Question Deadline 07/14/2023 at 12:00 AM PT The District of Sechelt is located on the west coast of British Columbia ("BC")
approximately 30 kilometres ("km") north of Vancouver. The region, known as the
Sunshine Coast, includes approximately 3900 square km on the Sechelt Peninsula
surrounded by the waters of the Strait of Georgia, Howe Sound, and Sechelt Inlet. The
Sunshine Coast does not have an overland route to the BC mainland and is dependent
on the BC Ferry Corporation for the movement of vehicles or by barge for other items. A
passenger ferry service runs between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale in the south and a
smaller passenger service between Earl's Cove and Saltery Bay in the north.
The WRC, located near downtown Sechelt in the "village" neighbourhood is a Level 4
wastewater treatment facility with tertiary treatment capacity, includes a complex odourcontrol system. Commissioned in 2015, the treatment facility includes fine screening,
aeration, grit removal, primary clarification, biological nutrient removal and ultraviolet
disinfection with optional tertiary treatment using membrane filtration. Following
treatment, the effluent is discharged through an ocean outfall into Trail Bay.
The District has been making steps towards Integrated AM and is in the process of
beginning an AM strategy for all of the District's assets. The District has identified the
need for an AM Plan for the WRC to guide future decision making, identify current
sustainability gaps, plan future budgets, and set affordable levels of service.
The following terms of reference outline the minimum requirements to complete a risk
assessment of the wastewater treatment and lift station infrastructure in the district of
Sechelt The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.
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