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Stover Street South bridge: who got the job?

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Oxford County project

At a glance

Location
Norwich
Responsible authority
Oxford County
Current stage
Work underway; October 2026 target not completionAs of 2026-10-01
2026 allocation
$2,500,000
Next target
2026-10 · Published completion target
Named supplier
Clearwater Structures Inc. See contract details

Replace the deck and girders of County bridge 773216 south of Tidey Street; abutments remain.

Project 930200 · Asset 773216

Who approves and delivers this project?

Expenditure approval

Oxford County Council

County capital budget authority; individual votes not inferred.

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  1. Approved 2026 Business Plan and Budget PDF page 121; printed page 121

    Oxford County · Published 2026-01-14 · Event/reporting date 2025-12-10 · 2026

    approved · Primary record verified · File date is January 14, 2026; County hub identifies December 10, 2025 Council approval. Detailed source governs figures; hub headline differs.

Asset owner and delivery lead

Oxford County Public Works

County project located within the local municipality; local council is not the County contract manager.

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  1. Approved 2026 Business Plan and Budget PDF page 5; printed page 5

    Oxford County · Published 2026-01-14 · Event/reporting date 2025-12-10 · 2026

    approved · Primary record verified · File date is January 14, 2026; County hub identifies December 10, 2025 Council approval. Detailed source governs figures; hub headline differs.

Money

Project money

Annual allocation

2026 allocation
$2,500,000
Approved 2026 new/additional allocation; excludes carryforward unless expressly stated

Latest spending total not published here.

CAD · Project allocation as published; bid HST basis not established · Approved 2026 new/additional allocation; excludes carryforward unless expressly stated
Sources for these figures · 3
  1. Approved 2026 Business Plan and BudgetPDF page 121; printed page 121
  2. County construction projectsNamed project sections; updates through September 2026
  3. 2026 procurement register: Bridge 773216 Superstructure Replacement on Oxford Road 59, NorwichTENDER-ENG-2026-695
3 source records
  1. Approved 2026 Business Plan and Budget PDF page 121; printed page 121

    Oxford County · Published 2026-01-14 · Event/reporting date 2025-12-10 · 2026

    approved · Primary record verified · File date is January 14, 2026; County hub identifies December 10, 2025 Council approval. Detailed source governs figures; hub headline differs.

  2. County construction projects Named project sections; updates through September 2026

    Oxford County · 2026

    official project notice · Primary record verified

  3. 2026 procurement register: Bridge 773216 Superstructure Replacement on Oxford Road 59, Norwich TENDER-ENG-2026-695

    Oxford County · 2026

    register entry · Primary record verified · Full annual register downloaded and parsed. Contract-value field is -- for this entry; this is not proof the contract does not exist.

Timeline

  1. original target

    Published completion target

    County notice says work is tentatively scheduled to finish in October 2026; no completion record verified.

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    1. County construction projects Named project sections; updates through September 2026

      Oxford County · 2026

      official project notice · Primary record verified

Contracts

TENDER-ENG-2026-695 · awardee named in annual register

Bridge 773216 Superstructure Replacement on Oxford Road 59, Norwich

Clearwater Structures Inc.

Published bid
$1,848,883.40
Published award / contract value
Not established
Unit price
Not established

The published bid does not establish the final executed contract value. Not established in annual register

Published bid is not an executed or final contract value. The register provides no dated award or payment history.

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  1. 2026 procurement register: Bridge 773216 Superstructure Replacement on Oxford Road 59, Norwich TENDER-ENG-2026-695

    Oxford County · 2026

    register entry · Primary record verified · Full annual register downloaded and parsed. Contract-value field is -- for this entry; this is not proof the contract does not exist.

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Decisions

2025-12-10 · Oxford County Council

2026 Business Plan and Budget approval

County approval confirmed by the official budget hub; the detailed approved document is the financial source.

$406,890,915 · Detailed document total of operating plus financed capital; the budget hub headline conflicts.

Consequence: General levy: $96,680,548; library levy: $6,297,357; court security levy: $61,266. Water and wastewater are supported by utility rates.

2 source records
  1. Business plans and budgets 2026 approved budget section

    Oxford County · 2026

    official approval summary · Primary record verified · The hub reports $406.1 million total and $278.2 million operating, while the approved detailed PDF reports $406,890,915 and $279,035,275.

  2. Approved 2026 Business Plan and Budget PDF page 58; printed page 58

    Oxford County · Published 2026-01-14 · Event/reporting date 2025-12-10 · 2026

    approved · Primary record verified · File date is January 14, 2026; County hub identifies December 10, 2025 Council approval. Detailed source governs figures; hub headline differs.

Outcomes

Completion not confirmed.

Questions

  • What is the current approved project total, including carryforward and changes?
  • What spending and final completion or acceptance records are available?
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Related issues

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Scope & interpretation notes
  • Clearwater Structures Inc. is the named awardee. Its $1,848,883.40 published bid is not a verified executed contract value. Budget page 121 states a 2026 request; the footnote on page 124 excludes prior carryforward. Budget minus bid is not a verified saving.
Make sense of the money

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Budget
Planned costs for a stated year or project.
Annual allocation
Funding assigned for one year. It may be part of a larger project.
Lifetime project budget
The stated budget for the full project across its years.
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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