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East Zorra-Tavistock · Project

Tavistock Well 4: added water supply

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At a glance

Location
East Zorra-Tavistock
Responsible authority
Oxford County
Current stage
August target passed; completion not yet verifiedAs of 2026-10-01
2026 allocation
$798,000
Next target
No next date listed
Named supplier
AECOM Canada ULC See contract details

Drill and test a production well on Hope Street West to increase water supply capacity and backup.

Well drilling, production-well construction and pumping tests.

Project 960437

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 47; printed page 47

    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
$798,000
2026 expenditure allocation; entirely carryforward

Latest spending total not published here.

CAD · Project allocation as published; bid HST basis not established · 2026 expenditure allocation; entirely carryforward
Sources for these figures · 3
  1. Approved 2026 Business Plan and BudgetPDF page 47; printed page 47
  2. County construction projectsNamed project sections; updates through September 2026
  3. 2025 contract award register — RFP-ENG-2025-618RFP-ENG-2025-618; named awardee and bidder-price row
3 source records
  1. Approved 2026 Business Plan and Budget PDF page 47; printed page 47

    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. 2025 contract award register — RFP-ENG-2025-618 RFP-ENG-2025-618; named awardee and bidder-price row

    Oxford County · 2025 award register; 2026 active project

    published record · Primary record verified · Prior-year award linked to a project active during 2026. The contract value cell is --; the bid is not a signed contract value.

Where the funding comes from

$798,000Listed funding total

  1. Water/wastewater rates and reservesDedicated 2026 capital account. See the budget row for financing timing.
    $438,71955% of listed total
  2. Development chargesDedicated 2026 capital account. See the budget row for financing timing.
    $359,28145% of listed total
Listed funding adds to the 2026 allocation amount. CAD.
Sources for these figures · 3
  1. Approved 2026 Business Plan and BudgetPDF page 47; printed page 47
  2. County construction projectsNamed project sections; updates through September 2026
  3. 2025 contract award register — RFP-ENG-2025-618RFP-ENG-2025-618; named awardee and bidder-price row

Timeline

  1. Target date passed; milestone status needs a verified update

    Expected start week

    Drilling and testing.

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

      Oxford County · 2026

      official project notice · Primary record verified

  2. Target date passed; milestone status needs a verified update

    Expected completion

    The County page has no completion confirmation for this project.

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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

RFP-ENG-2025-618 · awardee named in annual register

New Tavistock Well 4 & Treatment Facility

AECOM Canada ULC

Published bid
Not established
Published award / contract value
Not established
Unit price
Not established

Not established in annual register

2025 award connected to current 2026 work. The annual register names the awardee but leaves the contract value and award date unpublished.

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  1. 2025 contract award register — RFP-ENG-2025-618 RFP-ENG-2025-618; named awardee and bidder-price row

    Oxford County · 2025 award register; 2026 active project

    published record · Primary record verified · Prior-year award linked to a project active during 2026. The contract value cell is --; the bid is not a signed contract value.

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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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Scope & interpretation notes
  • The entire $798,000 2026 allocation is carried forward from prior approval.
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.

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