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title: "Surrey council approves $12.7M in public works contracts at first regular meeting"
description: "Surrey City Council approved two public works contracts totalling $12,701,596.35 on November 9, covering energy distribution piping in Whalley and a new drainage pump station near 60 Avenue."
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Surrey City Council approved $12,701,596.35 in public works contracts at its November 9 meeting, the Surrey Now-Leader reported. The two contracts cover an expansion of the district energy piping network in Whalley and a new drainage pump station near 60 Avenue.

The November 9 meeting was the first regular meeting of the new council, which took office on November 2.

## Energy piping in Whalley

Clearway Construction Inc. was awarded $7,309,443.55 to expand the district energy distribution piping system in Whalley and relocate a temporary energy centre. Scott Neuman, Surrey's general manager of engineering, presented the recommendation to council in a corporate report.

The work includes installing about 1,260 metres of piping, service connections, leak detection systems, and communication conduit. Work is expected to start in December 2026 and take about one year. The overall spending cap set by the report is $13,982,000, which covers both contracts.

Surrey operates a district energy system in Whalley, near Surrey Central Station. The system distributes heating and cooling to buildings in the area through a network of pipes, so individual buildings do not need their own heating or cooling equipment.

## Drainage pump station on 60 Avenue

Regehr Contracting Ltd. was awarded $5,392,152.80 to build a drainage pump station at 16055 60 Ave., according to the Surrey Now-Leader. The pump station will replace flood boxes with permanent drainage infrastructure.

The project is intended to support farming operations in the area and improve drainage service when the Serpentine River runs high. Work is expected to start in spring 2027 and finish in fall 2027.

## Other contracts from the same meeting

At the same November 9 meeting, council also approved a $17,561,926.20 contract for excavation of Phase One of the SFU Stephens Family School of Medicine in downtown Surrey, and a $4,717,441.05 contract for a new synthetic turf field at Newton Athletic Park. The Surrey Now-Leader reported that council approved 12 corporate reports at the meeting without discussion.

Mayor [Doug McCallum](/bc/surrey-2026/candidates/doug-mccallum) chairs the council, which has eight elected councillors. His campaign commitments, including a freeze on property taxes, are tracked at [/bc/surrey-2026/tracker](/bc/surrey-2026/tracker). Surrey residents can find meeting agendas, reports, and minutes on the City of Surrey website.

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