Snow Removal in LaSalle to cost $1 million for next three winters

By Tracey Arial, October 31st, 2012

LaSalle plans to spend a million dollars a year leasing snow clearing equipment for the next three winters.
During their regular October meeting, councillors passed two resolutions, $2,771,547.97 for 21 graters and $179,705.94 for four tow trucks, all of which will be leased by the hour. Together, the resolutions cover contracts for 10 companies. Each contract is renewable for an additional two years.
The cost of renting three tow trucks costs a little more than $14,000 per year each, while one costs $16,671.38 per year. Contracts cover two from Service de Remorquage A-1 LaSalle for $86,576.16 and one each from 9064-2711 Québec Inc. (Remorquage Mobile) for $43,115.64 and Gestion Normar Inc. for $50,014.14. The owners of the companies are Dominic Lecchino, Steve Lenfesty and Normand Martin respectively.
Graters cost between $44 and $46 thousand each per year, except for the two from Francis Vanier, which cost a little more than $22 thousand each per year.
Contracts from seven different companies cover:
· 2 from Niveleuse AMF for $262,143.00;
· 7 from Location S. Carrier Inc. for $991,045.44;
· 2 from Pépinière et paysagiste Marina Inc. for $269,041.15;
· 2 from Les Entreprises Pierre Ladouceur Inc. for $280,079.13;
· 2 from Transport Patrick Brisebois Inc. for $276,284.91;
· 4 from Les Pavages J.M. Beaulieu Inc. for $556,708.95 and
· 2 from Francis Vanier for $136,245.39.
The owners of the first six companies are: Mario Arsenault; Yvon Carrier; Vincenzo, Franco and Marcello Menniti; Pierre Ladouceur; Patrick Brisebois; and Sylvain Beaulieu respectively. Transport Patrick Brisebois operates out of Legris & Associé, 1200, Avenue Dollard.
No company with the name Francis Vanier appears in Revenue Quebec's company register. There was one with that name in the year 2000, but it ran events. There is a company that goes under the name Vanier Remorquage et Grues Inc. in Saint-Hyacinthe that is owned by Guy Vanier.n