The majority of the underground parking structure at the new Edmonds Pool and Community Centre has been completed, according to a staff report submitted to Burnaby council.
All underground services, such as the main water supply, have also been completed, the report from the major civic building project coordination committee stated.
As of September, the contractor was forming and placing the concrete slab over the parkade.
During the past two months, mechanical and electrical contractors were continuing to work on roughing in the utilities and plumbing and constructing the main pool tank and walls, according to the report.
The pool is only one-third of the new 90,000-sq.-ft. centre, which includes community space and a double gymnasium. It will be a six-lane, 25-metre lap pool, with space for lessons and public use, as well as competitive swimming. There will also be a leisure pool, hot tub and sauna, according to a city staff report.
A multi-purpose area is also included in the plan, as well as space for child care, studio space, a youth centre, martial arts, and space for seniors. A fitness room is also included.
The project includes 200 parking spaces, which will require street upgrades, according to a staff report.
The building contract went to Smith Brothers & Wilson (B.C.) Ltd., which put forward the lowest bid, at $32,062,690.
The total construction portion of the project was estimated to cost $38 million.
The project began in January and s expected to be completed by the fall of 2012.
