HUMBOLDT 鈥� Humboldt is moving ahead with a study that will model the extent of flooding during heavy rains and recommend solutions to prevent flooding.
At its June 28 meeting, council voted to go ahead with a $73,000 bid from ISL Engineering and Land Services.
鈥淭his鈥檒l give us a bit of a guideline as to which projects to put into priority,鈥� said Peter Bergquist, the city鈥檚 public works director, adding that the city can, over time, develop those projects and lessen concerns associated with flooding.
The study comes in the wake of two heavy rain events in the summer of 2020 that caused property damage due to flooding. As a result of one of those rains, the city applied to the province to allow property owners to access the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program. Out of 10 who submitted claims to the project, four were approved.
ISL Engineering and Land Services鈥� bid was not the lowest of the seven bids made to the city, which ranged from $61,000 to almost $80,000.
The city used a scoring system that assigned 40 points to the cost, 30 points to the methodology, 10 points to the project team, 10 points for any similar projects they worked on, and five points each for schedule and corporate information. All of that adds up to 100 points.
With that system, ISL Engineering earned the highest number of points: 88.
鈥淯ndoubtedly, there were some very good reference projects, which included the City of Regina and their stormwater prevention plans and some bigger centers, which was a snapshot of exactly what we were aiming for in this proposal,鈥� Bergquist told council.
The study will also use LiDAR data collected by the Lanigan Creek-Dellwood Brook Watershed Association.
Bergquist said when the study is completed, the city will receive all of the information generated, including the flooding model. That will allow the city to change any flood mitigation projects if needed.
鈥淚f we happen to go different directions into the future, we have the base model in our possession, which is beneficial if we ever have to remodel or do any changes to it.鈥�
