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There are just over six months left before earth work is expected to begin on the proposed Lloydminster warehouse project.
An email sent to the general contractor last week seeking to confirm the timelines went unanswered, but what is known from documents obtained by the Meridian Source is mass grading is scheduled to begin on May 27, 2024.
The documents indicate the preliminary schedule includes utilities and site concrete completion in 2024, along with some initial asphalt paving and landscaping.
As reported previously, site drawings show an approximately 160,000 sq. ft. warehouse with a liquor store and a fuel facility located at 75th Ave. and 20 St. north of the ATCO substation on 12th St.
The Costco project is zoned C4 as a commercial shopping district and covers a 19.57 acre site at Musgrave Agencies’s 140 acre Lakeview subdivision—with space for 906 parking stalls.
The environmental services company, Kleinfelder calls for Costco to “place fills up to 4 metres thick” according to a May 27, 2023 report sent to the director of real estate development at Costco Wholesale Canada.
The company suggests a minimum period of three months from the time the fill is in place to when the warehouse slab is constructed.
“One recommended approach is to place the fill in one season, cap the warehouse pad and let it sit through the winter, and then remove the pad and begin construction the following spring,” said the report.
This past June, the general contractor invited many local businesses to submit a budget for concrete formwork under the heading Costco Lloydminster – New Warehouse Budget with a June 1, 2025, expected start for this type of work.
“We are pleased to invite your company to submit a budget for your specific scope over work for the above-named project,” wrote the general contractor.
“Please see the reference documents for further information from similar warehouses to prepare your budgets if necessary.”
The general contractor has overseen the construction of several Costco projects across Canada.
The warehouse construction is expected to start on March 31, 2025, and be open for business on Aug. 31, 2025, with a core of hired employees.
Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. lists 33 employment positions in its warehouse category at its existing locations across Canada with the tagline, “Great jobs, great pay, great benefits and a great place to work.”
It’s not known when any hiring will take place for the Lloydminster warehouse project.
Several local residents who shop at Costco in Saskatchewan have told the Source some warehouse insiders have spoken to them about opportunities to work at the Lloydminster location.
