Lower Lions Bay Water Line Replacement
The Village of Lions Bay
Potential Underground Wiring
Meeting with Residents
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project lionsbay.ca

Official Community Plan
Adopted: April 6, 2009
4.0 Policies and Actions
4.7 Providing Effective Services k) Underground Wiring:
Improve aesthetics/views, enhances safety, and reduce power outages by moving to underground wiring over time
The Village of Lions Bay
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring
Project lionsbay.ca

Project Background
The Village of Lions Bay
Since 2008 VOLB has been working with AECOM, our engineering firm, to develop the plans for:
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
1) the Lower Lions Bay Water Line Replacement
Project
Potential
Underground
2) the Potential Underground Wiring Project.
Wiring Project
The water lines are about 50 yrs old.
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Lower Lions Bay Water Line Replacement
The Village of Lions Bay
Building Canada Fund Grant
$875,000 Federal/Provincial/Municipal Grant
VOLB contribution is $291,666
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project
Latest Completion Date by March 31, 2012 lionsbay.ca

Lower Lions Bay Water Line Replacement
The Village of Lions Bay
Underground Wiring Project Assumption
1) BC Hydro, Shaw and TELUS utilities would share a common trench and all be underground wired at the same time.
2) This will create an economy with in the project.
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project lionsbay.ca

Potential Underground Wiring Project
Since Spring 2009, VOLB has been working with
BC Hydro to submit a Beautification Grant by
September 30, 2010.
This submission has been completed, the Grant award will be announced by January 31, 2011.
The Village of Lions Bay
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project
This potentially is up to a 1/3 Grant of the estimated cost of the Hydro portion of this project. BC Hydro projects costs at approx. $500,000 .
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Potential Underground Wiring Project
The Village of Lions Bay
Since June 2009, VOLB has been working with Shaw
Cable regarding a Community Grant.
Shaw has confirmed a contribution of:
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project a) to the public portion of $109,250 b) to the private portion on a Shaw customer base of $51,300 lionsbay.ca

Potential Underground Wiring Project
Since Fall 2009, VOLB has been working with
TELUS regarding project funding.
TELUS Contribution: a) Cost of cable material on public property,
50% rebate. b) Efficiencies in combining utilities of up to
30% saving on labour and repaving of the cut asphalt.
public
The Village of Lions Bay
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project lionsbay.ca

Lower Lions Bay Water Line Replacement
The Village of Lions Bay
AECOM Presentation by
Stephen Bridger, P Eng, MA Sc, LEED
Locations
1) Cloudview Place
2) Lions Bay Avenue
3) Seaview Place
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project lionsbay.ca

Lower Lions Bay Water Line Replacement
AECOM Presentation:
Water Main Information
The Village of Lions Bay
1) Total Length of Water Main: 1,400m a) 940m of 200mm diameter pipe b) 360m of 150mm diameter pipe c) 100m of 100mm diameter pipe
2) Service connections: 63
3) Fire Hydrants: 12
4) Rail Crossing: 1
5) Harvey Creek Crossing: 1
6) Construction Time Estimate: 10 weeks
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project lionsbay.ca

The Village of Lions Bay
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project lionsbay.ca

Lower Lions Bay Water Line Replacement
The Village of Lions Bay
BC Hydro Presentation
Marcel Eigenmann
Design Specialist / Leader – Field Operations
John Jessop
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project lionsbay.ca

Distribution
Field Operations
Lions Bay
September 15, 2010

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BC Hydro Contact:
Marcel Eigenmann
604 983-8235
Marcel.eigenmann@bchydro.com

There are two options for the meter location.

Meter Base on the house
BC Hydro installs the cable (in customer installed and owned duct – 3” minimum)

Meter Base is located on private property near the street. Customer installs private cable to house from the meter base.

Meter Base located away from the house. BC Hydro cable MUST be in a 3” duct to the Meter Base.
After the Meter Base the customer MUST use private cable. It can be in a duct or a special type of cable can be directly buried.

Note the rock that needed to be worked with to dig the trench.

The Village of Lions Bay
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project lionsbay.ca

The Village of Lions Bay
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project lionsbay.ca

Lower Lions Bay Water Line Replacement
The Village of Lions Bay
Shaw Presentation
Jeff Bray,
Mgr Government & Regulatory Affairs
Todd Musat,
Mgr, Planning & Technical Projects – Van Region
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project lionsbay.ca

The Village of Lions Bay
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project lionsbay.ca

Potential Underground Wiring
Shaw Summary:
The Village of Lions Bay
The Municipality of The Village of Lions Bay with partnership with others utilities is undertaking a beautification project to remove all existing utilities aerial plant and replace it with the new underground plant.
These include Lions Bay Avenue, Cloudview Place, Seaview
Place including Park Marina.
Our assumption is a common trench to supply and install Shaw’s new underground plant.
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project lionsbay.ca

Summary of Shaw’s Total Contribution
Towards Beautification Project
This portion of work will be done utilizing a common underground trench shared by Hydro, Shaw & TELUS
Mainline Public Infrastructure (off-site, along main Roads)
Sharing underground common trenching cost:
Civil cont.cost of installing Shaw’s U/ground structures:$50 per meter, 1635m =$81,750
Shaw’s cost of supplying all underground materials:
$25,000.00
Inspection and engineering cost: $2,500
Total Shaw contribution for public cost: $109,250
The Village of Lions Bay
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project lionsbay.ca

Summary of Shaw’s Total Contribution
Towards Beautification Project
This portion of work will be done utilizing a common underground trench shared by Hydro, Shaw & TELUS
The Village of Lions Bay
Service Entrance to each Home (on-site, on subscribers property)
Sharing underground common trenching cost:
Civil contractors cost of installing $11 per meter x 60m
= $660 per lot x :60 = $39,600
Shaw’s cost of supplying all underground materials:=
$170 x60 $10,200
Inspection and engineering cost: $ 1,500.00
Total Shaw contribution for private portion: $51,300*
* For Shaw Customers
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project lionsbay.ca

Lower Lions Bay Water Line Replacement
The Village of Lions Bay
TELUS Presentation
Surinder Hoonjan, P Eng
Valeriu Juverdeanu, P Eng
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project lionsbay.ca

TELUS Project Comments
Contractor Cost:
1) We expect savings when BC Hydro/TELUS/Shaw conduit is placed by the same contractor at the same time on the same tender.
The Village of Lions Bay
2) Does not include the cost to punch a pipe under the railway since cost savings are possible when utilities jointly.
are placed
3) When the public portion of the job is tendered, an optional separate cost can be requested from the contractor for the private property portion. Due to the efficiencies of scale in doing the 62 lots at the same time as the public portion, we expect the cost to be each homeowner arranging for their own lower than contractor.
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project lionsbay.ca

Potential Underground Wiring
Projected Cost to Residents of
The Village of Lions Bay
Lower Lions Bay
Based on Worst Case Scenario Lower
Lions Bay
Potential cost reductions:
Replacement:
Potential private portion will lead to cost savings,
Water Line
Underground
2) Grants and Grants-in-lieu will create cost reductions
Wiring Project a) BC Hydro Beatification Grant up to 1/3 of BC Hydro
Costs b) Shaw Public Grant of $109,000
Shaw Private Grant of $ 51,000 c) TELUS contribution-in-kind lionsbay.ca

Projected Costs to Residents of
Cloudview Avenue , Lower
Lions Bay Avenue and Seaview Place
Based on Worst Case Scenario: :
Shared area costs on Public Land:
$15,000 per property
Private Portion Costs:
Option One – Underground wiring from to your home
$3,000 to $10,000 per property *
Option Two – Installation of a private pole, overhead wires from the road to your home **
Minimum $3,000 per property
* Based on experience of the Utility Companies
** Utilities would bring wires underground up to the pole at the property line
The Village of Lions Bay
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project lionsbay.ca

Projected Cost to Residents of
Lower Lions Bay
Public Property Special Area Tax
Public Underground Wiring Special Area Tax
1) The cost will be paid by the Lower Lions Bay Residents as a Special Area Tax
2) Residents have the option to lump sum pay the public portion
3) Council will determine the amortization period (5, 10, 15 or
20 years)
4) The amortization is calculated on a 5.50% interest .
The Village of Lions Bay
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project lionsbay.ca

Projected Cost to Residents of
Lower Lions Bay
Private Property Special Area Tax
The Village of Lions Bay
Private Underground Wiring Special Area Tax
1) The cost will be paid by the Lower Lions Bay individual property owner as a Special Area Tax, should they select this option
2) Residents have the option to lump sum pay the private portion
3) An amortization program will be created for the individual property owners that wish to participate. Council will determine the amortization period (5, 10, 15 or 20 years)
4) The amortization is calculated on a 5.50% interest .
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project lionsbay.ca

Lower Lions Bay Potential Underground Wiring
Amortization Period 5 YR 10 YR 15 YR 20 YR The Village of Lions Bay
OWNER PORTION $ 15,000 PER PARCEL
(Public Land Improvement) 3,363.81
Due Yearly 1,823.73
OWNER PORTION IF $ 3,000 PER PARCEL
(Private Land Improvement)
Due Yearly
672.76
364.75
1,323.23
264.65
1,082.45
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project
216.49
OWNER PORTION IF $ 10,000 PER PARCEL
(Private Land Improvement)
Due Yearly
2,242.54
1,215.82
882.16
721.64
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Lower Lions Bay Water Line Replacement
The Village of Lions Bay
We Invite Your Response
1) The Village will e-mail you in one week inviting your preliminary response.
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project 2) BC Hydro is requesting a sense of your response prior to the end of September,
2010 as the BC Hydro Beautification Grant adjudication will be commencing .
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Lower Lions Bay Water Line Replacement
The Village of Lions Bay
Potential Underground Wiring
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Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project lionsbay.ca

Lower Lions Bay Water Line Replacement
The Village of Lions Bay
Potential Underground Wiring
Thank you.
Lower
Lions Bay
Water Line
Replacement:
Potential
Underground
Wiring Project lionsbay.ca