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Oxford County · Procurement record

Princeton Fire Hall construction

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Blandford-Blenheim procurementAwarded

Supplier

Abcott Construction Ltd.

Procurement method
Tender
Award date
2025-08-06
Contract term
Not established

From bid to payment

Awarded

  1. Published bidAmount not published
  2. RecommendationAmount not published
  3. Award / contract$2,563,087Abcott Construction Ltd. · 2025-08-06
  4. Recorded paymentsAmount not publishedNo payment amounts attached
Excluding HST · Bid, award and payment are separate measures.

No invoice-level payments extracted. 2025 project costs in annual DC report include whole-project funding and cannot be assigned wholesale as contractor payment.

Open the source record
  1. August 6 adopted minutes in September 3 Council package PDF pp.10–11: resolutions 2025-08-06-11, -13, -14, -17; pp.65–66 CS-25-15; pp.67–68 TR-25-11

    Township of Blandford-Blenheim · Published 2025-09-03 · Event/reporting date 2025-09-03

    Minutes record carried decisions; staff reports separately recommendations · Primary record verified · Contains primary Fire Hall and grader award decisions, tandem truck procurement authority, Drumbo OTF funding report and drainage debenture recommendation. Do not treat recommendations as adopted decisions.

Contract changes & payments

Contract changes unconfirmed.

Payments not confirmed.

The project this pays for

Blandford-Blenheim · Fire & public safety

Princeton Fire Hall

New six-bay fire hall: Abcott construction bid accepted for $2,563,087 before HST; $2,177,836.30 costs incurred in 2025. Substantial performance certified May 12, 2026.

Blandford-Blenheim · Princeton Fire Station 81

Substantially performed; final financial closeout not extracted
2026 allocation
Not established
Named supplier
Abcott Construction Ltd.
Next target
No next date listed
Latest update
2026-05-12 · Substantial performance

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Budget
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Annual allocation
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Lifetime project budget
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Forecast
An estimate of the eventual cost, as of the date shown.
Tax requirement (levy)
The amount to raise from property taxes, after other funding.
Contract award
The accepted contract price, with its stated tax and scope.
Recorded costs or payments
Amounts reported for the period shown. They do not establish project completion.

Why are there different County totals?

The detailed 2026 budget lists $279,035,275 in operating expenses and $127,855,640 in financed capital: $406,890,915 combined. The $103,039,171 property-tax requirement is a different measure, after other funding.

The budget hub retains an earlier $406.1 million headline. Spending explanations here use the detailed approved schedule.

Detailed approved budget ↗ · County budget hub ↗

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