Committee reviews bunker redesign recommending capillary-liner approach; cost and phasing remain open

The committee reviewed a near-final design for bunker renovations that would use a capillary concrete liner and likely require multi-year, phased implementation.

“The architect, Doug Smith, who we contracted… he is 95% complete,” a subcommittee member reported. The consultant’s preferred approach would install a porous capillary liner to separate sand from the subbase and improve drainage and durability.

Members said implementation will depend on cost and logistics. “If it was $20,000 a bunker, we're only asking for $80,000” (illustrative example for a partial season), a staff member said while outlining phased options and the likelihood that work would be contracted out rather than performed in-house. Committee members asked staff to obtain firm bids, confirm warranty and frost performance, and return with a recommended phased schedule and cost estimate for Board of Finance consideration.

Next steps: staff will obtain contractor estimates, test warranty options and frost performance data, and present a recommended phased implementation and cost estimate to the Board of Finance.