Iqaluit city council awarded a design contract to Ontario-based Arcadis Canada Inc., for the first two phases of upgrades to its water infrastructure over the next five years. 

Councillors voted unanimously at Tuesday’s meeting to give a $5.8-million contract to Arcadis, to  provide design and construction support to the city.

The money will come from the $214 million in federal funding the city has received in 2022 to build a new water reservoir in Iqaluit and improve the city’s water distribution system.

The first two phases of the upgrade will involve project definition and a preliminary design. 

Under one option being considered, the city would supplement its freshwater supply from Unnamed Lake.

Tamilore Adeleke, acting director of engineering and capital planning for the city, said the city received two proposals in its call for design consultants. She recommended awarding the contract to Arcadis because its proposal, reviewed by city staff and project management consultants, was stronger and “scoring higher for their technical submissions.”

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