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Thamesford wastewater plant upgrade

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At a glance

Location
Zorra
Responsible authority
Oxford County
Current stage
Multi-year construction planned May/June 2026–May 2028As of 2026-10-01
2026 allocation
$6,000,000
Next target
2028-05 · Expected completion

New two-storey headworks, aeration-roof removal, generator and process equipment.

Project 950718

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 45; printed page 45

    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
$6,000,000
2026 expenditure allocation including carryforward

Latest spending total not published here.

CAD · Project allocation as published; bid HST basis not established · 2026 expenditure allocation including carryforward
Sources for these figures · 4
  1. Approved 2026 Business Plan and BudgetPDF page 45; printed page 45
  2. County construction projectsNamed project sections; updates through September 2026
  3. March 11, 2026 Council agenda — Thamesford WWTP contract recommendationItem 8.2.4, PW 2026-09; five recommendations
  4. March 11, 2026 Council minutesCouncil meeting minutes
4 source records
  1. Approved 2026 Business Plan and Budget PDF page 45; printed page 45

    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. March 11, 2026 Council agenda — Thamesford WWTP contract recommendation Item 8.2.4, PW 2026-09; five recommendations

    Oxford County · Published 2026-03-11 · Event/reporting date 2026-03-11 · 2025–2026

    recommendation; disposition not verified · Primary record verified · Full public HTML agenda opened. The report and actual minutes PDFs could not be retrieved. Do not present these recommendations as a carried motion.

  4. March 11, 2026 Council minutes Council meeting minutes

    Oxford County · Event/reporting date 2026-03-11 · 2025–2026

    disposition not extracted · Source temporarily inaccessible · Public URL located; web and direct PDF requests returned access errors. No votes or confirmed award inferred.

Where the funding comes from

$3,683,631Listed funding total

  1. Water/wastewater rates and reservesDedicated 2026 capital account. See the budget row for financing timing.
    $2,999,98181.4% of listed total
  2. Development chargesDedicated 2026 capital account. See the budget row for financing timing.
    $683,65018.6% of listed total
This is the total of the listed financing amounts. It is not a confirmed whole-project funding total. Financing and expenditure allocations can differ because of carryforward and timing; the project notes explain the published basis. CAD.
Sources for these figures · 4
  1. Approved 2026 Business Plan and BudgetPDF page 45; printed page 45
  2. County construction projectsNamed project sections; updates through September 2026
  3. March 11, 2026 Council agenda — Thamesford WWTP contract recommendationItem 8.2.4, PW 2026-09; five recommendations
  4. March 11, 2026 Council minutesCouncil meeting minutes

Timeline

  1. recommendation

    Multi-year award recommended

    Staff recommend Kingdom Construction Limited at $13,267,340 excluding HST, plus RV Anderson Associates Limited inspection services at $940,110 excluding HST. Council disposition not verified.

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    1. March 11, 2026 Council agenda — Thamesford WWTP contract recommendation Item 8.2.4, PW 2026-09; five recommendations

      Oxford County · Published 2026-03-11 · Event/reporting date 2026-03-11 · 2025–2026

      recommendation; disposition not verified · Primary record verified · Full public HTML agenda opened. The report and actual minutes PDFs could not be retrieved. Do not present these recommendations as a carried motion.

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

    Expected start May/June

    Plant to remain operational

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

      Oxford County · 2026

      official project notice · Primary record verified

  3. original target

    Expected completion

    No final outcome 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

PW 2026-09 · recommended award; Council disposition not verified

Thamesford WWTP construction contract recommendation

Awardee not established

Published bid
$13,267,340
Published award / contract value
Not established
Unit price
Not established

The published bid does not establish the final executed contract value. Excludes HST

The opened agenda recommends this supplier and value. The actual minutes and executed contract were not extracted; this is not recorded as an awarded contract.

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  1. March 11, 2026 Council agenda — Thamesford WWTP contract recommendation Item 8.2.4, PW 2026-09; five recommendations

    Oxford County · Published 2026-03-11 · Event/reporting date 2026-03-11 · 2025–2026

    recommendation; disposition not verified · Primary record verified · Full public HTML agenda opened. The report and actual minutes PDFs could not be retrieved. Do not present these recommendations as a carried motion.

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PW 2026-09 · recommended award; Council disposition not verified

Thamesford WWTP inspection contract recommendation

Awardee not established

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

Excludes HST

The opened agenda recommends this supplier and value. The actual minutes and executed contract were not extracted; this is not recorded as an awarded contract.

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  1. March 11, 2026 Council agenda — Thamesford WWTP contract recommendation Item 8.2.4, PW 2026-09; five recommendations

    Oxford County · Published 2026-03-11 · Event/reporting date 2026-03-11 · 2025–2026

    recommendation; disposition not verified · Primary record verified · Full public HTML agenda opened. The report and actual minutes PDFs could not be retrieved. Do not present these recommendations as a carried motion.

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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 $6 million 2026 expenditure allocation includes $5.4 million carryforward and $600,000 new funding. The financed 2026 amount is $3,683,631; the difference reflects financing timing. Later multi-year award recommendations are recorded separately. The March 11 agenda recommends a $13,267,340 construction award, a separate $940,110 engineering-inspection award, and future commitments of $5,815,746 in 2027 and $2,843,900 in 2028. Those future commitments are stated as included in the construction price; do not add them to it. Recommended debt ceilings are $6.5 million supported by development charges and $2.1 million supported by rates. All are recommendations until the Council disposition is verified.
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Annual allocation
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Lifetime project budget
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Forecast
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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
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