Greater Sudbury Biosolids Management Facility
Location: Greater Sudbury, ON
Status: Operational
Value of Partnership: $63.1 million (construction), $149.2 mllion NPV over 22-year life of project
Type of P3: Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain (DBFOM)
Handback: 2035
Awards: 2013 Chuck Wills Award, National Awards for Innovation & Excellence in P3s
After 30 years of disposing of its sewage sludge into nearby mining tailing ponds, the City of Greater Sudbury embarked on its first P3 project, partnering with N-Viro Systems Canada LP to find a more environmental sustainable solution in 2013.
The Biosolids Management Facility, the first of its kind in northern Ontario, opened in May 2015 on time and on budget.
The newly constructed centralized wastewater sludge dewatering and stabilization facility produces Class A biosolids and, as part of the P3 agreement, the City receives revenue from sales of the biosolids end-product.
The total price tag of the project was $63.1 million, with the Government of Canada contributing $11 million through the now defunct P3 Canada Fund. The city committed to the balance, through capital reserves over the 20-year operating term outlined in the contract.
Lessons learned from its integration of small- and medium-seized local design ad construction partners can be applied in similar P3 municipal projects across the country.
Partners: City of Greater Sudbury and N-Viro Systems Canada LP
Other Participants
Public Sector: KPMG LLP – Transaction and Financial Advisor; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP – Legal Advisor; RV Anderson Associates Ltd. – Technical Advisor; Knowles Consultancy Services Inc. – Fairness Advisor
Private Sector: PMX Inc. – Project Management; Tribury Matheson Group and W.S. Nichols – Construction Joint Venture; Cole Engineering Group – Engineering; RWDI Air Inc. – Air & Noise Consultant; Corpfinance International Ltd. – Transaction and Financial Advisor; Gowling LLP – Legal Advisor
