Paul-et-Isabelle-Duchesnay Arena

Arena renos near completion

Renovations to improve universal accessibility at the Paul-et-Isabelle-Duchesnay Arena are almost completed. The project,  including a new building adjacent to the front of the arena, was evaluated at over $265,000, but the executive committee authorized an adjustment to the submission cost of the project at the end of April.

“The majority of the changes that required cost adjustments were necessary due to site conditions. Plans had not incorporated certain details since the construction plans of the arena were inaccurate,” said a city spokesperson. “The city also asked for some additions that had not been incorporated into the base project. Given how the project is coming along, the city believes it will be completed within the planned budget.”

The additions the City requested were the construction of a concrete base at the exit of a new door, a laundry chute, and another electric outlet. The additional work required by the site conditions were the demolition of a concrete wall to widen the hallway, modifications to existing braces, structural modifications to install a new door, wall furring and the relocation of a fan convector.

“While doing the work, the contractor discovered that the arena plans, as it was built, included some inaccuracies. This explains the cost adjustments related to the site condition, as often happens when working on different infrastructures,” says the spokesperson.

The Paul-et-Isabelle-Duchesnay was built in 1993. André Laframboise, former Lucerne councillor, had chaired the committee responsible for the construction of the arena.

(Transl. CB)