Mount Isa City Council has awarded a near-million dollar contract for a new ablutions block at Buchanan Park.
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At its November meeting Council award the Buchanan Park ablutions block contract to Australian modular construction company Ausco for $940,148.
The project is funded by the federal Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program with an additional Council contribution of $138,184.
Back in May Council resolved to use the funding to build the ablutions block and a poultry pavilion shed for the Mount Isa Show.
However despite inviting around 70 contractors to tender for the construction of the poultry pavilion Council received no bids for this work.
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The construction of the Poultry Shed has now been deferred to round 3 of the funding application to allow Council time to develop a master plan for Buchanan Park
But because Council now needs to spend the grant funding by June 2022 Council proposed to double the ablution blocks, extend the electrical points to the existing camping areas and develop a master plan for Buchanan Park.
"The ablutions blocks are to assist with the servicing needs of the showman's guild and Rodeo competitors," Council said.
"Council have been successful in Phase 3 of this funding and will move the poultry pavilion into this phase to be completed by June 2023."
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Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
