Corrected Forbes Hall Expansion Update - March 18, 2020
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 10:03AM Our sincere apologies for the errors in the original posting, the corrected version follows:
In a recent Notice to members of Thetis Island Community Association, termination was announced of the construction contract with J Lealand Contracting Ltd. This construction contract was for the expansion of Forbes Hall.
On Friday, March 13th community members Karl Unger, John Gordon, and Ernie Hunter presented a construction proposal to the Forbes Hall Expansion Committee and the TICA executive.
On Sunday March 15th, Ron Bannister, and some Expansion Committee members, held further discussions regarding the construction proposal that included those mentioned above, and also Peter de Hoog and Michel Poirier.
Unfortunately, a public meeting to share information about the construction project scheduled for Sunday, March 15th, was postponed due to the Corona virus.
It was the intention of TICA Directors to seek approval from the TICA membership, on March 28th, to engage with a new general contractor. The directors intended to ask members to approve a motion to proceed with a single selection (sole source) process. In an effort to contain costs and minimize delay, the Directors and Expansion Committee do not recommend engaging in another competitive selection tender process.
It now appears that the March 28th TICA membership meeting will be cancelled because of the COVID-19 health crisis and the Provincial Government's decision to prohibit gatherings of over 50 people.
TICA is exploring different ways that the membership can vote on this motion without holding a meeting. TICA currently has 336 voting members.
Directors are also considering whether to make the decision to go to sole source without a membership vote. Legal advice is being sought is being sought on this option.
TICA / FH EX Committee