professionalism, and especially their adaptability. “Sometimes in these builds, you really have to improvise and really listen to their client and realize the severity of a situation, which they did,” Tom says. “They were also local, which was great. Obviously, we like to go as local as possible whenever we can.” Tom also commends the team at Algonquin Bridge. In his tenure with the township, he says they had never prefabricated a bridge before, but he was familiar with the process, having attended seminars and workshops. He was very satisfied with the process and the quality of the finished product. Tom was also happy with the quality of the install by Hawkins Ltd. Josiah Hawkins, the owner of the company, was actually part of the local snowmobile club, so “he had a vested interest and he realized the severity of the situation,” Tom says. “He was able to win the bid and then get to work quickly. He’s a snowmobiler and he’s a local – his house is three minutes down the road from our office – so he understood that this bridge is a huge economic piece to Seguin and West Parry Sound as a whole. He took it really seriously, and he got it done. His work was flawless.” Following the success of that project, Seguin Township went on to complete two other bridge projects on the same popular trail within the next year-and-a-half. The story of the second bridge was pretty similar – they noticed some deterioration due to the freezethaw winters they’d been having, they turned to Tulloch, and Tulloch restricted the bridge to foot traffic only. Fortunately, that second project only required some simple re-decking. While doing that second bridge, the township realized a third bridge was also starting to deteriorate slightly. They could have held it off, but decided to address the issue that same summer. They solicited bids, hired contractors, and they only had to close the trail down to all traffic for about six weeks. SEPTEMBER 2025
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