Special NoticeBarrie Transit will NOT

operate on the

LABOUR DAY HOLIDAY

Monday, September 6

On Tuesday, September 7, 2010Regular Transit Service and School

Special Service(on school days only), will resume.

For more informationon Barrie Transit Service

please call (705) 739-4209

For information on news, events, and more visit us online at www.barrie.ca

Upcoming Events

Bids & Tenders

August 26th

Contact Us Phone: (705) 726-4242 TTY: (705) 792-7910 E-mail: cityinfo@barrie.ca

September 16 – 19CARNEGIE DAYSMacLaren Art Centre(705) 721-9696, www.maclarenart.comAnnual arts festival inspired by the gallery building’s origins as a 1917 Carnegie Library.

September 18NINE MILE PORTAGE HERITAGE FESTHeritage Park & Fort Willow Depot(705) 739-4285, www.barrie.caHistoric reenactments at Heritage Park; walk the historic Nine Mile Portage Trail; military, native, and voyageur encampments and displays at the historic Fort Willow.

September 19DOORS OPEN BARRIEVarious sites throughout Barrie (705) 739-9444, www.doorsopenbarrie.caDoors Open Ontario is an event held annually to celebrate heritage and culture. Come and explore some of our most intriguing and charming heritage sites and public buildings.

September 25CULTURE DAYVarious venues throughout Barrie (705) 739-4299, www.barrie.caA Canada wide celebration to inspire public participation in arts and culture.Get your “Passport to Culture” at the information desk in the City Hall rotunda – 70 Colllier Street or at the Department of Culture, located on the second floor of the Transit Terminal at 24 Maple Street.

THIS WEEKENDAugust 27 – 28BARRIE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVALHeritage Park(705) 728-1010, www.dragonboatfestival.caEnjoy dragon boat racing, exhibits, children’s activities, and entertainment.49 Terrific Teams have already registered. If you want to join us, REGISTER NOW and don’t miss the boat! Paddles up!

September 24 – October 3BARRIE’S COLOURS OF MUSICVarious venues throughout Barrie(705) 725-1070, www.coloursofmusic.caThe 8th annual festival will feature wonderful music, magnificently performed including talent from across Canada and around the world.

Maximizing Infrastructure Management Through Cityworks

PURCHASING BRANCHBID OPPORTUNITIES

DOCUMENTS are available on-line at Biddingo.com/Barrie or from the Purchasing Branch, 56 Mulcaster Street, Barrie ON during business hours Monday to Friday, 8:30 am. to 4:30 pm. For further information please visit www.barrie.ca or by telephone (705) 739-4220 Ext 4538 or Ext 4709 or by Email at purchasing@barrie.ca

Electronic copies are only available through Biddingo.com/barrie. The City of Barrie document fee does not apply to documents that are downloaded electronically through Bidding.com/barrie, however a Biddingo.com fee may be applicable.

REQUEST FOR TENDER# FIN 2010-097T

SNOW CLEARING & RELATED SERVICES FOR PARKING LOTS

FOR VARIOUS FACILITIES & SITES WITHIN THE CITY OF BARRIE & ORO MEDONTE

BIO-SOLIDS STORAGE FACILITY

The City of Barrie is seeking Submissions from qualified and experienced firms for the provision of Snow Clearing & Related Services for various City facilities & sites and the City’s Oro-Medonte Bio Solids Storage Facility. The scope of work has the following major components:

PART A) SIX (6) FACILITIES (City Hall & Circle on the Square , Bus Transit Terminal, Library, MacLaren Art Ctr, Collier St Parking Garage, Welham Rd Bus Garage)

PART B) WATER POLLUTION CONTROL CENTRE (WPCC) 249 Bradford St, Barrie,

PART C) BIO SOLIDS STORAGE FACILITY, Line #7 Oro Medonte.

Bidders may bid on one or all parts of this tender. This contract is for a three (3) year term with two (2), one (1) year options to extend.

A non-refundable document fee of $50.00 plus GST applies to each hardcopy of the RFT Document.

Closing: 2:00 p.m. local time, Tuesday September 7, 2010

GEORGIAN BAY AREAPUBLIC PURCHASING

CO-OPERATIVEREQUEST FOR QUOTATION

(RFQ #: 2010-03)SUPPLY & DELIVERY OF

SCREENED WINTER SAND

On behalf of the Georgian Bay Area Purchasing Co-operative the City of Barrie is seeking Submissions from qualified bidders for the Supply and Delivery of Screened Winter Sand for the following participating agencies:• City of Barrie• Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury• Georgian College of Applied Arts & Technology• Penetanguishene Mental Health Centre

Closing: 4:30 p.m. local time, Thursday September 9, 2010

ou can’t help but run into road construction or other improvements driving around Barrie. An active booming community like ours demands additional roads, water supply, sanitary services, and much

more to meet its needs. But for a city to thrive, it must do more than lay down extra asphalt and pipes; it must also maintain these new infrastructure assets to a degree that guarantees efficiency, longevity, and a good return on the City’s investment.

Currently, the City of Barrie has substantial investments in the municipal infrastructure assets that it constructs, acquires, operates, manages and maintains to service the public. With this investment comes significant maintenance, rehabilitation and replacement costs to ensure these assets and the services that they support continue to function at acceptable levels.

Till now, the City’s method of tracking completed and planned asset maintenance called for a better centralized system to ease tracking and sharing of information, reduce duplication of effort, and increase overall efficiency.

Thus, Barrie is following in the footsteps of other cities in Canada and the U.S. and implementing a computer system called Cityworks that will help Barrie organize, centralize, create, manage, and track work being done on infrastructure assets within the City including routine maintenance and inspections.

For City staff, Cityworks will allow them to accurately track and report on work performed against an infrastructure asset with greater ease, helping it keep track of and retrieve the historical work and subsequent costs quickly, reducing time to produce management reports while increasing the accuracy of its reporting.

As a result, Barrie will make better supervisory and management decisions on operations and maintenance practices and better support long term capital planning.

“The City’s investment in municipal infrastructure assets is actually the residents’ investment. Cityworks will provide us with tools to better collect, maintain and report on data that will facilitate analysis and decision making, regarding the investment of tax dollar and user fees into the City’s assets and the services they support,” says Barrie’s Infrastructure Program Engineer Kelly Oakley.

Furthermore, Cityworks will also be used by staff to record and take action on service requests (potholes, graffiti, watermain breaks, streetlights) made by residents, property owners, external agencies, and internal departments.

For example, if a resident calls regarding a pothole on their street, and the work is not completed within the mandatory timeframe, the system will signal the supervisor and staff responsible that the work is past due and immediate action is required.

The system will also allow staff to see if multiple residents have called about that pothole, or if the same resident contacted multiple staff, generating only one work order rather than potentially several. This process eliminates duplicated staff effort and allows a definitive and efficient resolution of resident and City issues.

Therefore, Cityworks’s direct benefits to residents are threefold: The system improves residents’ connection to the City by allowing for a better understanding and tracking of their requests and creating collaborative and transparent participation between residents and the City; It also ensures resident tax dollars are being spent efficiently and effectively within the infrastructure renewal program and capital planning strategy; Lastly, it prioritizes the repair and replacement of roads, pipes, and other City assets.

Cityworks is currently in place for the Surface Water Treatment Plant and is being configured for all other

corporate assets. The timeframe for full implementation is still a few months away.

For more information visit www.barrie.ca

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION# FIN 2010-046Q

SUPPLY & INSTALLATION RACKING & SHELVING FOR

SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANT (SWTP) 20 ROYAL PARKSIDE DRIVE, BARRIE

The City of Barrie is engaging in the Request for Quotation process for supply and installation of racking and shelving and ancillary equipment for the new Surface Water Treatment Plant located at 20 Parkside Drive, Barrie, Ont. The work includes, but is not limited to the following: Single Bay Storage System complete with Arm Dividers; Cantilever Storage System; Storage Pallet Racking System; Heavy Duty Shelving system; and Bin Cabinets.

Bidders Note:OPTIONAL SITE MEETING has been scheduled for Wednesday September 1, 2010 at 10:00 am at the Surface Water Treatment Plant (SWTP), 20 Royal Parkside Drive, Barrie ON. Bidders must wear protective wear (hard hat, safety shoes and vest) at the site meeting.A non-refundable document fee of $30.00 plus GST applies to each hardcopy of the RFT Document.

Closing: 4:30 p.m. local time, Thursday September 9, 2010

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION# FIN 2010-103Q

CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR SUPPLY & INSTALLATION

PEDESTRIAN MAZES RAIL/SIDEWALK CROSSINGS

MINET’S POINT ROAD (4)LITTLE AVE. & HURST DRIVE (2)

MAPLEVIEW DRIVE (2)

The City of Barrie is engaging in the Request for Quotation process for Construction services for supply and installation of eight (8) pedestrian mazes at several rail/sidewalk crossings within the City of Barrie.

The work includes, but is not limited to the following: remove, replace and disposal of existing sidewalk and existing asphalt boulevard where applicable at several sites throughout the City of Barrie. The supply and installation of OPSD handrail style pedestrian mazes complete with concrete pad and barricade extensions with footings as specified.A non-refundable document fee of $30.00 plus GST applies to each hardcopy of the RFT Document

Closing: 4:30 p.m. local time, Thursday September 9, 2010

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION# FIN 2010-094Q

ROOF REPLACEMENTWATER POLLUTION CONTROL

CENTRE (MAINTENANCE SHOP)249 BRADFORD ST. BARRIE, ON

The City of Barrie is seeking submissions from qualified bidders for the installation of a new 1 ply fully adhered white EPDM roof assembly by Firestone on the Maintenance Shop located at the City of Barrie Water Pollution Control Centre, 249 Bradford Street, Barrie, ON

September 29OPEN HOUSE MAPLE AVEYOUTH CENTRE59 Maple Ave., 5-7pm(705) 792-7903 ,email bypcdesk@barrie.caAll community members are encouraged to come out and experience what the Maple Ave Youth Centre has to offer young people 13-19 years of age. Talk to the staff, try out programs and find out what we are all about! For all ages.

September 15COMPUTER COURSES - NEVER EVER Barrie Public Library, 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Do you wish you could join the computer age, but can’t get that computer mouse to move? We use games and exercises to help you learn to master the mouse in this fun and low pressure hands-on workshop.

PURCHASING BRANCHElectronic copies are only available through Biddingo.com/barrie. The City of Barrie document fee does not apply to documents that are downloaded electronically through Bidding.com/barrie, however a Biddingo.com fee may be applicable.

THE CORPORATION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT ANY OR ALL SUBMISSIONS.

Mayor’sOpen House

City Hall Rotunda70 Collier StreetFriday, August 22

You’re invited to attend Mayor Aspden’s Open House session

from Noon to 1:30 p.m. in City Hall’s Rotunda to express

concerns, suggestions or general comments at this informal

gathering.

Bidders Note:MANDATORY SITE MEETING is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday September 7, 2010, at the City of Barrie Water Pollution Control Centre, 249 Bradford Street Barrie, ON. Bidders must have a representative in attendance and registered at this meeting to have their submission considered compliant. Bidders are required to wear safety shoes, hardhat and safety vest in order to participate in this site meeting. Safety equipment will not be provided by the City. Documents will not be available at the site meeting.A non-refundable document fee of $30.00 plus GST applies to each hardcopy of the RFT Document.

Closing: 4:30 p.m. local time, Thursday September 16, 2010

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL# FIN 2010-078P

CUSTOMER INFORMATION & BILLING SYSTEM FOR WATER &

WASTEWATER SERVICES

The Corporation of The City of Barrie is currently seeking Requests for Proposals from companies that have a proven capability to supply, install and support a Customer Information and Billing software system for Water and Wastewater. This software solution must include billing, collection of overdue accounts, account maintenance and an integrated customer information system for the Corporation’s water and wastewater services.

Respondent Notes:OPTIONAL INFORMATION MEETING is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. Wednesday September 8, 2010, at City Hall, Huronia Room A, 70 Collier Street, Barrie, ON. Documents will not be available at the information meeting.A non-refundable document fee of $30.00 plus GST applies to each hardcopy of the RFP Document.

Closing: 4:30 p.m. local time, Thursday September 23, 2010

Completion ofLandfill Optimizationand Waste Diversion Project

The City of Barrie is seeking nominations for The Order of the Spirit Catcher Award (19 years of age plus) and the Youth Spirit Catcher Award (12 – 18 years of age). Individuals considered for this award must be a resident of Barrie. The award will be will be presented to individual(s), who have volunteered selflessly, who have made a significant contribution to the life style of the community and through exceptional achievement, have benefited others and brought honour to the City of Barrie.

If you are aware of an individual who may qualify for either award please submit your nomination to the address below. Nomination Packages for the Order of the Spirit Catcher Award and the Youth Spirit Catcher Award can be picked up in the Clerk’s Office or printed off the website www.barrie.ca. Nominations will be accepted up to and including October 15, 2010.

Nominees must be a resident of the City of Barrie. All submissions will be evaluated by the Order of the Spirit Catcher Committee with the presentation of the awards taking place in November 2010.

The Corporation of the City of BarrieCity Clerks Office, 70 Collier Street, Box 400Barrie, Ontario L4M 4T5Fax No.: (705) 739-4243

For further information regarding the Order of the Spirit Catcher Award can be directed to Charlene Strudwick, Supervisor, Council Support & Information Services (705) 739-4220 ext. 4780.

NOMINATIONS ORDER OF THE SPIRIT CATCHER AWARD

AND YOUTH SPIRIT CATCHER AWARD

TAX DEFERRAL PROGRAM REMINDER

Applications for the City of Barrie Tax Deferral Program for 2010 are currently being accepted and will be accepted until August 31, 2010. Please note that a new application must be completed each year to confirm eligibility for the Program. The Tax Deferral Program is available to any property owner aged 65 or older and any individual who is currently receiving benefits under the Ontario Disability Support Program. Eligible property owners will have their property taxes “frozen” at their base year amount (the year prior to the application.) For example if applying in 2010, the base year taxes are the amount paid in 2009. The tax deferrals are interest free, however, they must be re-paid when the property is sold.

Please visit our website at www.barrie.ca for more information regarding the program or contact the Property Tax Department at (705) 739-4230 Monday to Friday between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm.

APPLICATION DEADLINE IS AUGUST 31, 2010

TENDER CONTRACT 2010-088T GOWAN STREET RECONSTRUCTION

(ESSA ROAD TO MILBURN STREET)

Sealed tenders will be received by the undersigned, in envelopes provided, up to 2:00 p.m. local time Tuesday, September 14, 2010 with the Tender Opening in Sir Robert Barrie Room at 2:15 p.m., Tuesday, September 14, 2010 for the following project: Tender Contract 2010-088T Gowan Street Reconstruction (Essa Road To Milburn Street).

The project includes the reconstruction and urbanization of approximately 700m. of 2 lane roadway, including on-street parking; installation of approximately 575m. of sanitary sewer; approximately 440m. of concrete box storm sewer; approximately 145m. of storm sewer and appurtenances; approximately 635m. of 200mm diameter PVC watermain and appurtenances; a pedestrian tunnel and foundations for stair and ramp enclosures; approximately 1,410m. of curb and gutter; concrete sidewalk, hot mix asphalt; granular; boulevard restoration, and streetlighting installation.

To respond to this opportunity bidders must register as a document taker through The City of Barrie’s service provider Biddingo(www.biddingo.com/barrie) or in person at the City of Barrie Finance Department, Purchasing Branch, 56 Mulcaster Street, Barrie, Ontario prior to the stated closing date and time. Bid Documents will be available as of Monday, August 30, 2010 online at www.biddingo.com/barrie or in hardcopy from the Finance Department, 56 Mulcaster Street, Barrie during business hours Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For further information please visit www.barrie.ca or call the Purchasing Branch at(705) 739-4220 extension 4538 or extension 4709, or by Emailat purchasing@barrie.ca Document Fees apply as follows:Downloaded electronically through www.biddingo.com/barrie: No Document Fees, (however Biddingo fees may apply).Hardcopy: A non-refundable DOCUMENT FEE of $100.00 plus HST applies to each copy of the Bid Document. The City of Barrie reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Tenders and to cancel this procurement process at any time.David Allan, C.P.P., C.D., Finance Department, Purchasing Branch

An official ceremony in Barrie on August 25th marked the completion of the Landfill Optimization and Waste Diversion project. Patrick Brown, Member of Parliament for Barrie; the Honourable Aileen Carroll, Member of Provincial Parliament for Barrie; and Dave Aspden, Mayor of the City of Barrie, were on hand to celebrate the completion of this important infrastructure project.

The Landfill Optimization and Waste Diversion project included purchasing a new compost turner and wheeled loader, and constructing a recycling education facility. This project will ensure and promote a healthy and clean environment through waste diversion.

The Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario each committed up to $493,221 to the project through the Canada-Ontario Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (COMRIF). The City of Barrie committed the balance of the project’s total eligible cost of $1,479,662.

“Thanks to the support we received from the federal and provincial governments, the City of Barrie will realize a number of environmental benefits” said Mayor Aspden. “This joint investment will result in more waste diversion and will empower community members to adopt better waste disposal practices.”

Under the COMRIF program, the governments of Canada and Ontario are working together with the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and local partners to respond to local needs through infrastructure upgrades providing clean, safe drinking water, better sewage systems, improved waste management processes, safer local roads and bridges, as well as other health and safety priorities.

For further information on the Canada-Ontario Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund, please visit www.comrif.ca or visit www.barrie.ca

The City of Barrie’s leaf and yard waste collection is collected every week on your regular collection day for the months of September, October and November.For information on how to place leaf and yard waste at the curb, to ensure collection, please refer to the 2010 Community Information and Waste Reduction Calendar or visit www.barrie.ca. Materials must be placed curbside by 7a.m on their collection day.

If you have anyquestions pleasecall (705) 739-4219.

Curbside Leaf & Yard Waste Collection

NORMAL COLLECTION DAY REVISED COLLECTION DAYMonday, Sept. 6, 2010 Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010 Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010 Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010 Friday, Sept. 10, 2010Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010

There will be no garbage, organics, recycling, and yard waste collection on Monday, September 6, 2010 in the City of Barrie.

Collection during the week of this holiday will occur ONE day later throughout the week as follows:

The Landfill Site is closed on Sundays and Mondays.

Barrie residents are reminded to have their materials at curbside by 7:00 a.m. on their collection day.

For more information please call the City of Barrie at (705) 739-4219

Labour Day Holiday Schedulefor Curbside Waste Collection

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