The Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) awarded a contract to Whistler-based Coastal Mountain Excavations to replace the vehicle scale at the Whistler Transfer Station on Callaghan Road on Jan. 23.
The contract, worth $1,013,237, involves the removal of the existing vehicle scale, and the installation of two new scales.
“The existing scale has reached the end of its useful service life,” reads the staff report, which explained it was corroding due to heavy use and local weather conditions. Purchased second-hand in 2008, the scale met the industry standard life expectancy of 20 to 25 years.
Two new scales will be built at the Transfer Station in order to improve the user experience by shortening wait times and introducing redundancy.
A new scale will be operational before the old scale is removed, with work to be carried out in 2024 with no interruption in services.
The project is funded through the RMOW’s solid waste reserve. The transfer station generates enough revenue to contribute to the reserve, rather than simply recover costs, hence the large contract award.
