Town of Cobourg Conducting Soil Sampling at Harbour
The Town of Cobourg would like to advise all residents that Cambium Consulting and Engineering will be on site at the Cobourg Harbour, Thursday, August 11, 2022 to conduct soil sampling in preparation for the Harbour Rehabilitation project.
As a pre-prerequisite to the Harbour Rehabilitation work, to commence fall 2022, the Town of Cobourg is obligated to conduct soil sampling in order to inform the awarded contractor of any potential soil contamination that may exist at the project site.
Cambium staff will perform geotechnical investigations to prepare a soil characterization report as required under O. Reg. 406/19. The assessment of past uses, sampling and analysis will provide integral historic information as we move forward with rehabilitation. The results of the investigation will guide the contractor, engineers, and staff to create plans for proper disposal of excess soils from the work site.
During the geotechnical investigation, drilling equipment will be used to create boreholes. Area residents can expect some noise with ranging impacts. Based on the RFQ for the Cobourg Harbour Rehabilitation Project, Cambium will be collecting 18 soil samples from nine borehole locations. Drilling will not take more than one business day on August 11th beginning at 9:00 a.m. Cambium will ensure that the area around the drill rig will be sectioned off to ensure pedestrian safety.
For more information about the Harbour Rehabilitation Project and proposed timelines, visit Engage Cobourg. The Tender for the Harbour Infrastructure Repairs is scheduled to close, Thursday, August 11, 2022. The Town of Cobourg will provide an update to the community once the contract has been awarded.
About the Project
The Cobourg Harbour infrastructure, identified in the 2020 Shoreplan Engineering Limited Condition Assessment report as being at or near end of life, will be repaired. This infrastructure includes six main structures:
East and west breakwaters,
North and east harbour basin walls
Center pier, and
Fuel dock
Repairs will include new basin walls and enhanced breakwaters to provide a safe harbour for decades to come.
Approval of the aforementioned work is per Council resolution 466-20 dated December 3, 2020.
Scope of Project
This project will be executed in two main phases:
Phase 1) Basin walls
Rehabilitation of the walls on the north and east side of marina basin as well as the fuel dock.
Replace old walls with new steel sheet pile walls with a concrete cap along the water’s edge.
Fill behind the wall to ensure that the walkway is even and to reduce the frequency of maintenance required to fill sink holes
Work will ensure a safe place for load in/ load out of boats
Phase 2) Breakwaters
Rehabilitation of the breakwaters that form the entrance to the harbour
Existing concrete cap modified where required
Additional stone material will be placed to build up the structures to provide additional protection and increase stability of the failed sections
The Town of Cobourg will provide ongoing project updates and timelines, throughout the rehabilitation project, on EngageCobourg.ca
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