The City of Lloydminster is continuing work in the area surrounding the Cenovus Energy Hub, after awarding the tender for water and sewer improvements along 41 St.
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“Due to the development of the Cenovus Energy Hub, offsite infrastructure projects are required to ensure the surrounding infrastructure, including roads, water, sanitary sewer and storm sewer mains, can efficiently support the increased system demands,” said James Rogers, senior manager of capital infrastructure, City of Lloydminster.
Rogers gave some details of what the work will entail.
“This rehabilitation work will consist of roadway reconstruction and urbanization,” he said. “The roadway urbanization will be along 41 St. between 39 Ave. and approximately 150 metres east of 39 Ave., extending what we urbanized last year.”
The city received nine bids for the project, to the surprise of administration.
“The tender period closed on Feb. 26 with nine bids being received. That was completely astonishing to our team on the number of bids being received,” said Rogers.
The bids featured some local contractors, along with some from farther away. Ultimately, the bid was won by Pidherney’s Inc. of Rocky Mountain House in the amount of $2,754,740.
Rogers also gave some insight into what urbanizing means for the roadway.
“There are two types of cross-sections that our roads can have,” he explained. “A rural cross-section and an urban cross-section. A rural cross-section is a crown road, no curb and gutter, with ditches on both sides. An urban cross-section has paved roadways, curb and gutter, landscaped boulevards, sidewalks and walking trails — that sort of infrastructure.”
Administration included the rehabilitation of 41 St. between 37 Ave. and 39 Ave., and 37 Ave. between 41 St. and 44 St., within the project’s scope of work. They say it is intended to alleviate contractor conflicts and seek advantageous pricing for both projects.
They say a portion of the costs associated with the rehabilitation of 41 St. from 37 Ave. to 39 Ave. and 37 Ave. from 41 St. to 44 St. will be incurred by the 2026 Street Improvement Program.
Construction for the project is anticipated to start in May 2026 and is expected to be completed by September 2026, weather depending.
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