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2026 gravel-road resurfacing contract

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At a glance

Location: Norwich
Responsible authority: Norwich Township
Current stage: Awarded April28; final expenditure not establishedAs of 2026-04-28
Original budget: $360,000
Next target: No next date listed
Named supplier: Oxford Sand and Gravel Ltd. See contract details

Oxford Sand and Gravel won the granular A resurfacing tender. The awarded tender price exceeds the operating contracted-services allocation by $9,084.54.

Annual granular A resurfacing of Township gravel roads.

Project PW2026-01 · Project OP2026-15

Who approves and delivers this project?

Approves award

Township Council

Resolution6 awards tender and authorizes Mayor/Clerk agreement.

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Council minutes 04/28 relevant resolution noted in connected record
Township of Norwich · Published 2026-04-28 · Event/reporting date 2026-04-28 · 2026
adopted minutes · Primary record verified

Coordinates procurement

Jamie O’Leary, Operations Coordinator; Ken Farkas, Director of Operations

Report preparer and reviewing director.

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OP2026-15 — Granular A resurfacing tender results pp.1–3
Township of Norwich · Published 2026-04-28 · Event/reporting date 2026-04-28 · 2026
staff report; associated Council decision separately cited · Primary record verified

Money

Project money

Budget and forecast

Original published budget: $360,000

Annual allocation

2026 allocation: $360,000

Latest spending total not published here.

CAD · Tender price includes non-refundable HST · Annual operating contracted-services allocation

Sources for these figures · 3

OP2026-15 — Granular A resurfacing tender resultspp.1–3
Council minutes 04/28relevant resolution noted in connected record
2026 Final Operating Budget — Schedule APDF pages 2–36

3 source records

OP2026-15 — Granular A resurfacing tender results pp.1–3
Township of Norwich · Published 2026-04-28 · Event/reporting date 2026-04-28 · 2026
staff report; associated Council decision separately cited · Primary record verified
Council minutes 04/28 relevant resolution noted in connected record
Township of Norwich · Published 2026-04-28 · Event/reporting date 2026-04-28 · 2026
adopted minutes · Primary record verified
2026 Final Operating Budget — Schedule A PDF pages 2–36
Township of Norwich · Published 2026-03-10 · Event/reporting date 2026-03-10 · 2026; 2025 comparatives
adopted By-law 16-2026 · Primary record verified · 2025 actual column is budget-book comparative, not an audit opinion.

Where the funding comes from

$360,000Listed funding total

Road maintenance operating budgetStaff propose other operating variances or year-end surplus for excess; reserve transfer if required
$360,000100% of listed total

Listed funding adds to the 2026 allocation amount. CAD.

Sources for these figures · 3

OP2026-15 — Granular A resurfacing tender resultspp.1–3
Council minutes 04/28relevant resolution noted in connected record
2026 Final Operating Budget — Schedule APDF pages 2–36

Timeline

2026-04-22
procurement
Tender closed
Staff compliance review followed.
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1. OP2026-15 — Granular A resurfacing tender results pp.1–3
  Township of Norwich · Published 2026-04-28 · Event/reporting date 2026-04-28 · 2026
  staff report; associated Council decision separately cited · Primary record verified
2026-04-28
award
Oxford Sand and Gravel selected
$369,084.54 tender price against $360,000 allocation.
2 source records
1. Council minutes 04/28 relevant resolution noted in connected record
  Township of Norwich · Published 2026-04-28 · Event/reporting date 2026-04-28 · 2026
  adopted minutes · Primary record verified
2. OP2026-15 — Granular A resurfacing tender results pp.1–3
  Township of Norwich · Published 2026-04-28 · Event/reporting date 2026-04-28 · 2026
  staff report; associated Council decision separately cited · Primary record verified

Contracts

PW-2026-01 · awarded

Granular A resurfacing

Oxford Sand and Gravel Ltd. · 2026-04-28

Published bid: $369,084.54
Published award / contract value: $369,084.54
Unit price: Not established

includes non-refundable HST per staff bid/award report

Council awarded the tender to Oxford Sand and Gravel. Staff identified $369,084.54 tender price against $360,000 operating allocation: $9,084.54 over approved line. Staff proposed other road operating variances or year-end surplus first; reserve transfer only if required. Final expense not established.

2 source records

Council minutes 04/28 relevant resolution noted in connected record
Township of Norwich · Published 2026-04-28 · Event/reporting date 2026-04-28 · 2026
adopted minutes · Primary record verified
OP2026-15 — Granular A resurfacing tender results pp.1–3
Township of Norwich · Published 2026-04-28 · Event/reporting date 2026-04-28 · 2026
staff report; associated Council decision separately cited · Primary record verified

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Decisions

No separate decision record is linked. Approval details may appear in the timeline or source documents.

Outcomes

Completion not confirmed.

Questions

What was the final measured quantity and paid cost?
Which source ultimately funded the $9,084.54 tender excess?

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Scope & interpretation notes

Do not label final project overrun until final quantities and expense are established.

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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