City of Hamilton to Urgently Repave Dundurn Street South Between King and Main Streets

The City of Hamilton has issued an urgent tender to repave and repair Dundurn Street South between King and Main streets, with no cap on how much it’s willing to spend on the project.

The city issued the tender this past week, seeking bids on a contract covering approximately 4,200 square metres of road resurfacing, 920 tonnes of asphalt paving, and 100 square metres of combined walk and curb repairs along the stretch of road — one of Hamilton’s busiest.

Construction companies have two weeks to review the bid documents, which were posted Thursday, July 30, 2026. Bids are due Friday, August 14, and the municipality intends to move quickly, issuing contracts the following week.

Officials want construction to begin Monday, August 31, with all work completed by Friday, October 2 — three weeks before Hamilton’s municipal election voting day on Monday, October 26. The city’s bid documents state it will impose liquidated damages of $1,000.00 per calendar day if the contractor fails to meet the October 2 deadline.

The contract includes several operating conditions: “all major Works, asphalt milling and paving shall be done at night”; a prohibition on working weekends “or any day the City administrative offices are closed unless approved in writing by the City”; and a requirement that “all turning movements at intersections shall be maintained at all times.” Road closures will be permitted only during night hours to complete milling and paving, and only “in one direction at a time.”

This stretch of Dundurn Street will undergo extensive reconstruction as part of the Hamilton B-Line light rail transit project. The LRT will operate on this segment of Dundurn Street as the connector transitioning the trains from Main Street service in West Hamilton to King Street service throughout central Hamilton.

The city’s bid documents do not include a budget cap for the project.

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