting to see this project move forward.”

“This is a historic project for the future home of the County of Perth.” said Warden Rhonda Ehgoetz. “Council has shown great leadership in moving the project forward. A tremendous amount of preparation and hard work has gone into bringing the project to this stage and I am eager to see the plans come to life.“

“I am delighted with the support of Council to expand the County’s central administration facilities.” said Lori Wolfe, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). “County staff are committed to excellence in service delivery and this renewed facility will further support the exceptional work we do for our community.”

The project is expected to break ground in Summer 2023 with an anticipated completion date of Fall 2024.

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For more information, contact:
John McClelland, Director of Public Works
jmcclelland@perthcounty.ca
519-271-0531 ext 310

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2023-05-18 - NEWS RELEASE - Perth County Awards Contract for Courthouse Campus Project