ONTARIO BRANCH
GAP FILLER RADAR STATIONS

STATUS REPORT AS OF
JULY 31, 1962

National Archives of Canada

BISCOTASING

File 122-7-193-B16-1

ContractorMeldon Const & Val D'Or Const
AwardedNovember 10, 1961
Contract comp dateSeptember 30, 1962
Value of contract$143,000.00
Value of work completed July 31, 1962$75,000.00
Current estimated completion dateSeptember 30, 1962
Access RoadComplete
Tower FndsComplete
Tower ErectionNot started
Acc BldgFnds complete
Floor slab not in
Steelox Bldg erection completed
and lined
Electrical - not started
Mechanical - not started
Painting - not started.
Radar BldgSame status as Acc Bldg
PassagewayFnds complete
Framing complete
Roofing and siding not started
Building SiteRough grading complete
Fencing not started -
material not on site
Brush control - not done
Fuel Tanks50,000 gal - Base complete
tank not on site
2,000 gal - Fnds complete
tank not on site
Diesel GeneratorNot delivered to site

Recommendation re termination of contract:

Instructions should be issued for all work to stop at once except that:

  1. Bldg should be closed-in and locked
  2. Fencing should be completed

Diesel generators and radar towers should not be delivered. Arrangements for storage to be made by DCL/RCAF.